ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – C# – Decode UPC-A

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ByteScout Barcode Reader SDK – C# – Decode UPC-A

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How to decode UPC A in C# with ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK

The tutorial below will demonstrate how to decode UPC A in C#

This sample source code below will demonstrate you how to decode UPC A in 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 and you can use it to decode UPC A with C#.

The SDK samples like this one below explain how to quickly make your application do decode UPC A in C# with the help of ByteScout BarCode Reader SDK. 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. Test C# sample code examples whether they respond your needs and requirements for the project.

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Program.cs

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

namespace ReadUPCA
{
    class Program
    {
        const string ImageFile = "UPCA.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.UPCA = 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();
        }
    }
}