Can't use Barcode scanner in Cordova (plugin is installed).

Question

I'm having a problem with my Cordova app when trying to use a barcode scanner plugin.

The plugin seems to be installed correctly, since when I type in cordova plugin ls I get the response:

    [ 'com.phonegap.plugins.barcodescanner',
  'org.apache.cordova.console' ]

However I tried multiple ways of triggering the scanner but none worked. I also copied the barcodescanner.js into my www folder and in my index.html even if I read it's not necessary anymore. The suggested way in the read-me file is:

cordova.plugins.barcodeScanner.scan()

which didn't work out. I tried numerous other things but none of them worked. Now I'm hoping someone here encountered the same issue and found a solution. I'm testing the iOS app version.

Answer 1

Add this to your config.xml

<feature name="BarcodeScanner">
    <param name="android-package" value="com.phonegap.plugins.barcodescanner.BarcodeScanner" />
</feature>

and while using the plugin

function clickScan() {
cordova.plugins.barcodeScanner.scan(
  function (result) {
      alert("We got a barcode\n" +
            "Result: " + result.text + "\n" +
            "Format: " + result.format + "\n" +
            "Cancelled: " + result.cancelled);
  }, 
  function (error) {
      alert("Scanning failed: " + error);
  });}