IsValid Method of the AuthorInfo Object

IsValid method of the AuthorInfo Object in the ABBYY FineReader Engine API — Returns whether the author information is valid; requires either a nickname or both a first and last name.

This method checks whether the specified author information is valid. The information is considered valid if the nickname or the first and last name are specified.

Syntax

C++

HRESULT IsValid( VARIANT_BOOL* Result );

C#

bool IsValid();

Visual Basic .NET

Function IsValid() As Boolean

Parameters

Result

[out, retval] Receives the result of validation. This parameter is TRUE if the information of the author is valid.

Return values

This method has no specific return values. It returns the standard return codes of ABBYY FineReader Engine functions.

See also

AuthorInfo