Scanning a barcode from an image | iOS Barcode Scanner

Processing the image

The barcode scanner can quickly analyze a still image and identify any barcodes present within it. Once a barcode is detected, the scanner extracts information and returns the result. Take a look at an example down below:

Example for detecting barcodes on the image

Swift

import Foundation
import ScanbotBarcodeScannerSDK

func detectBarcodesOnImage() {
    
    // Image containing barcode.
    guard let image = UIImage(named: "barcodeImage") else { return }
    
    // Types of barcodes you want to detect.
    let typesToDetect = SBSDKBarcodeType.allTypes
    
    // Creates an instance of `SBSDKBarcodeScanner`.
    let detector = SBSDKBarcodeScanner(types: typesToDetect)
    
    // Returns the result after running detector on the image.
    let result = detector.detectBarCodes(on: image)
}

Objective-C

#import "BarcodeDetectionOnImage.h"
@import ScanbotSDK;

@implementation BarcodeDetectionOnImage

- (void) detectBarcodesOnImage {
    
    // Image containing barcode.
    UIImage *image = [UIImage imageNamed:@"barcodeImage"];
    
    // Types of barcodes you want to detect.
    NSArray<SBSDKBarcodeType *> *typesToDetect = [SBSDKBarcodeType allTypes];
    
    // Creates an instance of `SBSDKBarcodeScanner`.
    SBSDKBarcodeScanner *detector = [[SBSDKBarcodeScanner alloc] initWithTypes:typesToDetect];
    
    // Returns the result after running detector on the image.
    NSArray<SBSDKBarcodeScannerResult *> *results = [detector detectBarCodesOnImage:image];
}

@end

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