FieldType Property (Reader)

Gets and sets the expected format (type) of text being recognized.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Property FieldType As FieldType

'Usage
 
Dim instance As Reader
Dim value As FieldType
 
instance.FieldType = value
 
value = instance.FieldType

public FieldType FieldType {get; set;}

public: __property FieldType get_FieldType();
public: __property void set_FieldType( 
   FieldType value
);

public:
property FieldType FieldType {
   FieldType get();
   void set (    FieldType value);
}

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The value is less than first FieldType member, GeneralText, or larger than last FieldType member, Unknown.
InvalidFieldTypeException	The value equals to UnknownField.

Remarks

Setting the field type appropriately can enhance the recognition accuracy by providing information to the control regarding expected content. The FieldType Enumeration provides different predefined formats that the analyzed text could be defined.

Allowed values: GeneralText, Currency, CurrencyPlus, Date, Email, SocialSecurityNumber, Time, UnitedStatesPhoneNumber, URL, RegularExpression and DataValidationList

Default value: GeneralText

This is the input parameter for analyzing a filed where as the FieldType in the TextBlockResult is the output.

This setting is best to be used combining with appropriate CharacterSet settings.

This setting can be supplemented by providing custom regular expressions to the field type of interest.

Reference

Reader Class
Reader Members