Class BarcodeReader
A versatile static class for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs.
IronBarCode.BarcodeReader supports barcode reading from Bitmaps, Image Objects, Image Files, Image Streams, MultiFrame Tiff Images and also PDFs.
Features: Crop-area support, Image filters, and preprocessing for improved accuracy including and the ability to automatically un-rotate, deskew and clean barcode image input.
Inheritance
Namespace: IronBarCode
Assembly: IronBarCode.dll
Syntax
public static class BarcodeReader : ObjectMethods
Read(AnyBitmap, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads all barcodes from an image with granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap as well as System.String file paths, array of System.Byte and System.IO.Stream types.
Declaration
public static BarcodeResults Read(AnyBitmap inputImage, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap | inputImage | The input image as a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
Read(Byte[], BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads all barcodes from an image with granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as array of System.Byte as well as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, string file paths and System.IO.Stream types.
IEnumerable of Binary data of Image as a System.Byte array. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior.Declaration
public static BarcodeResults Read(byte[] inputImage, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Byte[] | inputImage | |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
Read(IEnumerable<AnyBitmap>, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from multiple images.
Reading in parallel should set by BarcodeReaderOptions.Multithreaded = true and multiple threads will automatically be started and managed to improve performance for batch barcode reading tasks.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as IEnumerable of System.String file paths as well as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, array of System.Byte and System.IO.Stream types.
Declaration
public static BarcodeResults Read(IEnumerable<AnyBitmap> inputImages, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap> | inputImages | The input images as an IEnumerable of IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults | An Array of |
Read(IEnumerable<Byte[]>, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from multiple images.
Reading in parallel should set by BarcodeReaderOptions.Multithreaded = true and multiple threads will automatically be started and managed to improve performance for batch barcode reading tasks.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as IEnumerable of array of System.Byte as well as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, string file paths and System.IO.Stream types.
IEnumerable of Binary data of Image as a System.Byte array. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior.Declaration
public static BarcodeResults Read(IEnumerable<byte[]> inputImage, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Byte[]> | inputImage | |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
Read(IEnumerable<Stream>, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from multiple images.
Reading in parallel should set by BarcodeReaderOptions.Multithreaded = true and multiple threads will automatically be started and managed to improve performance for batch barcode reading tasks.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as IEnumerable of System.IO.Stream as well as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, array of System.Byte and System.String file paths types.
Declaration
public static BarcodeResults Read(IEnumerable<Stream> inputImages, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.IO.Stream> | inputImages | The input images as an IEnumerable of System.IO.Stream. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
Read(IEnumerable<String>, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from multiple images.
Reading in parallel should set by BarcodeReaderOptions.Multithreaded = true and multiple threads will automatically be started and managed to improve performance for batch barcode reading tasks.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as IEnumerable of System.String file paths as well as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, array of System.Byte and System.IO.Stream types.
Declaration
public static BarcodeResults Read(IEnumerable<string> inputImages, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.String> | inputImages | The input images as an IEnumerable of string file paths. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
Read(Stream, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads all barcodes from an image with granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as System.IO.Stream as well as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, array of System.Byte and System.String file paths types.
Declaration
public static BarcodeResults Read(Stream inputImage, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.IO.Stream | inputImage | The input image as a System.IO.Stream. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
Read(String, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads all barcodes from an image with granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as System.String file paths as well as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, array of System.Byte and System.IO.Stream types.
Declaration
public static BarcodeResults Read(string inputImage, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.String | inputImage | The input image as a System.String file path to an image or PDF. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
ReadAsync(AnyBitmap, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads a barcode from an image.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadAsync(AnyBitmap inputImage, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap | inputImage | The input image as an IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |
ReadAsync(Byte[], BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcode from an image
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Binary data of Image as a System.Byte array. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported.. An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior.Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadAsync(byte[] inputImage, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Byte[] | inputImage | |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |
ReadAsync(IEnumerable<AnyBitmap>, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from multiple images in parallel. Multiple threads will automatically be started and managed to improve performance for batch barcode reading tasks.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadAsync(IEnumerable<AnyBitmap> inputImages, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap> | inputImages | The input images as an IEnumerable of IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |
ReadAsync(IEnumerable<Byte[]>, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from multiple images in parallel. Multiple threads will automatically be started and managed to improve performance for batch barcode reading tasks.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as IEnumerable of array of System.Byte as well as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, string file paths and System.IO.Stream types.
IEnumerable of Binary data of Image as a System.Byte array. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported.. An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior.Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadAsync(IEnumerable<byte[]> inputImages, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Byte[]> | inputImages | |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |
ReadAsync(IEnumerable<Stream>, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from multiple images in parallel. Multiple threads will automatically be started and managed to improve performance for batch barcode reading tasks.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as IEnumerable of System.IO.Stream as well as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap , array of System.Byte and System.String file paths types.
Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadAsync(IEnumerable<Stream> inputImages, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.IO.Stream> | inputImages | The input images as an IEnumerable of System.IO.Stream. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |
ReadAsync(IEnumerable<String>, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from multiple images in parallel. Multiple threads will automatically be started and managed to improve performance for batch barcode reading tasks.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept InputImage as IEnumerable of System.String file paths as well as IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap , array of System.Byte and System.IO.Stream types.
Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadAsync(IEnumerable<string> inputImages, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.String> | inputImages | The input images as an IEnumerable of System.String file paths. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |
ReadAsync(Stream, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcode from an image
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadAsync(Stream inputImage, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.IO.Stream | inputImage | The input image as a System.IO.Stream. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |
ReadAsync(String, BarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads a barcode from an image
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadAsync(string inputImage, BarcodeReaderOptions barcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.String | inputImage | The input image file paths. Jpeg, Jpeg2000, Png, Bmp, Tiff & Gif Image formats are supported. |
| BarcodeReaderOptions | barcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of BarcodeReader for reading many popular barcode formats from Images and PDFs in expected behavior. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |
ReadPdf(Byte[], PdfBarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from every image embedded in every page of a PDF document.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept PdfData as array of System.Byte as well as System.String and System.IO.Stream types.
Declaration
public static BarcodeResults ReadPdf(byte[] pdfData, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions pdfBarcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Byte[] | pdfData | Binary data of PDF document as a System.Byte array. |
| PdfBarcodeReaderOptions | pdfBarcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of PdfBarcodeReader for reading barcode from pdf. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
ReadPdf(IEnumerable<Byte[]>, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from every image embedded in every page of a PDF document.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept PdfData as IEnumerable of array of System.Byte as well as System.String and System.IO.Stream types.
An enumerable of Binary data of PDF document as a System.Byte array. An Options class of PdfBarcodeReader for reading barcode from pdf.Declaration
public static BarcodeResults ReadPdf(IEnumerable<byte[]> pdfData, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions pdfBarcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Byte[]> | pdfData | |
| PdfBarcodeReaderOptions | pdfBarcodeReaderOptions |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
ReadPdf(IEnumerable<Stream>, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from every image embedded in every page of a PDF document.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept PdfData as IEnumerable of System.IO.Stream as well as array of System.Byte and System.String file paths types.
An enumerable of Binary data of PDF document as a System.IO.Stream. An Options class of PdfBarcodeReader for reading barcode from pdf.Declaration
public static BarcodeResults ReadPdf(IEnumerable<Stream> pdfStreams, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions pdfBarcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.IO.Stream> | pdfStreams | |
| PdfBarcodeReaderOptions | pdfBarcodeReaderOptions |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
ReadPdf(IEnumerable<String>, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from every image embedded in every page of a PDF document.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept PdfData as IEnumerable of System.String file paths as well as array of System.Byte and System.IO.Stream types.
An enumerable of System.String file path to a PDF document. An Options class of PdfBarcodeReader for reading barcode from pdf.Declaration
public static BarcodeResults ReadPdf(IEnumerable<string> pdfPaths, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions pdfBarcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.String> | pdfPaths | |
| PdfBarcodeReaderOptions | pdfBarcodeReaderOptions |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
ReadPdf(Stream, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from every image embedded in every page of a PDF document.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept PdfData as System.IO.Stream as well as array of System.Byte and System.String file paths types.
Declaration
public static BarcodeResults ReadPdf(Stream pdfStream, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions pdfBarcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.IO.Stream | pdfStream | Binary data of PDF document as a System.IO.Stream. |
| PdfBarcodeReaderOptions | pdfBarcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of PdfBarcodeReader for reading barcode from pdf. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
ReadPdf(String, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from every image embedded in every page of a PDF document.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept PdfData as System.String file paths as well as array of System.Byte and System.IO.Stream types.
Declaration
public static BarcodeResults ReadPdf(string pdfPath, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions pdfBarcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.String | pdfPath | System.String file path to a PDF document. |
| PdfBarcodeReaderOptions | pdfBarcodeReaderOptions | An Options class of PdfBarcodeReader for reading barcode from pdf. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| BarcodeResults |
ReadPdfAsync(IEnumerable<Byte[]>, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from every image embedded in every page of a PDF document.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept PdfData as IEnumerable of array of System.Byte as well as System.String and System.IO.Stream types.
An enumerable of Binary data of PDF document as a System.Byte array. An Options class of PdfBarcodeReader for reading barcode from pdf.Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadPdfAsync(IEnumerable<byte[]> pdfData, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions pdfBarcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Byte[]> | pdfData | |
| PdfBarcodeReaderOptions | pdfBarcodeReaderOptions |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |
ReadPdfAsync(IEnumerable<Stream>, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from every image embedded in every page of a PDF document.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept PdfData as IEnumerable of System.IO.Stream as well as array of System.Byte and System.String file paths types.
An enumerable of Binary data of PDF document as a System.IO.Stream. An Options class of PdfBarcodeReader for reading barcode from pdf.Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadPdfAsync(IEnumerable<Stream> pdfStreams, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions pdfBarcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.IO.Stream> | pdfStreams | |
| PdfBarcodeReaderOptions | pdfBarcodeReaderOptions |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |
ReadPdfAsync(IEnumerable<String>, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions)
Reads barcodes from every image embedded in every page of a PDF document.
Features granular settings for developer control to balance performance against accuracy for their given use case.
Overloads of this method accept PdfData as IEnumerable of System.String file paths as well as array of System.Byte and System.IO.Stream types.
An enumerable of string file path to a PDF document. An Options class of PdfBarcodeReader for reading barcode from pdf.Declaration
public static Task<BarcodeResults> ReadPdfAsync(IEnumerable<string> pdfPaths, PdfBarcodeReaderOptions pdfBarcodeReaderOptions = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.String> | pdfPaths | |
| PdfBarcodeReaderOptions | pdfBarcodeReaderOptions |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task<BarcodeResults> |