Recognizing text from an image

We’ll start with ML by incorporating ML Kit’s text recognizer. You will create a feature where you take a picture, and if there is some recognizable text in it, ML Kit will turn it into one or more strings.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you should have completed the previous one: Using the device camera.

How to do it...

In this recipe, after taking a picture, you will add a text recognition feature. Follow these steps:

1. Import the latest version of the google_mlkit_commons and google_mlkit_text_recognition packages in your pubspec.yaml file by typing in your Terminal:

   flutter pub add google_mlkit_commons 
   flutter pub add google_mlkit_text_recognition 
   

2. Create a new file in the lib folder of your project and call it ml.dart.
3. Inside the new file, import the dart:io and google_mlkit_text_recognition packages:

   import 'dart:io'; 
   import ' package:google_mlkit_text_recognition...