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Java UPC-A Generator

Java UPC-A Generation package to generate UPC-A linear barcodes in Java applications.

  • Easy encapsulation, integration and customization are supported with JavaBean obeying a particular convention under a developmental environment.

  • Easy integration into your Java IDEs.

  • Generate, create UPC-A in Java class, Java bean, Servlet, EJB.

  • Java UPC-A can be easily generated on any operating system with a JVM.

  • The foreground color, the background color and the image format (png, png, gif, bmp) can be changed under image and color setting options.

  • Java UPC-A generator is compatible with JDK 1.4.0 or greater.

Java UPC-A Generator - Overview

Java UPC-A generator is a mature and reliable Java barcode generation component for creating UPC-A barcodes in Java, Jasper Reports, iReport, and Eclipse BIRT projects. High-quality UPC-A barcode images can be drawn and printed into GIF, BMP, PNG, JPEG/JPG & TIFF formats with Java UPC-A barcode generator. Rich barcode options are provided to customize UPC-A barcode properties in accordance with your needs.


UPC-A information:


UPC-A: a numeric only linear barcode symbology, which is commonly used in retail in US.

Available encoding data:
numeric digits (0through 9)

11digits data length

The structure of a UPC-A:

1. Number System
2. Mfg Code
3. Product Code
4. Check Digit


Java UPC-A Installation & Implementation to generate UPC-A

1. Generate UPC-A in Java class with the changing of barcode properties.

// Create Java UPCA object
UPCA barcode = new UPCA();

// Set UPCA data text to encode. It must be 11 digits, without the first number system and the last checksum digit.
barcode.setData("12345678900");

// Generate UPCA barcode & print into Graphics2D object
//barcode.drawBarcode("Java Graphics2D object");

// Generate UPCA barcode & encode into GIF format
barcode.drawBarcode("C://barcode-upca.gif");

// Generate UPCA barcode & encode into JPEG format
barcode.drawBarcode("C://barcode-upca.jpg");

2. Generate & encode UPC-A to EPS with changing the values concerned..

// UPCA Java UPCA object
UPCA barcode = new UPCA();

// Set UPCA data text to encode. It must be 11 digits, without the first number system and the last checksum digit.
barcode.setData("12345678912");

// Generate UPCA barcode & encode into EPS
barcode.drawBarcode2EPS("C://barcode-upca.eps"); .

3. Generate & encode UPC-A in html or jsp pages.

1. Copy barcode folder and its contents from demo package to Apache Tomcat.

2. Start Apache Tomcat, go to http://YourDomain:Port/barcode/barcode?DATA=12345678900&TYPE=UPCA

3. Insert an image tag (img) into your page. For example,

<imgsrc="http://YourDomain:Port/barcode/barcode?DATA=12345678900&TYPE=UPCA" />

4. Two ways to set the width and height of generated barcode UPC-A image.

1. Set the values of the barcodeWidth and barcodeHeight properties.
or
2. Set X (bar module width) and Y (bar module height) values

UPC-A Property Settings in UPC-A Java Barcode Generator

UPC-A Basic Settings

Properties Value
Comments
Property URL Options Default
data DATA (Data to encode in the Codabar) ""

UPC-A value to encode

UPC-A Character Set:
  • Digits:0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9;

addCheckSum ADD-CHECK-SUM (Data to encode in the Codabar) false

addCheckSum property is not applied here.Java Barcode will always add a check character in the last digit (modulo 10).

UPC-A Special Settings

Properties Value
Comments
Property URL Options Default
supData
NSUP-DATA
String
"" Set the supplement data to encode. Valid values are 2 or 5 digits
supHeight
SUP-HEIGHT
float
0.8of A multiplicator of the height of the bar module; The default is 0.8 (80% of Y - bar module height).
supSpace
SUP-SPACE
float
15 The separation between the barcode and the supplement. Default is 15 pixel.

UPC-A Text Settings

Properties Value
Comments
Property URL Options Default
showText

SHOW-TEXT
true or false
true


Show text underneath the barcode

textColor

TEXT-COLOR
Color
black

Color of the shown text

textFont
TEXT-FONT
Font
new Font("Arial",Font.PLAIN,11

The font, font style and font size of the text

textMargin
TEXT-MARGIN
float
6

The space between the text and the barcode symbol

UPC-A Size Settings

Properties Value
Comments
Property URL Options Default
rotate

ROTATE
Degree0, 90, 180, 270
0 (Barcode.ROTATE)

Rotate the Angle of the Codabar images

autoResize

AUTO-RESIZE
true or false
false

Auto resize the generated barcode image

barcodeHeight
BARCODE-HEIGHT
float
0

Barcode image Height

barcodeWidth
BARCODE-WIDTH
float
0

Barcode image Width

bottomMargin
BOTTOM-MARGIN
float
0

Barcode image bottom margin size
leftMargin LEFT-MARGINE float 0


Barcode image left margin size

rightMargin RIGHT-MARGIN float 0

Barcode image right margin size.

topMargin TOP-MARGIN float 0


Barcode image Top margin size
barAlignment BARALIGMENT int 1(center)


Barcode horizontal alignment inside the image. 0: left, 1: center, 2: right.
uom
UOM
Pixel, Cm, or Inch
0(Pixel)

Unit of Measure for all numeric properties.Valid values: 0: pixel; 1: inch; 2: cm.
X X float 1

Width of barcode bar module (narrow bar), default is 1 pixel

Y Y float 30

Height of barcode bar module, default is 30 pixel

UPC-A Color Settings

Properties Value
Comments
Property URL Options Default
backColor
BACK
-COLOR
Color
white

Barcode image background color

foreColor
FORE
-COLOR
Color
black
Barcode image foreground color

UPC-A Image Settings

Properties Value
Comments
Property URL Options Default
resolution
RESOLUTION
int
72

Resolution of Codabar Image, Dots Per Inch

Method

// generate barcode and output to OutputStream object
public boolean drawBarcode(OutputStream outputStream) throws Exception

// generate barcode into a new BufferedImage object
public BufferedImage drawBarcode() throws Exception

/*
Use this method to generate barcode, and save into gif or jpeg files
1. to save into gif file, filename ends with ".gif", like "c:\\barcode.gif"
2. to save into jpeg file, filename ends with ".jpg", like "c:\\barcode.jpg"
*/

public byte[] drawBarcodeToBytes() throws Exception

public boolean drawBarcode(String imageFile) throws Exception

// Generate barcode and save into EPS file, the filename must ends with ".eps"
public void drawBarcode2EPS(String filename) throws Exception

// Generate barcode on Graphics2D object within certain area
public void drawBarcode(Graphics2D g, Rectangle2D rectangle) throws Exception