README.md

MRZCode.NET

MRZ (machine readable zone) parser for .NET. It supports following formats:

• TD1 (3 lines, each has 30 characters),
• TD2 (2 lines, each has 36 characters),
• TD3 (2 lines, each has 44 characters),
• MRVA (2 lines, each has 44 characters),
• MRVB (2 lines, each has 36 characters).

Implementation bases on regex patterns form ultimateMRZ project.

Samples

    public static class GenericSample
    {
        public static void Run()
        {
            var codes = new[]
            {
                @"I<UTOD231458907<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
7408122F1204159UTO<<<<<<<<<<<6
ERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<",
                @"I<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<
D231458907UTO7408122F1204159<<<<<<<6",
                @"P<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
L898902C36UTO7408122F1204159ZE184226B<<<<<10",
                @"V<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
L8988901C4XXX4009078F96121096ZE184226B<<<<<<",
                @"V<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<
L8988901C4XXX4009078F9612109<<<<<<<<"
            };

            Console.WriteLine("Parsing MRZ codes sample");
            foreach (var code in codes)
            {
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine(code);
                Console.WriteLine();
                
                var mrzCode = MrzCode.Parse(code);

                Console.WriteLine("Code type: {0}", mrzCode.Type);

                foreach (var fieldType in mrzCode.FieldTypes)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", fieldType, mrzCode[fieldType]);    
                }
            }
        }
    }

More samples you can find in MRZCode.Samples folder.

Change log

v. 0.6.0

• Fixed support for long document numbers in TD1.
• Obsolete members removed.
• Added netstandard2.0 and netstandard2.1 target frameworks.

v. 0.5.0

Support for Belgium ID cards by tPeif

v. 0.4.0

Support for Moldavian ID cards with no expiration date by itfintech

v. 0.3.0

Support for German ID cards by daniels7