Summary of Properties

The properties that can be set to generate an image

BackColor      the colour behind the bars*

BarReduce     specifies the percentage reduction in bar thickness (useful for allowing for ink spread in wet-ink printing processes.

BorderSize     specifies the thickness of any border around the image (in points)

CodeType      specifies the barcode type required

Columns        specifies the number of element or codeword columns in the symbol (depending on the barcode type)

Data             specifies the characters that make up the code

ForeColor      the colour of the bars and any text under the bars

ImageHeight   required target height of barcode image (in units determined by the setting of Units)

ImageWidth   required target width of barcode image (in units determined by the setting of Units)

Orientation     specifies the orientation of the barcode image

PictureHeight  the height of barcode picture generated (in Pixels) (Windows only)

PictureWidth   the width of barcode picture generated (in Pixels) (Windows only)

Units   specifies the units of ImageHeight, ImageWidth and BorderSize parameters; default is mm (millimeter), also allowed are cm (centimeter) and in (inch)

Xunit            specifies the thickness of each barcode element in Mils (1/1000 inch)

Ysize             specifies the height of bar elements as multiple of the Xunit value.

Many of these properties have default values (see the reference section), so do not require changing if you can use the default values. The properties that must be set to obtain a barcode are

CodeType      specifies the barcode type required

Data             specifies the characters that make up the code

 

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