Generate QR Codes in C# - Complete Tutorial for .NET Developers

using IronBarCode;
using IronSoftware.Drawing;
using System;

// Verifying QR Codes
QRCodeLogo qrCodeLogo = new QRCodeLogo("visual-studio-logo.png");
GeneratedBarcode MyVerifiedQR = QRCodeWriter.CreateQrCodeWithLogo("https://ironsoftware.com/", qrCodeLogo);

MyVerifiedQR.ChangeBarCodeColor(System.Drawing.Color.LightBlue);

if (!MyVerifiedQR.Verify())
{
    Console.WriteLine("\t LightBlue is not dark enough to be read accurately.  Lets try DarkBlue");
    MyVerifiedQR.ChangeBarCodeColor(Color.DarkBlue);
}
MyVerifiedQR.SaveAsHtmlFile("MyVerifiedQR.html");

// open the barcode html file in your default web browser
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("MyVerifiedQR.html");

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports IronBarCode
Imports IronSoftware.Drawing
Imports System

' Verifying QR Codes
Private qrCodeLogo As New QRCodeLogo("visual-studio-logo.png")
Private MyVerifiedQR As GeneratedBarcode = QRCodeWriter.CreateQrCodeWithLogo("https://ironsoftware.com/", qrCodeLogo)

MyVerifiedQR.ChangeBarCodeColor(System.Drawing.Color.LightBlue)

If Not MyVerifiedQR.Verify() Then
	Console.WriteLine(vbTab & " LightBlue is not dark enough to be read accurately.  Lets try DarkBlue")
	MyVerifiedQR.ChangeBarCodeColor(Color.DarkBlue)
End If
MyVerifiedQR.SaveAsHtmlFile("MyVerifiedQR.html")

' open the barcode html file in your default web browser
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("MyVerifiedQR.html")

using IronBarCode;
using System;
using System.Linq;

// Create Some Binary Data - This example equally well for Byte[] and System.IO.Stream
byte[] BinaryData = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/barcode/");

// WRITE QR with Binary Content
QRCodeWriter.CreateQrCode(BinaryData, 500).SaveAsImage("MyBinaryQR.png");

// READ QR with Binary Content
var MyReturnedData = BarcodeReader.Read("MyBinaryQR.png").First();
if (BinaryData.SequenceEqual(MyReturnedData.BinaryValue))
{
    Console.WriteLine("\t Binary Data Read and Written Perfectly");
}
else
{
    throw new Exception("Corrupted Data");
}

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports IronBarCode
Imports System
Imports System.Linq

' Create Some Binary Data - This example equally well for Byte[] and System.IO.Stream
Private BinaryData() As Byte = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/barcode/")

' WRITE QR with Binary Content
QRCodeWriter.CreateQrCode(BinaryData, 500).SaveAsImage("MyBinaryQR.png")

' READ QR with Binary Content
Dim MyReturnedData = BarcodeReader.Read("MyBinaryQR.png").First()
If BinaryData.SequenceEqual(MyReturnedData.BinaryValue) Then
	Console.WriteLine(vbTab & " Binary Data Read and Written Perfectly")
Else
	Throw New Exception("Corrupted Data")
End If

using IronBarCode;
using System;
using System.Linq;

BarcodeResults result = BarcodeReader.Read("QR.png", new BarcodeReaderOptions() { ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.QRCode });
if (result != null)
{
    Console.WriteLine(result.First().Value);
}

Imports IronBarCode
Imports System
Imports System.Linq

Private result As BarcodeResults = BarcodeReader.Read("QR.png", New BarcodeReaderOptions() With {.ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.QRCode})
If result IsNot Nothing Then
	Console.WriteLine(result.First().Value)
End If

using IronBarCode;
using System;
using System.Linq;

BarcodeReaderOptions options = new BarcodeReaderOptions
{
    Speed = ReadingSpeed.Faster,
    ExpectMultipleBarcodes = false,
    ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.All,
    Multithreaded = false,
    MaxParallelThreads = 0,
    CropArea = null,
    UseCode39ExtendedMode = false,
    RemoveFalsePositive = false,
    ImageFilters = null
};

BarcodeResults result = BarcodeReader.Read("QR.png", options);
if (result != null)
{
    Console.WriteLine(result.First().Value);
}

