How to Export Barcodes as PDF

In this article, we'll explore how we can use IronBarcode to export barcodes to PDF. With IronBarcode, barcodes can be exported as either a file, binary data, or memory stream.

How to Export Barcodes as PDF in C#

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Export Barcodes as PDF File
Export Barcodes as PDF Binary Data
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First Step:

Export Barcodes as PDF File

To save a barcode as a PDF file, first create a GeneratedBarcode object with BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode and then use the SaveAsPdf() method to convert and save a file to disk. The following code snippet demonstrates how this works.

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using IronBarCode;

GeneratedBarcode myBarcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/barcode/", BarcodeEncoding.DataMatrix);
myBarcode.SaveAsPdf("myBarcode.pdf");

Imports IronBarCode

Private myBarcode As GeneratedBarcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/barcode/", BarcodeEncoding.DataMatrix)
myBarcode.SaveAsPdf("myBarcode.pdf")

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Export Barcodes as PDF Binary Data

To export as PDF binary data, generate a barcode and then call the ToPdfBinaryData()—the outputs the PDF binary data as a byte[] array. The following code snippet demonstrates how this works.

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using IronBarCode;

GeneratedBarcode myBarcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/barcode/", BarcodeEncoding.DataMatrix);
byte[] myBarcodeByte = myBarcode.ToPdfBinaryData();

Imports IronBarCode

Private myBarcode As GeneratedBarcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/barcode/", BarcodeEncoding.DataMatrix)
Private myBarcodeByte() As Byte = myBarcode.ToPdfBinaryData()

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Export Barcodes as PDF Stream

To export as a memory stream, generate a barcode and then call the ToPdfStream() method. This method returns a System.IO.Stream object. The following code snippet demonstrates how this works.

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using IronBarCode;
using System.IO;

GeneratedBarcode myBarcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/barcode/", BarcodeEncoding.DataMatrix);
Stream myBarcodeStream = myBarcode.ToPdfStream();

Imports IronBarCode
Imports System.IO

Private myBarcode As GeneratedBarcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/barcode/", BarcodeEncoding.DataMatrix)
Private myBarcodeStream As Stream = myBarcode.ToPdfStream()

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Hairil Hasyimi Bin Omar

Software Engineer

Like all great engineers, Hairil is an avid learner. He’s refining his knowledge of C#, Python, and Java, using that knowledge to add value to team members across Iron Software. Hairil joined the Iron Software team from Universiti Teknologi MARA in Malaysia, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Chemical and Process Engineering.