Barcode Scanning on the Android

Barcode scanning is one of the quickest way to gather information for your app. Here is a code snippit that you can add to your application

public void barcode(){

Log.i("mssg", "Barcode Button pressed");

Intent intent = new Intent("com.google.zxing.client.android.SCAN");

intent.putExtra("SCAN_MODE", "Product_MODE");// Product_MODE or QR_CODE_MODE

startActivityForResult(intent, 0);

}

// handle info from result

public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {

if (requestCode == 0) {

if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {

String contents = intent.getStringExtra("SCAN_RESULT");// Barcode number or QR code info

String format = intent.getStringExtra("SCAN_RESULT_FORMAT");

// do things with info gathered

} else if (resultCode == RESULT_CANCELED) {

// Handle cancel

}

}