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androidcordovaphonegap-pluginsbarcode-scanner

Not able to scan 2d barcode


I developed barcodescanner application in phonegap android.I am able to scan qrcode and barcode. But I am unable to scan this 2d barcode. Is it my fault or the code fault?

function scanCode(){

    var scanner = cordova.require("cordova/plugin/BarcodeScanner"); 

    scanner.scan(
             function(result){
                 alert("Scanned Code: " + result.text 
                 + ". Format: " + result.format
                 + ". Cancelled: " + result.cancelled);

             }, 

             function(error){
                 alert("Scan failed: " + error);
             }
         );
    }

function encodeData(){
    var data = document.getElementById("data").value;
    if (data != ''){
        cordova.plugins.barcodeScanner.encode(
            BarcodeScanner.Encode.TEXT_TYPE, data, 
            function(success){
                alert("Encode success: " + success);
            }, 

            function(fail){
                alert("Encoding failed: " + fail);
            }
        );
    }

    else{
        alert("Please enter some data.");
        return false;
    }
}

Solution

  • That is a PDF417 barcode. It looks like the BarcodeScanner plugin has problems with that format. Try another plugin, like this one:

    https://github.com/PDF417/pdf417-phonegap