UPC Supplemental 2

• May 22, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

UPC Supplemental 2 adds a 2-digit issue code to a main UPC barcode. The supplement keeps the primary product code constant while tracking periodical issues.

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Examples

Configure Barcode Settings (UPCSupplemental2Options)

Use the UPCSupplemental2Options class to configure UPC Supplemental 2 barcode settings.

The following code snippet creates a Universal Product Code (UPC) Supplemental 2-Digit barcode and specifies its settings:

C#

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

var upcSup2Options = new UPCSupplemental2Options();
upcSup2Options.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
upcSup2Options.ShowText = false;
upcSup2Options.Padding = new Padding(5);
upcSup2Options.BorderWidth = 1;
upcSup2Options.BorderColor = Color.Blue;

using var upcSup2OptionsStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_upc_supplemental2.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
using var upcSup2OptionsGenerator = new BarcodeGenerator(upcSup2Options);
upcSup2OptionsGenerator.Export("4210000526", upcSup2OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

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

Dim upcSup2Options As New UPCSupplemental2Options()
upcSup2Options.BackColor = Color.LightGray
upcSup2Options.ShowText = False
upcSup2Options.Padding = New Padding(5)
upcSup2Options.BorderWidth = 1
upcSup2Options.BorderColor = Color.Blue

Using upcSup2OptionsStream As New FileStream(Path.Combine(outDir, "barcode_symbology_upc_supplemental2.png"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
    Using upcSup2OptionsGenerator As New BarcodeGenerator(upcSup2Options)
        upcSup2OptionsGenerator.Export("4210000526", upcSup2OptionsStream, DXImageFormat.Png)
    End Using
End Using

Configure Barcode Settings (Fluent API)

Use the UPCSupplemental2OptionsBuilder class to configure UPC Supplemental 2 barcode settings with Fluent API.

The following code snippet creates a Universal Product Code (UPC) Supplemental 2-Digit barcode and specifies its settings:

C#

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

var upcs2code = UPCSupplemental2OptionsBuilder.Create()
    .WithBackColor(Color.LightGray)
    .WithShowText(false)
    .WithPadding(5)
    .WithBorderWidth(1)
    .WithBorderColor(Color.Blue)
    .Build();

var filePath = Path.GetFullPath("upcs2_code.png");

using var stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create);
using var generator = new BarcodeGenerator(upcs2code);
generator.Export("4210000526", stream, DXImageFormat.Png);

VB.NET

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

Dim upcs2code = UPCSupplemental2OptionsBuilder.Create() _
    .WithBackColor(Color.LightGray) _
    .WithShowText(False) _
    .WithPadding(5) _
    .WithBorderWidth(1) _
    .WithBorderColor(Color.Blue) _
    .Build()

Dim filePath = Path.GetFullPath("upcs2_code.png")

Using stream As New FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create)
    Using generator As New BarcodeGenerator(upcs2code)
        generator.Export("4210000526", stream, DXImageFormat.Png)
    End Using
End Using

Symbology-Specific Options

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