Class BarcodeWriter

A static class allowing for barcode images of many types to be generated dynamically.

Generated Barcodes can be exported as Images, Bitmaps, Files, PDFs and Streams.

Inheritance

System.Object

BarcodeWriter

Namespace: IronBarCode

Assembly: IronBarCode.dll

Syntax

public static class BarcodeWriter : Object

Fields

DefaultCharacterEncoding

The default character encoding. Default = UTF-8.

Declaration

public static CharacterEncoding DefaultCharacterEncoding

Field Value

Type	Description
CharacterEncoding

DefaultHeight

The default max height of a rendered barcode in pixels. Default = 250px.

Declaration

public static int DefaultHeight

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Int32

DefaultWidth

The default max width of a rendered barcode in pixels. Default = 250px.

Declaration

public static int DefaultWidth

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Int32

Methods

CreateBarcode(Byte[], BarcodeEncoding)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a binary value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(byte[] binaryData, BarcodeEncoding barcodeType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	binaryData	The binary data which the barcode will represent.
BarcodeEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(Byte[], BarcodeEncoding, Int32, Int32)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a binary value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(byte[] binaryData, BarcodeEncoding barcodeType, int maxWidth, int maxHeight)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	binaryData	The binary data which the barcode will represent.
BarcodeEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.
System.Int32	maxWidth	The maximum width (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.
System.Int32	maxHeight	The maximum height (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(Byte[], BarcodeWriterEncoding)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a binary value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(byte[] binaryData, BarcodeWriterEncoding barcodeType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	binaryData	The binary data which the barcode will represent.
BarcodeWriterEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(Byte[], BarcodeWriterEncoding, Int32, Int32)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a binary value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(byte[] binaryData, BarcodeWriterEncoding barcodeType, int maxWidth, int maxHeight)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte[]	binaryData	The binary data which the barcode will represent.
BarcodeWriterEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.
System.Int32	maxWidth	The maximum width (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.
System.Int32	maxHeight	The maximum height (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(Stream, BarcodeEncoding)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a binary value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(Stream binaryDataStream, BarcodeEncoding barcodeType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	binaryDataStream	The binary data stream which the barcode will represent.
BarcodeEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(Stream, BarcodeEncoding, Int32, Int32)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a binary value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(Stream binaryDataStream, BarcodeEncoding barcodeType, int maxWidth, int maxHeight)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	binaryDataStream	The binary data stream which the barcode will represent.
BarcodeEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.
System.Int32	maxWidth	The maximum width (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.
System.Int32	maxHeight	The maximum height (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(Stream, BarcodeWriterEncoding)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a binary value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(Stream binaryDataStream, BarcodeWriterEncoding barcodeType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	binaryDataStream	The binary data stream which the barcode will represent.
BarcodeWriterEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(Stream, BarcodeWriterEncoding, Int32, Int32)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a binary value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(Stream binaryDataStream, BarcodeWriterEncoding barcodeType, int maxWidth, int maxHeight)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	binaryDataStream	The binary data stream which the barcode will represent.
BarcodeWriterEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.
System.Int32	maxWidth	The maximum width (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.
System.Int32	maxHeight	The maximum height (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(String, BarcodeEncoding)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a string value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(string value, BarcodeEncoding barcodeType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	value	The value of the barcode as a string.
BarcodeEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(String, BarcodeEncoding, Int32, Int32)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a string value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(string value, BarcodeEncoding barcodeType, int maxWidth, int maxHeight)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	value	The value of the barcode as a string.
BarcodeEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.
System.Int32	maxWidth	The maximum width (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.
System.Int32	maxHeight	The maximum height (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(String, BarcodeWriterEncoding)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a string value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(string value, BarcodeWriterEncoding barcodeType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	value	The value of the barcode as a string.
BarcodeWriterEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.

CreateBarcode(String, BarcodeWriterEncoding, Int32, Int32)

Creates (renders) a barcode representing a string value.

Declaration

public static GeneratedBarcode CreateBarcode(string value, BarcodeWriterEncoding barcodeType, int maxWidth, int maxHeight)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	value	The value of the barcode as a string.
BarcodeWriterEncoding	barcodeType	Type of the barcode encoding type. Supports many popular barcode formats including QR Codes.
System.Int32	maxWidth	The maximum width (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.
System.Int32	maxHeight	The maximum height (in pixels) of the barcode image which will be rendered.

Returns

Type	Description
GeneratedBarcode	A GeneratedBarcode object which can be manipulated, annotated and saved to a IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap, an object, image file, PDF, MediaURL or data stream.