Programming with LEADTOOLS Barcode

LEADTOOLS supports reading and writing barcodes, finding duplicate barcodes, and obtaining barcode information read into barcode objects for major barcode types, including:

To add barcode functionality to your applications, you must first unlock the appropriate barcode module.

An object is created using the LBarCode::LBarCode() constructor. Once created, the LBarCode object must be associated with a valid bitmap in order to read or write barcodes. A bitmap may be associated with an LBarCode object using the LBarCode::SetBitmap function. A bitmap can also be associated with an LBarCode object if the barcode object was created using the (pLBitmap) constructor. To determine whether a barcode object is associated with a bitmap, and therefore valid, call .

Once an LBarCode object is valid, barcodes can be read or written. Before reading barcodes, the barcode read options must be set. These barcode read options determine the type of barcodes to read and the behavior of the search process. To determine the current barcode read options, call LBarCode::GetReadOptions. For more information on the barcode read options, refer to the BARCODEREADOPT structure. After the read options have been set, barcode data can be read using LBarCode::Read. This function allocates memory for a barcode data array that will contain the barcode data that is read. This barcode data can be accessed using the LBarCode::GetBarCodeDataItem function.

You can read/write barcodes by specifying a color for bars and space. Also, you can write transparent barcodes, but the transparent feature isn't recommended.

LEADTOOLS provides a number of functions to let you work with duplicated barcodes. They let you:

Once the barcode data has been read, the LBarCode::IsDuplicated function can be used to determine whether a specific barcode in the array is duplicated within the array. If LBarCode::IsDuplicated returns TRUE, the specified barcode is duplicated within the array. The number of duplicates within the array can be found by calling LBarCode::GetDuplicatedCount. The index(es) of the duplicated barcodes can be found using the LBarCode::GetFirstDuplicated and LBarCode::GetNextDuplicated functions.

To write barcodes, a barcode object must be created and associated with a bitmap, as described above, before calling LBarCode::Write. To write linear, Data matrix, QR or PDF barcode symbols, use the LBarCode::Write function.

To get barcode version information, call LBarCode::BarVersionInfo.

When the barcode data is no longer needed, the memory allocated for it can be freed by calling LBarCode::Free. This function is also called by LBarCode::~LBarCode when the LBarCode class object is destroyed, or when a subsequent call to LBarCode::Read is made.

LEADTOOLS Barcode Modules support reading and writing all barcode types to or from all image file types currently supported by LEADTOOLS.

For a table containing information useful when writing 1D barcode data, refer to

http://www.leadtools.com/SDK/Document/Document-Addon-Barcodelinear1D-chart.htm.

For a table containing information useful when writing PDF barcode data, refer to

http://www.leadtools.com/SDK/Document/Document-Addon-Barcodepdf-chart.htm.

For a table containing information useful when writing QR barcode data, refer to

http://www.leadtools.com/SDK/Document/Document-Addon-Barcodeqr-chart.htm.

For a full list of supported file formats, refer to:

 Summary of All Supported Image File Formats  .

For more information, refer to:

Using the Barcode Demos

Tutorials

Demo Programs

Sample Programs

LEADTOOLS Barcode Support Forum