Recognize barcodes in image in "React.js and ASP.NET Core" application
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This tutorial shows how to create a blank "Rect.js and ASP.NET Core" application in Visual Studio .NET 2026 and recognize barcodes in image in "React.js and ASP.NET Core" application.
Here are steps, which must be done:
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Create a blank "React.js and ASP.NET Core" application.
Open Visual Studio .NET 2026 and create a new project, of "React.js and ASP.NET Core" application type:
Configure the project to use .NET 10.0:
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"ReactApp1.Server" project: Add references to the Vintasoft nuget-packages to ASP.NET Core Web application.
Add references to the nuget-packages "Vintasoft.Barcode", "Vintasoft.Barcode.SkiaSharp" and "Vintasoft.Barcode.AspNetCore.ApiControllers" to the "ReactApp1.Server" project.
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"ReactApp1.Server" project: Add Web API controller that allows to recognize barcodes in image.
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Press the right mouse button on the "Controllers" folder and select the "Add => Controller..." menu from context menu
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Select Empty API controller template, set the controller name to the "MyVintasoftBarcodeApiController" and press the "Add" button
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Specify that MyVintasoftBarcodeApiController class is derived from Vintasoft.Barcode.AspNetCore.ApiControllers.VintasoftBarcodeApiController class
Here are source codes of MyVintasoftBarcodeApiController class:
using Vintasoft.Barcode.AspNetCore.ApiControllers;
namespace WebApplication1.Controllers
{
public class MyVintasoftBarcodeApiController : VintasoftBarcodeApiController
{
public MyVintasoftBarcodeApiController(IWebHostEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
: base(hostingEnvironment)
{
}
}
}
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"ReactApp1.Server" project: Specify image file that contains barcodes.
Create folder "wwwroot\UploadedImageFiles\SessionID" in "ReactApp1.Server" project and copy image file with barcodes "<InstallPath>VintaSoft\Barcode .NET 15.3\Images\AllSupportedBarcodes.png" to the created folder. We will recognize barcodes in this image.
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"ReactApp1.Server" project: Add reference to the nuget-package "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" for deserialization of barcode recognition results.
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Add reference to the nuget-package "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" to the "ReactApp1.Server" project:
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Open the "Program.cs" file and add code line "builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews().AddNewtonsoftJson();". This is necessary for correct deserialization of barcode recognition results.
Here are source codes of Program.cs:
var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
// Add services to the container.
builder.Services.AddControllers().AddNewtonsoftJson();
var app = builder.Build();
app.UseDefaultFiles();
app.MapStaticAssets();
// Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseAuthorization();
app.MapControllers();
app.MapFallbackToFile("/index.html");
app.Run();
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"ReactApp1.Server" project: Delete files, which are not necessary.
Delete files "ReactApp1.Server.http", "WeatherForecast.cs" and "Controllers\WeatherForecastController.cs" in "ReactApp1.Server" project - the WeatherForecast Web API controller is not necessary in this demo.
"reactapp1.client" project: Compile the solution for restoring TypeScript-dependencies in "reactapp1.client" project.
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"reactapp1.client" project: Add JavaScript files to the ASP.NET Core Web application.
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Copy Vintasoft.Shared.js and Vintasoft.Barcode.js files from "<InstallPath>\VintaSoft Barcode .NET 15.3\Bin\JavaScript\" folder into the "public" folder in "reactapp1.client" project.
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Add references to Vintasoft JavaScript files to the header of "index.html" file in "reactapp1.client" project:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/vite.svg" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>reactapp1.client</title>
<script src="Vintasoft.Shared.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="Vintasoft.Barcode.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="root"></div>
<script type="module" src="/src/main.jsx"></script>
</body>
</html>
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"reactapp1.client" project: Create React.js component that recognize barcodes in image and displays barcode recognition result.
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Open "src\App.jsx" file in "reactapp1.client" project, clear the file, add JavaScript code to the "App.jsx" file ("App" function generates page markup and starts the barcode recognition, "__recognizeBarcodes" function recognizes barcodes in image):
Here is JavaScript code of App.jsx file:
import './App.css'
function App() {
return (
<>
<div>
<h1>React.js Barcode Reader Demo</h1>
<div id="barcodeInformation"></div>
</div>
<script>{setTimeout(__recognizeBarcodes, 10)}</script>
</>
)
}
/**
* Recognizes barcode in image.
