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title: "Scanning via Intent"
slug: "scanning-via-intent-1"
updated: 2024-09-05T13:25:56Z
published: 2024-09-05T13:25:56Z
canonical: "support.vuzix.com/scanning-via-intent-1"
---

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# Scanning via Intent

## Scanning via Intent

The simplest way to integrate barcode scanning into your app is to invoke the Barcode Scanner via an intent.

```java
import com.vuzix.sdk.barcode.ScannerIntent; 
import com.vuzix.sdk.barcode.ScanResult2; 
private static final int REQUEST_CODE_SCAN = 0; 
Intent scannerIntent = new Intent(ScannerIntent.ACTION);
startActivityForResult(scannerIntent, REQUEST_CODE_SCAN);
```

The scan result will be returned to you in onActivityResult():

```java
@Override 
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
	switch (requestCode) {
		case REQUEST_CODE_SCAN:
		if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
			ScanResult2 scanResult = data.getParcelableExtra(ScannerIntent.RESULT_EXTRA_SCAN_RESULT2);
			// do something with scan result
		}
		return:
	}
	super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}
```

For more information on barcode scanning by intent, including intent extras that are available, refer to the [JavaDoc](https://vuzix.github.io/sdk-barcode/javadoc/reference/classes.html) for the ScannerIntent class.

A sample Android Studio project demonstrating barcode scanning via intent is available to download [here](https://github.com/Vuzix/Vuzix_Barcode_SDK_Sample).