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17 package com.google.zxing;
20 * Encapsulates a type of hint that a caller may pass to a barcode reader to help it
21 * more quickly or accurately decode it. It is up to implementations to decide what,
22 * if anything, to do with the information that is supplied.
24 * @author srowen@google.com (Sean Owen), dswitkin@google.com (Daniel Switkin)
25 * @see Reader#decode(MonochromeBitmapSource, java.util.Hashtable)
27 public final class DecodeHintType {
29 // No, we can't use an enum here. J2ME doesn't support it.
32 * Unspecified, application-specific hint.
34 public static final DecodeHintType OTHER = new DecodeHintType();
36 * Image is a pure monochrome image of a barcode.
38 public static final DecodeHintType PURE_BARCODE = new DecodeHintType();
40 * Image is known to be of one of a few possible formats.
41 * Maps to {@link java.util.Collection} of {@link BarcodeFormat}s.
43 public static final DecodeHintType POSSIBLE_FORMATS = new DecodeHintType();
45 private DecodeHintType() {