Packing Date Text

Defined under the namespace Scandit.Datacapture.Label

PackingDateText

class PackingDateText : TextField

Added in version 6.22.0

A specialized text field for capturing packing dates from labels. This predefined field type is optimized for recognizing date formats commonly found on food packaging, pharmaceutical labels, and manufacturing date stamps.

The field can be configured with specific date formats using LabelDateFormat to ensure proper parsing of various date representations.

constructor(name)

constructor(name: string)

Added in version 6.22.0

Builds a new instance of this class with the provided name.

dataTypePatterns

get dataTypePatterns(): string[]

Added in version 7.2.0

Used to specify keywords or phrases that help identify the context of the field. This is particularly useful when the label contains multiple fields that could match the same pattern (e.g., when both packaging and expiry dates are present).

labelDateFormat

labelDateFormat: LabelDateFormat | null

Added in version 7.2.0

Used to get and set the LabelDateFormat used to parse dates.