GS1-128

Does IronBarcode Support GS1 UCC/EAN-128 Symbology?

Barcodes with GS1 are recognized and decoded accurately. However, the issue lies in the current lack of brackets in the displayed barcode value.

When using GS1-128, IronBarcode currently outputs: 01950123456789033103000123 (which is recognized as a Code 128 barcode with GS1 signature). The desired value to be displayed on the image output would be: 01950123456789033103000123. However, the barcode scanner will output (01)95012345678903(3103)000123 with a detection of the barcode type as Code128.

For generating a GS1-128 barcode, use the following code:

using IronBarCode;

class BarcodeExample
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Create a GS1-128 barcode using the specified value
        GeneratedBarcode barcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("01950123456789033103000123", BarcodeWriterEncoding.Code128GS1);

        // Add the barcode value text below the barcode on the generated image
        barcode.AddBarcodeValueTextBelowBarcode();

        // Save the barcode image as a PNG file
        barcode.SaveAsPng("gs1code128.png");
    }
}

using IronBarCode;

class BarcodeExample
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Create a GS1-128 barcode using the specified value
        GeneratedBarcode barcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("01950123456789033103000123", BarcodeWriterEncoding.Code128GS1);

        // Add the barcode value text below the barcode on the generated image
        barcode.AddBarcodeValueTextBelowBarcode();

        // Save the barcode image as a PNG file
        barcode.SaveAsPng("gs1code128.png");
    }
}

Imports IronBarCode

Friend Class BarcodeExample
	Shared Sub Main()
		' Create a GS1-128 barcode using the specified value
		Dim barcode As GeneratedBarcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("01950123456789033103000123", BarcodeWriterEncoding.Code128GS1)

		' Add the barcode value text below the barcode on the generated image
		barcode.AddBarcodeValueTextBelowBarcode()

		' Save the barcode image as a PNG file
		barcode.SaveAsPng("gs1code128.png")
	End Sub
End Class

using IronBarCode;

class BarcodeExampleWithAnnotation
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Original barcode value
        string barcodeValue = "0195012345678903310300012300\u00f10000000123300000\u00f10000012312300000";

        // Remove unwanted unicode characters for display purposes
        string trimmedString = barcodeValue.Replace("\u00f1", "");

        // Create a GS1-128 barcode using the original value
        GeneratedBarcode barcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode(barcodeValue, BarcodeWriterEncoding.Code128GS1);

        // Add a custom annotation text below the barcode with the trimmed value
        barcode.AddAnnotationTextBelowBarcode(trimmedString);

        // Save the barcode image as a PNG file
        barcode.SaveAsPng("gs1code128.png");
    }
}

using IronBarCode;

class BarcodeExampleWithAnnotation
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Original barcode value
        string barcodeValue = "0195012345678903310300012300\u00f10000000123300000\u00f10000012312300000";

        // Remove unwanted unicode characters for display purposes
        string trimmedString = barcodeValue.Replace("\u00f1", "");

        // Create a GS1-128 barcode using the original value
        GeneratedBarcode barcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode(barcodeValue, BarcodeWriterEncoding.Code128GS1);

        // Add a custom annotation text below the barcode with the trimmed value
        barcode.AddAnnotationTextBelowBarcode(trimmedString);

        // Save the barcode image as a PNG file
        barcode.SaveAsPng("gs1code128.png");
    }
}

Imports IronBarCode

Friend Class BarcodeExampleWithAnnotation
	Shared Sub Main()
		' Original barcode value
		Dim barcodeValue As String = "0195012345678903310300012300" & ChrW(&H00f1).ToString() & "0000000123300000" & ChrW(&H00f1).ToString() & "0000012312300000"

		' Remove unwanted unicode characters for display purposes
		Dim trimmedString As String = barcodeValue.Replace(ChrW(&H00f1).ToString(), "")

		' Create a GS1-128 barcode using the original value
		Dim barcode As GeneratedBarcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode(barcodeValue, BarcodeWriterEncoding.Code128GS1)

		' Add a custom annotation text below the barcode with the trimmed value
		barcode.AddAnnotationTextBelowBarcode(trimmedString)

		' Save the barcode image as a PNG file
		barcode.SaveAsPng("gs1code128.png")
	End Sub
End Class

Analyze GS1-128 Encoding

IronBarcode can also analyze the physical encoding of a GS1-128 barcode, showing which Code 128 character sets (A, B, or C) are used for each segment of the data. Use the Code128GS1Parser.ParseWithEncoding method to parse a GS1 string with encoding analysis included.

using IronBarCode;

// GS1-128 with encoding analysis
var gs1Result = Code128GS1Parser.ParseWithEncoding("(01)09501101530003");
Console.WriteLine(gs1Result.CharacterSetSummary);  // "C"
Console.WriteLine(gs1Result.HasEncodingInfo);      // true

using IronBarCode;

// GS1-128 with encoding analysis
var gs1Result = Code128GS1Parser.ParseWithEncoding("(01)09501101530003");
Console.WriteLine(gs1Result.CharacterSetSummary);  // "C"
Console.WriteLine(gs1Result.HasEncodingInfo);      // true

Imports IronBarCode

' GS1-128 with encoding analysis
Dim gs1Result = Code128GS1Parser.ParseWithEncoding("(01)09501101530003")
Console.WriteLine(gs1Result.CharacterSetSummary)  ' "C"
Console.WriteLine(gs1Result.HasEncodingInfo)      ' True

Since GS1-128 data is primarily numeric, the encoder uses Code C for maximum compactness. The HasEncodingInfo property confirms that encoding analysis is available on the result.