Class Camera

startScanner

• startScanner(param: { formats?: [CodeFormats] }): Promise<string>

• Opens the camera and scans selected codes: (qr, aztec, dataMatrix, pdf417, code128 and ean13)

  try {
       const deeplink = await Eitri.exposedApis.camera.startScanner({formats: ["qr_code", "ean_13"]})
       if (!deeplink) {
           setAlertMessage('code not detected')
           setShowErrorAlert(true)
           return
       }
       handleCode(deeplink)
  } catch (error) {
      console.log("startScanner.error: ", error);
  }
  Copy

  Parameters

  • param: { formats?: [CodeFormats] }

    Object containing an optional "formats" attribute that allowlists which formats are supported.

    • Optionalformats?: [CodeFormats]

      Array of strings representing the formats to be scanned. If not provided, all formats are supported.

  Returns Promise<string>

  returns the content of the code as a string if one is scanned.