{"id":1361,"date":"2009-10-26T11:16:06","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T11:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bardecode.com\/en1\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2013-02-12T11:16:33","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T11:16:33","slug":"getbarstringdirection-retrieve-the-orientation-of-a-barcode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bardecode.com\/en1\/getbarstringdirection-retrieve-the-orientation-of-a-barcode\/","title":{"rendered":"GetBarStringDirection – retrieve the orientation of a barcode"},"content":{"rendered":"

Syntax<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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.net\/java\/ocx:\u00a0Object.GetBarStringDirection<\/strong>(n)
\ncom:\u00a0Object.BarStringDirection<\/strong>(n)
\ndll:\u00a0mtGetBarStringDirection<\/strong>(hBarcode, n)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parameters<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

hBarcode\u00a0Handle to an instance of the barcode toolkit (dll only).
\nn\u00a01-based index to barcode to be queried.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Return Value<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1 = Left to Right<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 = Top to Bottom<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 = Right to Left<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 = Bottom to Top<\/strong><\/p>\n

16 = Top Left to Bottom Right<\/strong><\/p>\n

32 = Top Right to Bottom Left<\/strong><\/p>\n

64 = Bottom Right to Top Left<\/strong><\/p>\n

128 = Bottom Left to Top Right<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remarks:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Call GetBarStringDirection after calling ScanBarCode to determine the orientations of barcode found in a document.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Win32 dll declarations:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

VB.Net:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Private Declare Function mtGetBarStringDirection Lib “SoftekBarcode” (ByVal hBarcode As System.IntPtr, ByVal nBarCode As Short) As Short<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nVisual C++:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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extern “C” {
\nshort __stdcall mtGetBarStringDirection(HANDLE hBarcode, short nBarCode) ;<\/strong><\/p>\n

}<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Syntax   .net\/java\/ocx:\u00a0Object.GetBarStringDirection(n) com:\u00a0Object.BarStringDirection(n) dll:\u00a0mtGetBarStringDirection(hBarcode, n) Parameters hBarcode\u00a0Handle to an instance of the barcode toolkit (dll only). n\u00a01-based index to barcode to be queried. Return Value 1 = Left to Right 2 = Top to Bottom 4 = Right to Left 8 = Bottom to Top 16 = Top Left to Bottom Right 32 =<\/p>\n

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