GetBarStringType – get the type of barcode

Syntax

.net/java/ocx: Object.GetBarStringType(n)
com: Object.BarStringType(n)
dll: mtGetBarStringType(hBarcode, n)

Parameters

hBarcode Handle to an instance of the barcode toolkit (dll only).
n 1-based index to barcode to be queried.

Return Value

GetBarStringType returns a string representing the type of barcode.

In .net applications, use System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi to convert the IntPtr returned by mtGetBarString to a String.

Remarks

Call GetBarStringType after calling ScanBarCode to determine the types of barcode found in a document. Examples of values returned by the function are “CODE39” and “CODE128”.

Win32 dll declarations:

VB.Net:

Private Declare Function mtGetBarString Lib “SoftekBarcode” (ByVal hBarcode As System.IntPtr, ByVal nBarCode As Short) As System.IntPtr

Visual C++:

extern “C” {
LPCSTR __stdcall mtGetBarString(HANDLE hBarcode, short index);
}