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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

cabrillo.camera - Client

Cabrillo JS camera functions to provide camera access for bar code scanning.

Parent Topic:Client mobile API reference

cabrillo.camera - getBarcode()

Provides a standard interface for scanning bar codes. Use this to present a bar code scanner and capture scanned result.

Supported bar code types.

  • 1D bar codes: EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code-39, Code-93, Code-128, ITF
  • 2D bar codes: QR Code, Data Matrix, PDF-417, AZTEC
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promiseResolves to a bar code string, or if the operation fails, an error.
cabrillo.camera.getBarcode().then(function(barcode) {
    if (barcode) {
        console.log('Scanned barcode.', barcode);
    } else {
        console.log('User cancelled scanning barcode.');
    }
}, function(error) {
    console.log('Failed to scan barcode.', error);
});