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BarcodeDetector: getSupportedFormats() static method

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The getSupportedFormats() static method of the BarcodeDetector interface returns a Promise which fulfills with an Array of supported barcode format types.

Syntax

BarcodeDetector.getSupportedFormats()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise which fulfills with an Array of supported barcode format types.

Exceptions

No exceptions are thrown.

Examples

The following example calls the getSupportFormat() static method and logs the results to the console.

// check supported types
BarcodeDetector.getSupportedFormats().then((supportedFormats) => {
  supportedFormats.forEach((format) => console.log(format));
});

Specifications

Specification
Accelerated Shape Detection in Images> # dom-barcodedetector-getsupportedformats>

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`getSupportedFormats_static`	88 Supported on ChromeOS and macOS only. 83–88 Supported on macOS only.	83 Supported on macOS only.	No	69 Supported on macOS only.	17	83	No	59	17	13.0	83	No

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