C#. ITF-14 Generator Size Setting Tutorial

sample source code to generate linear ITF-14 images and adjust barcode size in C# .NET

• Create, draw & render ITF-14 barcodes in Visual C#.NET development environments
• Completely written in C#.NET for .NET 2.0/3.0/4.0
• Simple to change the proportion of narrow bar and wide bar in ITF-14 barcodes
• Rich customizable size, color, format, image properties provided for ITF-14 barcodes
• Easy to control bearer bar around the ITF-14 symbol
• Compatible with the latest ITF-14 barcodes specification in GS1 system
• Easy to enable or disable ITF-14 check digit and human-readable characters
• Mature, easy-to-use ITF-14 barcode component used world-widely
• Tutorial for ITF-14 Image Setting in Visual C#.NET
• Tutorial for ITF-14 Data Encoding in Visual C#.NET

ITF-14, also known as UPC Shipping Container Symbol ITF-14, ITF14, is numeric-only linear barcode generated according to GS1 standard.

ITF-14 Image Width Related Settings

W: the barcode width of ITF-14. Please see BarCodeWidth.

X: the width of a module bar. Please see X.

Q: the width of the quiet zone. Please see Left & Right Margin.

H: the barcode height of ITF-14. Please see BarCodeHeight.

Y: the height of a module bar. Please see Y.

N: the wide bar to narrow bar ratio; from 2.0 to 3.0, inclusive. Please see N.

Top & Bottom Margin: the height of the top & bottom margin. Please see Top & Bottom Margin.

Text Margin: the space between image bar and text. Please see TextMargin.

Text Font: the font style of human-readable text. Please see TextFont

 

C# ITF-14 barcode provides a set of barcode size settings to specify you ITF-14 barcodes. Please download C# barcode component and install, copy those following code to your Visual Studio:

Linear barcode = new Linear();

barcode.Type = BarcodeType.ITF14;

barcode.Data = "0123456789012";

UOM

UOM is short for Unit of Measure, which is the unit of measure for all size related settings in the library. C# ITF-14 barcode provides 3 options: Pixel, Cm, and Inch. The default is Pixel.

barcode.UOM = UnitOfMeasure.PIXEL;

N

N is the proportion of wide bar and the narrow. It ranges from 2.0 to 3.0. The default is 2.0f (float).

barcode.N = 2.5f;

Barcode Width & Height

BarcodeWidth is the ITF-14 barcode image width. The default in C# ITF-14 barcode is 0 (float).

BarcodeHeight is the ITF-14 barcode image height. The default in C# ITF-14 barcode is 0 (float).

barcode.BarcodeWidth = 0;

barcode.BarcodeHeight = 0;

Barcode Margin

BarcodeMargin is the white zone around the ITF-14 symbol. C# ITF-14 barcode provides 4 options: Left Margin, Right Margin, Top Margin and Bottom Margin. The default of these four margins are 0 (float).

barcode.TopMargin = 3;

barcode.BottomMargin = 3;

barcode.LeftMargin = 1;

barcode.RightMargin = 1;

X & Y

X is the width of barcode bar module (narrow bar). The default in C# ITF-14 barcode is 1 (float).

Y is the height of barcode bar module. The default in C# ITF-14 barcode is 60 (float).

barcode.X = 2;

barcode.Y = 80;

Text Margin & Font

TextMargin is the space between barcode and barcode data text. The default in C# ITF-14 barcode is 6 (float).

TextFont is the font style of human-readable text. The default in C# ITF-14 barcode is new Font ("Arial", 9f, FontStyle.Regular).

barcode.TextMargin = 9;

barcode.TextFont = new Font("Arial", 20f, FontStyle.Regular);