Mode

Type: SHORT

Default:        0

Allowed range:         Varies with barcode type

Note that setting this property to a value other than 0 causes the control to create a barcode that starts in a mode other than automatic.

The allowed values are shown in the tables below.

 

Code 16k (see 2D Barcodes Help for details)

Mode value

Start mode

0

Automatic

1

Mode 0

2

Mode 1

3

Mode 2

4

Mode 3

5

Mode 4

6

Mode 5

7

Mode 6

 

Code 49 – Always automatic mode, Mode=0.

Codablock F – Always automatic mode, Mode=0.

 

For Aztec

Mode value

Aztec mode

0

Normal

1

Compact

2

Full range

3

Rune

 

For DataMatrix

Mode value

DataMatrix type

0

Square

1

Rectangular

 

 

For PDF417

Mode value

PDF417 Mode

0

Exc - Alpha

1

Exc – Lower case

2

Exc – Mixed

3

Exc - Punctuation

4

Binary/ASCII plus

5

Numeric

 

For MaxiCode

Mode Value

MaxiCode Mode

0

obsolete, not supported

1

obsolete, not supported

2

Mode 2 (Structured Carrier Message – Numeric Postal Code)

3

Mode 3 (Structured Carrier Message – Alphanumeric Postal Code)

4

Mode 4 – Standard Symbol (SEC)

5

Mode 5 – Full EEC Symbol

6

Mode 6 – Reader Program (SEC)

 

MicroPDF417

Mode value

Mode type

0

Text compaction

1

Byte compaction

2

Numeric compaction

 

For Databar (formerly RSS)

Mode value

Databar version

0

Databar Omnidirectional

1

Databar Truncated

2

Databar Limited

3

Databar Stacked

4

Databar Stacked Omnidirectional

5

Databar Expanded

6

Databar Expanded Stacked

 

QR Code & Micro QR Code (Kanji mode is not supported at this time)

Mode value

Mode type

0

Numeric

1

Alphanumeric

2

Byte

3

Kanji

 

 

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