Using Zxing to Create an Android Barcode Scanning App

Using ZXing to create an Android barcode scanning app

The ZXing project provides a standalone barcode reader application which — via Android's intent mechanism — can be called by other applications who wish to integrate barcode scanning.

The easiest way to do this is to call the ZXing SCAN Intent from your application, like this:

public Button.OnClickListener mScan = new Button.OnClickListener() {
    public void onClick(View v) {
        Intent intent = new Intent("com.google.zxing.client.android.SCAN");
        intent.putExtra("SCAN_MODE", "QR_CODE_MODE");
        startActivityForResult(intent, 0);
    }
};

public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
    if (requestCode == 0) {
        if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
            String contents = intent.getStringExtra("SCAN_RESULT");
            String format = intent.getStringExtra("SCAN_RESULT_FORMAT");
            // Handle successful scan
        } else if (resultCode == RESULT_CANCELED) {
            // Handle cancel
        }
    }
}

Pressing the button linked to mScan would launch directly into the ZXing barcode scanner screen (or crash if ZXing isn't installed). Once a barcode has been recognised, you'll receive the result in your Activity, here in the contents variable.

To avoid the crashing and simplify things for you, ZXing have provided a utility class which you could integrate into your application to make the installation of ZXing smoother, by redirecting the user to the Android Market if they don't have it installed already.

Finally, if you want to integrate barcode scanning directly into your application without relying on having the separate ZXing application installed, well then it's an open source project and you can do so! :)

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Edit: Somebody edited this guide into this answer (it sounds a bit odd, I can't vouch as to its accuracy, and I'm not sure why they're using Eclipse in 2015):

Step by step to setup zxing 3.2.1 in eclipse

1. Download zxing-master.zip from "https://github.com/zxing/zxing"
2. Unzip zxing-master.zip, Use eclipse to import "android" project in zxing-master
3. Download core-3.2.1.jar from "http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/zxing/core/3.2.1/"
4. Create "libs" folder in "android" project and paste cor-3.2.1.jar into the libs folder
5. Click on project: choose "properties" -> "Java Compiler" to change level to 1.7. Then click on "Android" change "Project build target" to android 4.4.2+, because using 1.7 requires compiling with Android 4.4
6. If "CameraConfigurationUtils.java" don't exist in "zxing-master/android/app/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/client/android/camera/". You can copy it from "zxing-master/android-core/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/client/android/camera/" and paste to your project.
7. Clean and build project. If your project show error about "switch - case", you should change them to "if - else".
8. Completed. Clean and build project. You can click on "Proprties" > "Android" > click on "Is Libraries" to use for your project.

Integrating the ZXing library directly into my Android application

UPDATE! - SOLVED + GUIDE

I've managed to figure it out :) And down below you can read step-by-step guide so it hopefully can help others with the same problem as I had ;)

1. Install Apache Ant - (See this YouTube video for config help)
2. Download the ZXing source from ZXing homepage and extract it
3. With the use of Windows Commandline (Run->CMD) navigate to the root directory of the downloaded zxing src.
4. In the commandline window - Type ant -f core/build.xml press enter and let Apache work it's magic [having issues?]
5. Enter Eclipse -> new Android Project, based on the android folder in the directory you just extracted
6. Right-click project folder -> Properties -> Java Build Path -> Library -> Add External JARs...
7. Navigate to the newly extracted folder and open the core directory and select core.jar ... hit enter!

Now you just have to correct a few errors in the translations and the AndroidManifest.xml file :) Now you can happily compile, and you will now have a working standalone barcode scanner app, based on the ZXing source ;)

Happy coding guys - I hope it can help others :)

Barcode scanner with ZXing library

The way to call the ZXing SCAN Intent from your application, like this:

public Button.OnClickListener mScan = new Button.OnClickListener() {
    public void onClick(View v) {
        Intent intent = new Intent("com.google.zxing.client.android.SCAN");
        intent.putExtra("SCAN_MODE", "QR_CODE_MODE");
        startActivityForResult(intent, 0);
    }
};

public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
    if (requestCode == 0) {
        if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
            String contents = intent.getStringExtra("SCAN_RESULT");
            String format = intent.getStringExtra("SCAN_RESULT_FORMAT");
            // Handle successful scan
        } else if (resultCode == RESULT_CANCELED) {
            // Handle cancel
        }
    }
}

Ref:http://code.google.com/p/zxing/wiki/ScanningViaIntent

Sample code:http://as400samplecode.blogspot.in/2011/09/android-barcode-scanner-using-zxing.html

How can I use zxing to create a standalone barcode reader?

You need to call Zxing intent in your Activity and relax.

First add code to invoke the Intent:

IntentIntegrator integrator = new IntentIntegrator(yourActivity);
integrator.initiateScan();

Second, add this to your Activity to handle the result:

public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
  IntentResult scanResult = IntentIntegrator.parseActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, intent);
  if (scanResult != null) {
    // handle scan result
  }
  // else continue with any other code you need in the method
  ...
}

Invest your time to go through wiki page of Zxing.They have explained it very nicely.

http://code.google.com/p/zxing/w/list

http://code.google.com/p/zxing/wiki/ScanningViaIntent

Here is sample application demonstrating how to call Zxing intent.

http://code.google.com/p/zxing/source/browse/trunk/androidtest/src/com/google/zxing/client/androidtest/ZXingTestActivity.java

Finally Test Project + Library is located at

http://code.google.com/p/zxing/source/browse/trunk#trunk%2Fandroid-integration%253Fstate%253Dclosed

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