Java Barcode Font Encoder Class Library

The Java Barcode Font Encoder Class Library is used to format linear barcode fonts before printing. This product is royalty-free with the purchase of a license to one of IDAutomation's Barcode Fonts. The library also includes source code (for some methods) that may be used to generate barcodes with barcode fonts from a java application.

When IDAutomation's self-checking barcode fonts are used, this library or implementation of the source code is not usually necessary. However, it is not necessary to use a font encoder when using the Java Barcode Package, which generates images without fonts.

Implementation Tutorial

The library and source code are royalty-free, provided it is only used with one of IDAutomation's licensed barcode fonts. It supports the following barcode fonts with the methods listed:

Additional methods for 2D symbologies are supported by libraries provided in their respective packages:

• Aztec
• Data Matrix
• PDF417
• QR-Code

To use the methods exposed in the class library, perform the following:

1. Create a directory named com\idautomation from the root of the classpath. For example, if the classpath is C:\classpath, the directory would be C:\classpath\com\idautomation .
2. Add the LinearFontEncoder.class file to the com\idautomation directory.
3. Use methods of the class to format data to the appropriate barcode font.

Property Descriptions:

• ApplyTilde - If the ApplyTilde option is set to True, characters following the tilde may be used to perform additional calculations or encode ASCII characters directly.
• DataToEncode - this string value represents the data being encoded.
• N_Dimension - determines the width of the wide bars, which is a multiple of the X dimension. Valid values are 2, 2.5 and 3. The default is 2. The X dimension is determined by the font point size.
• IncludeCheckDigit - a Boolean value that determines whether a check digit should be automatically calculated and included for the DataToEncode.

Java Source Code Examples:

import com.idautomation.*; 
public class Code128TestApp 
{ 
 public static void main(String [ ] args) 
 { 
 LinearFontEncoder FontEncoder = new LinearFontEncoder(); 
  String DataToEncode = "123456789012"; 
 System.out.println(FontEncoder.Code128b(DataToEncode));
 }
}
import com.idautomation.*;
public class DataBarTestApp
{
 public static void main(String [ ] args)
 {
 DataBar DBFontEncoder = new DataBar();
 String DataToEncode = "20012345678909"; 
 System.out.println(DBFontEncoder.IDAutomation_DataBar_
 DataBarStackedOmniDirectional(DataToEncode));
 } 
}

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