LinearBarcode

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The LinearBarcode layout element allows adding linear barcodes to a report.

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DynamicPDF API has built-in support for the LinearBarcode layout element. A LinearBarcode layout element can be placed on a page or any report section.

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Refer to designer-usersguide-examples for a GitHub example.

Figure 1. Statically adding a LinearBarcode layout element to a DLEX document's Page.

Add a LinearBarcode layout element to a report by right-clicking anywhere in a page or report and selecting Add Linear Barcode from the context menu.

Figure 2. Adding a LinearBarcode layout element using the the Add Linear Barcode choice in the context menu.

Dynamically Adding Barcode Value

Of course, Designer's true power lies in dynamically generated reports, and barcodes are no exception. The LinearBarcode layout element allows dynamically specifying the value property as the JSON data field name surrounded by pounds, for example, #upc#.

  "Coffees": [
    {
      "ProductID": 568,
      "Type": "Arabica",
      "Variety": "Arusha",
      "Price": 7.33,
      "upc": "12345678901"
    },
      ...

Figure 3. Dynamically adding a barcode to a report's data rows.

Properties

Property	Value	Description
align	center, left, right
color	See Colors Users Guide topic.	A value indicating the text color of the LinearBarcode.
gs1DataBarType	omnidirectional, limited, expanded
linearBarcodeType	see below
showText	true, false
supplementValue	text	The supplemental value for a LinearBarcode. Only linearBarcodeType values that support a supplementalValue can be used.
textColor	See Colors Users Guide topic.	Text color of the LinearBarcode.
vAlign	bottom, center, top	The vertical alignment of the LinearBarcode.
value	text	The barcode value.
xDimension	numeric	The x dimension of the LinearBarcode.
id	text	A value indicating the programmatic identifier of the LinearBarcode.
angle	numeric	A value indicating the number of degrees to rotate the LinearBarcode.
height	numeric	A value indicating the height of the LinearBarcode.
width	numeric	A value indicating the width of the LinearBarcode.
x	numeric	A value indicating the X coordinate of the LinearBarcode.
y	numeric	A value indicating the Y coordinate of the LinearBarcode.

Supported Linear Barcodes

The following linear barcodes are supported.

• Codabar
• Code 128
• Code 2 of 5
• Code 3 of 9 & extended 3 of 9
• Code 11
• Code 93 & extended 93
• EAN/JAN 13
• EAN/JAN 13 Supplement 2
• EAN/JAN 13 Supplement 5
• EAN 14/GTIN-14
• EAN/JAN 8
• EAN/JAN 8 Supplement 2
• EAN/JAN 8 Supplement 5
• GS1 Databar (RSS)
• IATA 2 of 5
• Interleaved 2 of 5
• ISBN
• ISBN Supplement 2
• ISBN Supplement 5
• ISMN
• ISMN Supplement 2
• ISMN Supplement 5
• ISSN
• ISSN Supplement 2
• ISSN Supplement 5
• ITF 14
• MSI Barcode (Modified Plessey)
• Stacked GS1 Databar
• UPC Version A
• UPC Version A Supplement 2
• UPC Version A Supplement 5
• UPC Version E
• UPC Version E Supplement 2
• UPC Version E Supplement 5