Where does ParsedElement live in the IronBarcode API?

ParsedElement is a class in the IronBarCode namespace, shipped in IronBarCode.dll, with base type Object. Instances arrive in the Elements list of a ParseResult rather than being constructed directly.

How do you read a parsed barcode field in C#?

Iterate the Elements list of a ParseResult and read each ParsedElement. Identifier is the field code, Description is its label, and Data is the extracted value. Check IsValid before trusting the value.

What do you do when a ParsedElement is not valid?

When IsValid is false, read the Errors and Warnings lists, both lists of strings, which explain why the field failed its validation rule. This lets an application report the specific field that did not check out instead of rejecting the whole payload.

Class ParsedElement

Represents a parsed element from structured data, containing information about the element's validity and any issues found.

Inheritance

System.Object

ParsedElement

Namespace: IronBarCode

Assembly: IronBarCode.dll

Syntax

public class ParsedElement : Object

ParsedElement carries one field pulled out of a structured barcode payload. When a GS1 or other application-identifier string is parsed, each recognized field becomes its own element, and a developer reads these to consume the data field by field instead of slicing one long string by hand. Each element pairs the value with the identifier that introduced it and a verdict on whether that value passed validation.

Elements arrive together in the Elements list on a ParseResult, so a developer obtains them by iterating that list rather than constructing them. Identifier is the application-identifier code that names the field, Description is a readable label for what the field represents, and Data is the extracted value itself. Reading these three answers the everyday question of what this part of the payload means and what it contains.

Validity travels with the value. IsValid reports whether the field passed its validation rule, and when it did not, Errors and Warnings, both List<string>, explain why. A developer checks IsValid before trusting Data, then surfaces the diagnostics for any field that failed. Because the verdict rides on each element rather than on the payload as a whole, an application can keep the fields that checked out and flag only the ones that did not, instead of rejecting an entire barcode for a single bad value. Treat each element as read-only output describing one extracted field. Iterating the elements and inspecting their validity is the practical way to consume a structured payload safely, and pairing Identifier with Description makes a clear log line for each field read. The output data formats how-to shows how to present extracted fields, and the checksum and format validation how-to covers validating field values.

using IronBarCode;

foreach (ParsedElement element in result.Elements)
    if (element.IsValid)
        Console.WriteLine($"{element.Identifier}: {element.Data}");
    else
        Console.WriteLine(string.Join("; ", element.Errors));

The reading barcodes tutorial covers the surrounding read and parse workflow.

Constructors

ParsedElement()

Declaration

public ParsedElement()

Properties

Data

Data content of the parsed element.

Declaration

public string Data { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

Description

Description of the parsed element.

Declaration

public string Description { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

Errors

List of errors found during parsing or validation.

Declaration

public List<string> Errors { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<System.String>

Identifier

Identifier of the parsed element.

Declaration

public string Identifier { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

IsValid

Indicates whether the element is valid.

Declaration

public bool IsValid { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Warnings

List of warnings found during parsing or validation.

Declaration

public List<string> Warnings { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<System.String>