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Syntax

.net/java/ocx: Object.GetBarString(n)
com: Object.BarString(n)
dll: mtGetBarString (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

GetBarString retrieves a barcode string that has been detected by the ScanBarCode method.  In .net applications, useSystem.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi to convert the IntPtr returned by mtGetBarString to a String.

Remarks

• · Check digit characters are only output if the ShowCheckDigit property is set to True.
• · UPC-E barcodes are a zero-suppressed version of EAN-13 and as such are converted to EAN-13 format unless theConvertUPCEToEAN13 property is set to False.
• · Code 39 barcodes are not returned with the start/stop * characters.
• · Codabar barcode value are always returned with the start/stop character pair, which can be either a/t, b/n, c/* or d/n.
• · The following strings can be returned for patch codes – “Type I”, “Type II”, “Type III”, “Type IV”, “Type VI” and “Type T”.

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);
}