ScannedMinutiae

Description

Retrieves the encoded minutiae buffer from the most recent scan.

Applies to

BiometricScanner objects

Syntax

Integer scanner.ScannedMinutiae ( data )

Argument

Description

scanner

The scanner object associated with the device you want to use to complete a scan

data

Blob value for the encoded data passed by reference

Returns

Integer. Returns 1 for success or a negative value if an error occurs. For a list of possible errors and their definitions, see ScanCapture.

Usage

The value passed in the data argument is either stored in a database or used for verification. It represents, in an abstract manner, the structure of a fingerprint (its loops and whorls) for use by verification algorithms.

Examples

Example 1

The following example passes the scanned data to a local variable with a blob datatype:

li_rtn = l_bioscanner.ScannedMinutiae(lb_mydata)

See also