Imports IronBarCode
Imports System
Imports System.Linq

Private options As New BarcodeReaderOptions With {
	.Speed = ReadingSpeed.Faster,
	.ExpectMultipleBarcodes = False,
	.ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.All,
	.Multithreaded = False,
	.MaxParallelThreads = 0,
	.CropArea = Nothing,
	.UseCode39ExtendedMode = False,
	.RemoveFalsePositive = False,
	.ImageFilters = Nothing
}

Private result As BarcodeResults = BarcodeReader.Read("QR.png", options)
If result IsNot Nothing Then
	Console.WriteLine(result.First().Value)
End If

using IronBarCode;
using System;
using System.Linq;

// Convert string to binary data
byte[] binaryData = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/barcode/");

// Create QR code from binary content
QRCodeWriter.CreateQrCode(binaryData, 500).SaveAsPng("MyBinaryQR.png");

// Read and verify binary data integrity
var myReturnedData = BarcodeReader.Read("MyBinaryQR.png").First();

// Confirm data matches original
if (binaryData.SequenceEqual(myReturnedData.BinaryValue))
{
    Console.WriteLine("Binary Data Read and Written Perfectly");
}
else
{
    throw new Exception("Data integrity check failed");
}

Imports IronBarCode
Imports System
Imports System.Linq

' Convert string to binary data
Dim binaryData As Byte() = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("https://ironsoftware.com/csharp/barcode/")

' Create QR code from binary content
QRCodeWriter.CreateQrCode(binaryData, 500).SaveAsPng("MyBinaryQR.png")

' Read and verify binary data integrity
Dim myReturnedData = BarcodeReader.Read("MyBinaryQR.png").First()

' Confirm data matches original
If binaryData.SequenceEqual(myReturnedData.BinaryValue) Then
    Console.WriteLine("Binary Data Read and Written Perfectly")
Else
    Throw New Exception("Data integrity check failed")
End If

using IronBarCode;
using System;
using System.Linq;

// Read QR code with optimized settings
BarcodeResults result = BarcodeReader.Read("QR.png", new BarcodeReaderOptions() { 
    ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.QRCode 
});

// Extract and display the decoded value
if (result != null && result.Any())
{
    Console.WriteLine(result.First().Value);
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("No QR codes found in the image.");
}

Imports IronBarCode
Imports System
Imports System.Linq

' Read QR code with optimized settings
Dim result As BarcodeResults = BarcodeReader.Read("QR.png", New BarcodeReaderOptions() With {
    .ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.QRCode
})

' Extract and display the decoded value
If result IsNot Nothing AndAlso result.Any() Then
    Console.WriteLine(result.First().Value)
Else
    Console.WriteLine("No QR codes found in the image.")
End If

using IronBarCode;
using System;
using System.Linq;

// Configure advanced reading options
BarcodeReaderOptions options = new BarcodeReaderOptions
{
    Speed = ReadingSpeed.Faster,           // Optimize for speed
    ExpectMultipleBarcodes = false,        // Single QR code expected
    ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.QRCode, // QR codes only
    Multithreaded = true,                  // Enable parallel processing
    MaxParallelThreads = 4,                // Utilize multiple CPU cores
    RemoveFalsePositive = true,            // Filter out false detections
    ImageFilters = new ImageFilterCollection() // Apply preprocessing
    {
        new AdaptiveThresholdFilter(),    // Handle varying lighting
        new ContrastFilter(),              // Enhance contrast
        new SharpenFilter()                // Improve edge definition
    }
};

// Read with advanced configuration
BarcodeResults result = BarcodeReader.Read("QR.png", options);

Imports IronBarCode
Imports System
Imports System.Linq

' Configure advanced reading options
Dim options As New BarcodeReaderOptions With {
    .Speed = ReadingSpeed.Faster,           ' Optimize for speed
    .ExpectMultipleBarcodes = False,        ' Single QR code expected
    .ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.QRCode, ' QR codes only
    .Multithreaded = True,                  ' Enable parallel processing
    .MaxParallelThreads = 4,                ' Utilize multiple CPU cores
    .RemoveFalsePositive = True,            ' Filter out false detections
    .ImageFilters = New ImageFilterCollection() From { ' Apply preprocessing
        New AdaptiveThresholdFilter(),      ' Handle varying lighting
        New ContrastFilter(),               ' Enhance contrast
        New SharpenFilter()                 ' Improve edge definition
    }
}

' Read with advanced configuration
Dim result As BarcodeResults = BarcodeReader.Read("QR.png", options)