Codabar
Codabar is a linear symbology, developed in 1972 by Pitney Bowes, Inc.
It is most commonly used by libraries, blood banks, and on FedEx airbills.
A sample of this symbology
Symbology Characteristics
The following table gives an overview of the characteristics of the symbology.
Item | Details |
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Implementation Class | CodabarSymbology |
Base Class | LinearBarCodeSymbology |
Related ValidationRule Class |
CodabarValidationRule |
Encodable Characters | Number and -$:/.+ characters, along with 4 start/stop characters. |
Supports Checksum | No. This symbology is self-checking, so no checksum or check digit is required. |
Has Special Start/Stop Characters | Yes. Each encoded value must start and stop with A , B , C , or D . |
Fixed Length Requirements | No. The symbology value may be any number of characters. |
Important Members
This symbology has these important members:
Member | Description |
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AreStartStopCharactersVisible Property | Gets or sets whether the start/stop characters are visible in the displayed value. |
Background Property | Gets or sets the Brush to use for rendering the background. |
BarHeight Property | Gets or sets the desired height of the bars. |
BarWidthRatio Property | Gets or sets the width ratio of wide lines to narrow lines. |
DisplayName Property | Gets the display name of the symbology. |
DisplayValue Property | Gets or sets the value that is displayed if ValueDisplayStyle is not None . |
Foreground Property | Gets or sets the Brush to use for rendering the foreground. |
MeasureDesiredSize Method | Measures the desired size of the symbology, based on the specified available size. |
MinBarHeightWidthRatio Property | Gets or sets the minimum ratio that the height of the bar code must be in relation to its width. |
QuietZoneThickness Property | Gets or sets the Thickness of the quiet zone. |
Render Method | Renders the symbology to the specified DrawingContext . |
ToBitmap Method | Creates a BitmapSource based on the contents of the symbology. |
ValidateValue Method | Validates that the symbology can parse the specified value. |
Value Property | Gets or sets the value to encode in the bar code. |
ValueDisplayStyle Property | Gets or sets a LinearBarCodeValueDisplayStyle that indicates how the value should rendered. |
ValueIntrusionOffset Property | Gets or sets the distance that the Value text intrudes into the bar code when ValueDisplayStyle is not None . |
Sample XAML
This sample XAML code shows how to create a BarCode using this symbology.
<barCode:BarCode>
<barCode:CodabarSymbology Value="A12345678A" />
</barCode:BarCode>