using IronBarCode;
using IronSoftware.Drawing;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;

// Reading a barcode is easy with IronBarcode

// From an image file
var resultFromFile = BarcodeReader.Read(@"file/barcode.png");

// From a Bitmap object
var resultFromBitMap = BarcodeReader.Read(new Bitmap("barcode.bmp"));

// From a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap object
var resultFromAnyBitmap = BarcodeReader.Read(new AnyBitmap("barcode.bmp"));

// From an Image object
var resultFromImage = BarcodeReader.Read(Image.FromFile("barcode.jpg"));

// From a memory stream
MemoryStream imageMemoryStream = new MemoryStream();
var resultFromStream = BarcodeReader.Read(imageMemoryStream); // From a stream

// PDFs are more intricate and must be read using ReadPdf
var resultFromPdf = BarcodeReader.ReadPdf(@"file/mydocument.pdf");

Imports IronBarCode
Imports IronSoftware.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO

' Reading a barcode is easy with IronBarcode

' From an image file
Private resultFromFile = BarcodeReader.Read("file/barcode.png")

' From a Bitmap object
Private resultFromBitMap = BarcodeReader.Read(New Bitmap("barcode.bmp"))

' From a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap object
Private resultFromAnyBitmap = BarcodeReader.Read(New AnyBitmap("barcode.bmp"))

' From an Image object
Private resultFromImage = BarcodeReader.Read(Image.FromFile("barcode.jpg"))

' From a memory stream
Private imageMemoryStream As New MemoryStream()
Private resultFromStream = BarcodeReader.Read(imageMemoryStream) ' From a stream

' PDFs are more intricate and must be read using ReadPdf
Private resultFromPdf = BarcodeReader.ReadPdf("file/mydocument.pdf")