---
title: CIPDF417CodeDescriptor
framework: coreimage
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: coreimage/cipdf417codedescriptor
---

# CIPDF417CodeDescriptor

A concrete subclass of Core Image Barcode Descriptor that represents a PDF417 symbol.

## Declaration

```swift
class CIPDF417CodeDescriptor
```

## Overview

Overview PDF417 is a stacked linear barcode symbol format used predominantly in transport, ID cards, and inventory management. Each pattern in the code comprises 4 bars and spaces, 17 units long. Refer to the ISO/IEC 15438:2006(E) for the PDF417 symbol specification.

## Topics

### Creating a Descriptor

- [init(payload:isCompact:rowCount:columnCount:)](coreimage/cipdf417codedescriptor/init(payload:iscompact:rowcount:columncount:).md)

### Examining a Descriptor

- [errorCorrectedPayload](coreimage/cipdf417codedescriptor/errorcorrectedpayload-swift.property.md)
- [isCompact](coreimage/cipdf417codedescriptor/iscompact-swift.property.md)
- [rowCount](coreimage/cipdf417codedescriptor/rowcount-swift.property.md)
- [columnCount](coreimage/cipdf417codedescriptor/columncount-swift.property.md)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [CIBarcodeDescriptor](coreimage/cibarcodedescriptor.md)

### Conforms To

- [CVarArg](swift/cvararg.md)
- [CustomDebugStringConvertible](swift/customdebugstringconvertible.md)
- [CustomStringConvertible](swift/customstringconvertible.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [NSCoding](foundation/nscoding.md)
- [NSCopying](foundation/nscopying.md)
- [NSObjectProtocol](objectivec/nsobjectprotocol.md)
- [NSSecureCoding](foundation/nssecurecoding.md)

## See Also

### Barcode Descriptions

- [CIBarcodeDescriptor](coreimage/cibarcodedescriptor.md)
- [CIQRCodeDescriptor](coreimage/ciqrcodedescriptor.md)
- [CIAztecCodeDescriptor](coreimage/ciazteccodedescriptor.md)
- [CIDataMatrixCodeDescriptor](coreimage/cidatamatrixcodedescriptor.md)