get_AltConfidenceString method

The get_AltConfidenceString method gets the confidence level of each character in the referenced field. You can use this method when you need to pass the confidence level of a string to a variable or action.

.NET only: For VBScript, use theAltConfidenceString property instead.
The confidence level of each character is a digit from 0 (lowest confidence) to 9 (highest confidence). If the confidence level for a four-character field is 9999, each of the 4 characters has a confidence level of 9. The XML code adds a value of 1 to the confidence level so that the range in XML is 1-10. In the following example XML setup node for the field, Vendor, the confidence level for the primary character is 6. The confidence level for the first alternative character is 8, and the confidence level for the second alternative is 10.
<F id="Vendor">
			<V n="TYPE">Vendor</V>
			<V n="Position">0,0,0,0</V>
			<V n="STATUS">1</V>
			<C cn="6,8,10" cr="0,0,0,0">83,49,53</C>
			<C cn="6,8,10" cr="0,0,0,0">116,50,54</C>
			<C cn="6,8,10" cr="0,0,0,0">105,51,55/C>
			<C cn="6,8,10" cr="0,0,0,0">110,52,56</C>
</F>

Syntax

C#
string get_AltConfidenceString(int nIndex)

Applies to

Field objects only.

Arguments

nIndex
0 specifies the primary value. Where the field contains multiple recognition, voting, or multiple-pass data entry values, 1 specifies the first alternative, 2 specifies the second alternative, and so on. (See the C# example.)

Returns

String containing the confidence level of each character. The returned digits are always one less than the digits that are stored in the page XML file. (See the C# example.)

C# example

The following example gets the confidence string for the second alternative.
string strAltConf = m_oVendorField.get_AltConfidenceString(2)
Referencing the XML code example for the Vendor field, the return value in this case is 9999, because the returned value is always the stored value minus 1.