ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – C# – Decode Codabar

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ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – C# – Decode Codabar

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How to decode codabar in C# with ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK

How to decode codabar in C#

The sample shows steps and algorithm of how to decode codabar and how to make it work in your C# application. ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK is the barcode decoder with support for code 39, code 128, QR Code, Datamatrix, GS1, PDF417 and all other popular barcodes. Can read barcodes from images, pdf, tiff documents and live web camera. Supports noisy and damaged documents, can split and merge pdf and tiff documents based on barcodes. Can export barcode decoder results to XML, JSON, CSV and into custom data structures. It can be used to decode codabar using C#.

Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK for C# plus the instruction and the code below will help you quickly learn how to decode codabar. In order to implement the functionality, you should copy and paste this code for C# below into your code editor with your app, compile and run your application. Implementing C# application typically includes multiple stages of the software development so even if the functionality works please test it with your data and the production environment.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.IO;
using Bytescout.BarCodeReader;

namespace ReadCodabar
{
    class Program
    {
        const string ImageFile = "Codabar.png";

        static void Main()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Reading barcode(s) from image {0}", Path.GetFullPath(ImageFile));

            Reader reader = new Reader();
            reader.RegistrationName = "demo";
			reader.RegistrationKey = "demo";

            // Set barcode type to find
            reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.Codabar = true;

            /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------
            NOTE: We can read barcodes from specific page to increase performance.
            For sample please refer to "Decoding barcodes from PDF by pages" program.
            ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */

            // Read barcodes
            FoundBarcode[] barcodes = reader.ReadFrom(ImageFile);

            foreach (FoundBarcode barcode in barcodes)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Found barcode with type '{0}' and value '{1}'", barcode.Type, barcode.Value);
            }
			
			// Cleanup
			reader.Dispose();

            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit..");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}