CardMagneticStripe Property

Track 2 data read off of the card's magnetic stripe.

Syntax

 ptechdebit.getCardMagneticStripe([callback])
 ptechdebit.setCardMagneticStripe( cardMagneticStripe, [callback])

Default Value

""

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for the getCardMagneticStripe([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err, data){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'data' is the value returned by the method.

The callback for the setCardMagneticStripe([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

Track 2 data read off of the card's magnetic stripe. Debit cards may only be submitted with Track 2 data, and cannot be manually entered. Setting this property with track 1 data will not cause the class to fail with an error, but the transaction will not be approved, and the Paymentech Server may return an error.

Industry regulations do not allow merchants or processors to store track data in any form of persistent storage. Failure to abide by this regulation can result in significant fines and other penalties.

Data Type

String