ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – C# – Decode ISBN

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ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – C# – Decode ISBN

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

This tutorial will show how to decode ISBN in C#

The sample source codes on this page shows how to decode ISBN in C#. ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK can decode ISBN. It can be used from C#. ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK is the SDK for barcode decoding. Can read all popular types from Code 128, GS1, UPC and Code 39 to QR Code, Datamatrix, PDF417. Images, pdf, TIF images and live web camera are supported as input. Designed to handle documents with noise and defects. Includes optional splitter and merger for pdf and tiff based on barcodes. Batch mode is optimized for high performance with multiple threads. Decoded values can be exported to XML, JSON, CSV or into custom data format.

You will save a lot of time on writing and testing code as you may just take the C# code from ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK for decode ISBN below and use it in your application. This C# sample code is all you need for your app. Just copy and paste the code, add references (if needs to) and you are all set! Detailed tutorials and documentation are available along with installed ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK if you’d like to dive deeper into the topic and the details of the API.

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Program.cs

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

namespace ReadISBN
{
    class Program
    {
        const string ImageFile = "ISBN.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.EAN13 = true; // "ISBN" barcode type is the same as "EAN-13"

            /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------
            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();
        }
    }
}