I’ve mentioned an open source app called Barcode scanner that provides an example showing how to use the C++ port of ZXing on the iOS platform.
Recently I received a tip about a Objective-C port of Zxing called ZXingObjc.
ZXingObjc provides a full port of ZXing to Objective-C so all your barcode scanning, and barcode creation can be done completely with Objective-C without the hassle of linking up to and using the C++ ZXing port.
Here’s an example from the readme shows decoding done using Objective-C:
ZXLuminanceSource* source = [[[ZXCGImageLuminanceSource alloc] initWithCGImage:imageToDecode] autorelease];
ZXBinaryBitmap* bitmap = [ZXBinaryBitmap binaryBitmapWithBinarizer:[ZXHybridBinarizer binarizerWithSource:source]];
NSError* error = nil;
// There are a number of hints we can give to the reader, including
// possible formats, allowed lengths, and the string encoding.
ZXDecodeHints* hints = [ZXDecodeHints hints];
ZXMultiFormatReader* reader = [ZXMultiFormatReader reader];
ZXResult* result = [reader decode:bitmap
hints:hints
error:&error];
if (result) {
// The coded result as a string. The raw data can be accessed with
// result.rawBytes and result.length.
NSString* contents = result.text;
// The barcode format, such as a QR code or UPC-A
ZXBarcodeFormat format = result.barcodeFormat;
} else {
// Use error to determine why we didn’t get a result, such as a barcode
// not being found, an invalid checksum, or a format inconsistency.
}
You can find ZXingObjc on Github here.
Examples are included for creating and scanning bar codes and QR codes.
Thanks to Chris for the submission.
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Original article: Fully Objective-C Port Of Open Source Barcode Scanner/Creator ZXing
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