QRCodeGenerator.CompactionMode Property

Gets or sets whether numeric, alpha-numeric or byte information should be used as the bar code’s data.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting.BarCode

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v19.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(QRCodeCompactionMode.AlphaNumeric)]
public QRCodeCompactionMode CompactionMode { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(QRCodeCompactionMode.AlphaNumeric)>
Public Property CompactionMode As QRCodeCompactionMode

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
QRCodeCompactionMode	**AlphaNumeric**	A QRCodeCompactionMode enumeration value.

Available values:

Name	Description
Numeric	Numeric data is encoded. Max. 7,089 characters.
AlphaNumeric	A combination of alphabetic and numeric characters is encoded. Max. 4,296 characters.
Byte	Binary data is encoded. Max. 2,953 bytes.

Remarks

The bar code encodes the value of the XRBarCode.Text and XRBarCode.BinaryData properties.

If the XRBarCode.Text property is not defined, the bar code encodes the XRBarCode.BinaryData property value.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

Reporting_how-to-add-a-bar-code-to-a-report-e167/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.cs#L512

// Adjust the properties specific to the bar code type.
((QRCodeGenerator)barCode.Symbology).CompactionMode = QRCodeCompactionMode.AlphaNumeric;
((QRCodeGenerator)barCode.Symbology).ErrorCorrectionLevel = QRCodeErrorCorrectionLevel.H;

VB.NET

Reporting_how-to-add-a-bar-code-to-a-report-e167/VB/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.vb#L538

' Adjust the properties specific to the bar code type.
CType(barCode.Symbology, QRCodeGenerator).CompactionMode = QRCodeCompactionMode.AlphaNumeric
CType(barCode.Symbology, QRCodeGenerator).ErrorCorrectionLevel = QRCodeErrorCorrectionLevel.H