LEADTOOLS Getting Started

Sample Programs

LEADTOOLS supports your programming endeavors with thousands of code snippets, function examples, tutorials, and demo programs.

Demo Programs

LEADTOOLS demo programs showcase LEADTOOLS core features, and demonstrate some of the simple, yet powerful applications that can be produced with LEADTOOLS. All LEADTOOLS demos come in C# and VB.NET versions.

Demo Executables

LEADTOOLS demo executables show and allow you to manipulate basic toolkit functionality through a simple user interface. Demo executables are found on the installation path in the appropriate platform subdirectory of the \BIN\ folder (for example: C:\LEADTOOLS xx\Bin\DotNet\).

Demo Project Source Code

LEADTOOLS includes complete demo project source code for hundreds of LEADTOOLS features, (including those shown in demo executables). This enables you to see, manipulate, and copy demonstrated program functionality. Demo project source code is found on the installation path in the appropriate platform subdirectory of the \EXAMPLES\ folder (for example, C:\LEADTOOLS xx\Examples\DotNet\).

For Example:

The Main Demo shows the common functionality in the LEADTOOLS for .NET toolkit. It allows you to load/save images in the various image formats supported by LEADTOOLS as well perform image processing operations on them.
The Annotation Automation Demo shows how to use the LEADTOOLS automated mode annotations to mark up images.
The Barcode Demo shows how to read and write barcode symbols.
The Virtual Printer Driver Demo shows how to install and register a LEADTOOLS virtual printer, receive print jobs, and save them as various document formats using the LEADTOOLS Document Writers.
The OCR Main Demo shows how to use the LEADTOOLS OCR engines to recognize text from document images and save the results as various document formats using the LEADTOOLS Document Writers..
The Forms Recognition Demo shows how to recognize and process forms.
The DICOM Dataset Demo shows how to load, save, display and edit DICOM datasets.
The DICOM High Level Client Demo shows how to implement DICOM Query, Retrieve, Store, Echo, Move using LEADTOOLS PACS components.
The DICOM PACS Server Manager provides a management UI for creating DICOM SCP services using the LEADTOOLS PACS addins.
The Medical Viewer Demo shows how to use the LEADTOOLS Medical Viewer control to display medical images with various layouts and high-level UI tools.
The Print To PACS Demo shows how to use the LEADTOOLS Virtual Printer Driver to capture print jobs and then send them to a PACS using the LEADTOOLS PACS C-STORE component.
The Main 3D Demo shows how to use the LEADTOOLS 3D engine and high level viewer controls to generate and display 3D volumes from a series of 2D images.
Downloadable demos for LEADTOOLS core functionality are published to our website and updated using Microsoft ClickOnce technology.
Additional demos are available under relevant subjects in LEADTOOLS Support Forums.
Specific demo project source code references for each LEADTOOLS component and platform are listed in the Getting Started tables, under the topical headings at the bottom of this page.

LEADTOOLS Video Trainers

Getting Started video tutorials (with full audio voice-over) that walk through key coding tasks are hosted on the LEADTOOLS YouTube video channel.

For pointers to sample programs that demonstrate many features, see the table below:

Assembly – Class/Namespace

Metadata

Comments

Demos

Leadtools.<XXX>.DLL - Leadtools.<XXX>

Leadtools.<XXX>.winmd

Contains classes with properties, methods and events for <XXX>.

\Examples\DotNet\CS\<XXXDemo> \Examples\DotNet\VB\<XXXDemo>

\Examples\WinRT\CS\<XXXDemo> \Examples\WinRT\JS\<XXXDemo>

Tutorial (Model) Programs

Tutorial programs are straightforward, stepwise models that show useful solutions to practical problems. You can use these as a starting point, cut and paste code, or simply review them for highlights on how to write code for a specific feature or problem. Tutorial (model) programs are listed on the Introduction page for each Assembly. For example, Barcode Tutorials are listed at Introduction - LEADTOOLS.Barcode.

Examples and Code Snippets

The documentation for each LEADTOOLS function reference includes an Example at the bottom of each page, with additional code snippets as needed in the Comments section. Where appropriate, these are related back to the relevant Demo and Tutorial programs.

LEADTOOLS Documentation

LEADTOOLS is committed to fully documenting its products. Please feel free to contact us with any errors or omissions. The Send Comments link at the top of each page will automatically note which page you are viewing when you send the comment.

Microsoft 2010 / 2012 Help Viewer files for the .NET, WinRT and JavaScript platforms are installed with your product. Help files are found on the installation path in the \Help\Dotnet subdirectory (for example, <InstallDir>\Help\DotNet).

Microsoft HTML Help 2.0 (.hxs) files for the .NET and JavaScript platforms are available as a download for Visual Studio 2008 users. Contact support@leadtools.com for the link.

For more Information, refer to:

Getting Started - Leadtools

Getting Started - Leadtools.Annotations

Getting Started - Leadtools.Annotations.Automation (Windows Store)

Getting Started - Leadtools.Annotations.Core (Windows Store)

Getting Started - Leadtools.Annotations.Designers (Windows Store)

Getting Started - Leadtools.Annotations.Rendering (Windows Store)

Getting Started - Leadtools.Barcode

Getting Started - Leadtools.Ccow (PACS)

Getting Started - Leadtools.Cloud.Job (Cloud)

Getting Started - Leadtools.Codecs

Getting Started - Leadtools.ColorConversion