---
name: "Barcode::ZBar::ImageScanner"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbarcode-zbar-perl"
version: "0.23.93-8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Barcode::ZBar::ImageScanner"
---

# Barcode::ZBar::ImageScanner(3pm)

scan images for bar codes

## NAME

Barcode::ZBar::ImageScanner - scan images for bar codes

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Barcode::ZBar;

    my $scanner = Barcode::ZBar::ImageScanner->new();
    $scanner->parse_config('i25.disable');
    $scanner->scan_image($image);
```

## DESCRIPTION

A Barcode::ZBar::ImageScanner is used to scan for bar codes in a Barcode::ZBar::Image.

## REFERENCE

### Methods

- **new()**

  Create a new bar code image scanner instance.

- **get\_results()**

  Return a list of Barcode::ZBar::Symbol results from the last scanned image.

- scan\_image(\[*image*\])

  Scan a Barcode::ZBar::Image for bar codes.  The image must be in the "Y800" format.  If necessary, use `"`*$image*`->convert("Y800")"` to convert from other supported formats to Y800 before scanning.

- enable\_cache(\[*enable*\])

  Enable the inter-image result consistency cache.

- set\_config(*symbology*, *config*, *value*)

  Set config for indicated symbology (0 for all) to specified value.

- parse\_config(*configstr*)

  Apply a decoder configuration setting.  See the documentation for `"zbarcam"`/`"zbarimg"` for available configuration options.

- recycle\_image(\[*image*\])

  Remove previously decoded results from a Barcode::ZBar::Image and recycle the associated memory.

## SEE ALSO

Barcode::ZBar, Barcode::ZBar::Image, [**zbarimg**(1)](/zbarimg/1.md), [**zbarcam**(1)](/zbarcam/1.md)

http://zbar.sf.net

## AUTHOR

Jeff Brown, \<spadix@users.sourceforge.net\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2008-2010 (c) Jeff Brown \<spadix@users.sourceforge.net\>

The ZBar Bar Code Reader is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.