TextTypeEnum

TextTypeEnum enumeration constants are used to describe the type of recognized text.

typedef enum {
 TT_Normal,
 TT_Typewriter,
 TT_Matrix,
 TT_Index,
 TT_Handprinted,
 TT_Handwritten,
 TT_OCR_A,
 TT_OCR_B,
 TT_MICR_E13B,
 TT_MICR_CMC7,
 TT_Fax
} TextTypeEnum;
    

Elements

Name Description
TT_Fax This value corresponds to the kind of text printed by fax machines.
TT_Handprinted (deprecated)

This value corresponds to handprinted text. It may look as follows:

Note: This text type is only supported for fixed forms.

TT_Handwritten

This value corresponds to handwritten and handprinted text. The system automatically detects if the text is handwritten or handprinted and adjusts itself accordingly.

Note:

  • This text type is only supported for fixed forms.
  • Currently, only English handwritten text can be recognized.
TT_Index

This constant corresponds to a special set of characters including only digits written in ZIP-code style. They look as follows:  

TT_Matrix This value tells ABBYY FlexiCapture SDK to presume that the text on the recognized image is printed on a dot matrix printer.
TT_MICR_E13B

This value corresponds to a special set of numeric characters printed with special magnetic inks. MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) characters are found in a variety of places, including personal checks. It may look as follows:

TT_MICR_CMC7

This value corresponds to a special MICR barcode font (CMC-7). It may look as follows:

TT_Normal This value corresponds to the common typographic type of text.
TT_OCR_A

This value corresponds to the monospaced font designed for Optical Character Recognition. Largely used by banks, credit card companies and similar businesses. It may look as follows:

TT_OCR_B

This value corresponds to a font designed for Optical Character Recognition. It may look as follows:

TT_Typewriter This value tells ABBYY FlexiCapture SDK to presume that the text on the recognized image is typed on a typewriter.

Used in

ITextBlock::TextType

IDocumentDefinition::DefaultTextType

ITextRecognitionParams::TextType

See also

Text Types

15.08.2023 13:19:30

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