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BarcodeDetector: BarcodeDetector() constructor

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The BarcodeDetector() constructor creates a new BarcodeDetector object which detects linear and two-dimensional barcodes in images.

Syntax

js

new BarcodeDetector()
new BarcodeDetector(options)

Parameters

options Optional

An options object containing a series of BarcodeFormats to search for in the subsequent detect() calls. The options are:

formats

An Array of barcode formats as strings. To see a full list of supported formats see the Barcode Detection API.

Examples

This example creates a new barcode detector object, with specified supported formats and tests for browser compatibility.

js

// create new detector
const barcodeDetector = new BarcodeDetector({
  formats: ["code_39", "codabar", "ean_13"],
});

// check compatibility
if (barcodeDetector) {
  console.log("Barcode Detector supported!");
} else {
  console.log("Barcode Detector is not supported by this browser.");
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
BarcodeDetector
88Supported on Chrome OS and macOS only.
83–88Supported on macOS only.
83Supported on macOS only.
No No
69Supported on macOS only.
No 83 83 No 59 No 13.0

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