using IronBarCode;
using System.Drawing;
/*** CREATING BARCODE IMAGES ***/
// Create and save a barcode in a single line of code
BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("12345", BarcodeWriterEncoding.EAN8).ResizeTo(400, 100).SaveAsImage("EAN8.jpeg");
/***** IN-DEPTH BARCODE CREATION OPTIONS *****/
// BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode creates a GeneratedBarcode which can be styled and exported as an Image object or file
GeneratedBarcode MyBarCode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("Any Number, String or Binary Value", BarcodeWriterEncoding.Code128);
// Style the Barcode in a fluent LINQ-style fashion
MyBarCode.ResizeTo(300, 150).SetMargins(20).AddAnnotationTextAboveBarcode("Example EAN8 Barcode").AddBarcodeValueTextBelowBarcode();
MyBarCode.ChangeBackgroundColor(Color.LightGoldenrodYellow);
// Save the barcode as an image file
MyBarCode.SaveAsImage("MyBarCode.png");
MyBarCode.SaveAsGif("MyBarCode.gif");
MyBarCode.SaveAsHtmlFile("MyBarCode.html");
MyBarCode.SaveAsJpeg("MyBarCode.jpg");
MyBarCode.SaveAsPdf("MyBarCode.Pdf");
MyBarCode.SaveAsPng("MyBarCode.png");
MyBarCode.SaveAsTiff("MyBarCode.tiff");
MyBarCode.SaveAsWindowsBitmap("MyBarCode.bmp");
// Save the barcode as a .NET native object
Image MyBarCodeImage = MyBarCode.Image;
Bitmap MyBarCodeBitmap = MyBarCode.ToBitmap();
byte[] PngBytes = MyBarCode.ToPngBinaryData();
using (System.IO.Stream PdfStream = MyBarCode.ToPdfStream())
{
// Stream barcode image output also works for GIF, JPEG, PDF, PNG, BMP and TIFF
}
// Save MyBarCode as an HTML file or tag
MyBarCode.SaveAsHtmlFile("MyBarCode.Html");
string ImgTagForHTML = MyBarCode.ToHtmlTag();
string DataURL = MyBarCode.ToDataUrl();
// Save MyBarCode to a new PDF, or stamp it in any position on any page(s) of an existing document
MyBarCode.SaveAsPdf("MyBarCode.Pdf");
MyBarCode.StampToExistingPdfPage("ExistingPDF.pdf", 200, 50, 1); // Position (200, 50) on page 1
MyBarCode.StampToExistingPdfPages("ExistingPDF.pdf", 200, 50, new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, "Password123"); // Multiple pages of an encrypted PDF
Imports IronBarCode
Imports System.Drawing
'''* CREATING BARCODE IMAGES **
' Create and save a barcode in a single line of code
BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("12345", BarcodeWriterEncoding.EAN8).ResizeTo(400, 100).SaveAsImage("EAN8.jpeg")
'''*** IN-DEPTH BARCODE CREATION OPTIONS ****
' BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode creates a GeneratedBarcode which can be styled and exported as an Image object or file
Dim MyBarCode As GeneratedBarcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("Any Number, String or Binary Value", BarcodeWriterEncoding.Code128)
' Style the Barcode in a fluent LINQ-style fashion
MyBarCode.ResizeTo(300, 150).SetMargins(20).AddAnnotationTextAboveBarcode("Example EAN8 Barcode").AddBarcodeValueTextBelowBarcode()
MyBarCode.ChangeBackgroundColor(Color.LightGoldenrodYellow)
' Save the barcode as an image file
MyBarCode.SaveAsImage("MyBarCode.png")
MyBarCode.SaveAsGif("MyBarCode.gif")
MyBarCode.SaveAsHtmlFile("MyBarCode.html")
MyBarCode.SaveAsJpeg("MyBarCode.jpg")
MyBarCode.SaveAsPdf("MyBarCode.Pdf")
MyBarCode.SaveAsPng("MyBarCode.png")
MyBarCode.SaveAsTiff("MyBarCode.tiff")
MyBarCode.SaveAsWindowsBitmap("MyBarCode.bmp")
' Save the barcode as a .NET native object
Dim MyBarCodeImage As Image = MyBarCode.Image
Dim MyBarCodeBitmap As Bitmap = MyBarCode.ToBitmap()
Dim PngBytes() As Byte = MyBarCode.ToPngBinaryData()
Using PdfStream As System.IO.Stream = MyBarCode.ToPdfStream()
' Stream barcode image output also works for GIF, JPEG, PDF, PNG, BMP and TIFF
End Using
' Save MyBarCode as an HTML file or tag
MyBarCode.SaveAsHtmlFile("MyBarCode.Html")
Dim ImgTagForHTML As String = MyBarCode.ToHtmlTag()
Dim DataURL As String = MyBarCode.ToDataUrl()
' Save MyBarCode to a new PDF, or stamp it in any position on any page(s) of an existing document
MyBarCode.SaveAsPdf("MyBarCode.Pdf")
MyBarCode.StampToExistingPdfPage("ExistingPDF.pdf", 200, 50, 1) ' Position (200, 50) on page 1
MyBarCode.StampToExistingPdfPages("ExistingPDF.pdf", 200, 50, { 1, 2, 3 }, "Password123") ' Multiple pages of an encrypted PDF