Industrial 2 of 5

• May 22, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

Industrial 2 of 5 is a low-density numeric symbology introduced in the 1960s. It is used in photo finishing, warehouse sorting, and airline ticket numbering workflows.

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Examples

Configure Barcode Settings (Industrial2of5Options)

Use the Industrial2of5Options class to configure Industrial 2 of 5 barcode settings.

The following code snippet creates the Industrial 2 of 5 barcode and customizes its options:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Barcode;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
using System.Drawing;

var ind2of5Options = new Industrial2of5Options();
ind2of5Options.CalculateChecksum = true;
ind2of5Options.WideNarrowRatio = 3;
ind2of5Options.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
ind2of5Options.ShowText = false;
ind2of5Options.Padding = new Padding(5);
ind2of5Options.BorderWidth = 1;
ind2of5Options.BorderColor = Color.Blue;

using var ind2of5OptionsStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_industrial_2of5.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
using var ind2of5OptionsGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(ind2of5Options);
ind2of5OptionsGenerator.Export("12345670", ind2of5OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Barcode
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO

Dim ind2of5Options As New Industrial2of5Options()
ind2of5Options.CalculateChecksum = True
ind2of5Options.WideNarrowRatio = 3
ind2of5Options.BackColor = Color.LightGray
ind2of5Options.ShowText = False
ind2of5Options.Padding = New Padding(5)
ind2of5Options.BorderWidth = 1
ind2of5Options.BorderColor = Color.Blue

Using ind2of5OptionsStream As New FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_industrial_2of5.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
    Using ind2of5OptionsGenerator As New BarcodeGenerator(ind2of5Options)
        ind2of5OptionsGenerator.Export("12345670", ind2of5OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png)
    End Using
End Using

Configure Barcode Settings (Fluent API)

Use the Industrial2of5OptionsBuilder class to configure Industrial 2 of 5 barcode settings with Fluent API.

The following code snippet creates the Industrial 2 of 5 barcode and customizes its options:

C#

using DevExpress.Docs.Barcode;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
using System.Drawing;

var industrialOptions = Industrial2of5OptionsBuilder.Create()
    .WithCalculateChecksum(true)
    .WithWideNarrowRatio(3)
    .WithBackColor(Color.LightGray)
    .WithShowText(false)
    .WithPadding(5)
    .WithBorderWidth(1)
    .WithBorderColor(Color.Blue)
    .Build();

var filePath = Path.GetFullPath("2of5_barcode.png");
{
    using var stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create);
    using var generator = new BarcodeGenerator(industrialOptions);
    generator.Export("12345", stream, DXImageFormat.Png);
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Docs.Barcode
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO

Dim industrialOptions = Industrial2of5OptionsBuilder.Create() _
    .WithCalculateChecksum(True) _
    .WithWideNarrowRatio(3) _
    .WithBackColor(Color.LightGray) _
    .WithShowText(False) _
    .WithPadding(5) _
    .WithBorderWidth(1) _
    .WithBorderColor(Color.Blue) _
    .Build()

Dim filePath = Path.GetFullPath("2of5_barcode.png")

Using stream As New FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create)
    Using generator As New BarcodeGenerator(industrialOptions)
        generator.Export("12345", stream, DXImageFormat.Png)
    End Using
End Using

Symbology-Specific Options

Property	Description
CalculateChecksum	Gets or sets whether a check character should be calculated and added to the barcode data.
WideNarrowRatio	Specifies the wide bar to narrow bar ratio.