Ionic Barcode Scanner

Ionic Barcode Scanner Native Plugin – Barcode scanner provides the native barcode scanning functionality in Ionic Framework. This Plugin uses Camera view to scan the barcode and returns the data. Here in this tutorial we are going to explain how you can use the phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner plugin.

Ionic Barcode Scanner Native Plugin Example

You first need to install the cordova plugin phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner–

Installation

$ ionic cordova plugin add phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner
$ npm install --save @ionic-native/barcode-scanner

Supported Platforms

• Android
• Blackberry 10
• Browser
• IOS
• Windows

Example

import { BarcodeScanner } from '@ionic-native/barcode-scanner';

constructor(private barcodeScanner: BarcodeScanner) { }

...


this.barcodeScanner.scan().then((barcodeData) => {
 // Success! Barcode data is here
}, (err) => {
    // An error occurred
});

Instance Members

• scan(options)– This is used to open the barcode scanner.
• encode(type, data)– This encodes data into barcode. Where type is type of encoding and data is data to be encoded.

Barcode Scanner Options

Barcode Scan Result