*/
function __recognizeBarcodes() {
// declare reference to the Vintasoft namespace
let Vintasoft = window.Vintasoft;
// set the session identifier
Vintasoft.Shared.WebImagingEnviromentJS.set_SessionId("SessionID");
// create service that allows to recognize barcodes
var barcodeService = new Vintasoft.Shared.WebServiceControllerJS("/vintasoft/api/MyVintasoftBarcodeApi");
// create the barcode reader
var barcodeReader = new Vintasoft.Barcode.WebBarcodeReaderJS(barcodeService);
// specify that Code39 barcode must be searched
barcodeReader.get_Settings().set_BarcodeType(new Vintasoft.Barcode.WebBarcodeTypeEnumJS("Code39"));
// create web image that references to a file "AllSupportedBarcodes.png" in directory "/UploadedImageFiles/SessionID/"
var imageSource = new Vintasoft.Shared.WebImageSourceJS("AllSupportedBarcodes.png");
var image = new Vintasoft.Shared.WebImageJS(imageSource, 0);
// send an asynchronous request for barcode recognition
barcodeReader.readBarcodes(image, __readBarcodes_success, __readBarcodes_fail);
}
/**
* Barcodes are recognized successfully.
*/
function __readBarcodes_success(data) {
if (data.success) {
// get the barcode recognition result
var barcodeRecognitionResults = data.results;
var htmlMarkup = '';
// if no barcodes found
if (barcodeRecognitionResults.length == 0) {
htmlMarkup = 'No barcodes found.';
}
// if barcodes are found
else {
htmlMarkup = barcodeRecognitionResults.length.toString() + ' barcodes are found.<br />';
htmlMarkup += '<br />';
// for each recognized barcode
for (var i = 0; i < barcodeRecognitionResults.length; i++) {
// get the barcode recognition result
var barcodeRecognitionResult = barcodeRecognitionResults[i];
// output information about recognized barcode
htmlMarkup += '[' + (i + 1) + ':' + barcodeRecognitionResult.barcodeType + ']<br />';
htmlMarkup += ' Value: ' + barcodeRecognitionResult.value + '<br />';
htmlMarkup += ' Confidence: ' + barcodeRecognitionResult.confidence + '<br />';
htmlMarkup += ' Reading quality: ' + barcodeRecognitionResult.readingQuality.toFixed(2) + '<br />';
htmlMarkup += ' Threshold: ' + barcodeRecognitionResult.threshold + '<br />';
htmlMarkup += ' Region: ' +
'LT=(' + barcodeRecognitionResult.region.leftTop.x + ',' + barcodeRecognitionResult.region.leftTop.y + '); ' +
'RT=(' + barcodeRecognitionResult.region.rightTop.x + ',' + barcodeRecognitionResult.region.rightTop.y + '); ' +
'LB=(' + barcodeRecognitionResult.region.leftBottom.x + ',' + barcodeRecognitionResult.region.leftBottom.y + '); ' +
'RB=(' + barcodeRecognitionResult.region.rightBottom.x + ',' + barcodeRecognitionResult.region.rightBottom.y + '); ' +
'Angle=' + barcodeRecognitionResult.region.angle.toFixed(1) + '°<br />';
htmlMarkup += '<br />';
}
}
var barcodeInformationElement = document.getElementById("barcodeInformation");
barcodeInformationElement.innerHTML = htmlMarkup;
}
}
/**
* Barcode recognition is failed.
*/
function __readBarcodes_fail(data) {
// show information about error
alert(data.errorMessage);
}
export default App
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Open "Properties\launchSettings.json" file in "ReactApp1.Server" project and get URL to the web service in "applicationUrl" parameter of "profiles\https" section - in this demo URL is "https://localhost:7109":
Open "vite.config.js" file in "reactapp1.client" project and specify that React.js aplication can have access to the web service in "ReactApp1.Server" project (add "server" section in the "defineConfig" object):
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
const target = 'https://localhost:7109';
// https://vite.dev/config/
export default defineConfig({
plugins: [react()],
server: {
proxy: {
'^/vintasoft/api/': {
target,
secure: false
}
},
port: 7109
}
})
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Run the "React.js with ASP.NET Core" application and see the result.