BarCode.ExportToPdf(String) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

Using file paths sourced from untrusted input may expose unauthorized files or allow unintended file access. Always validate and normalize all external paths to prevent path manipulation.

Exports the bar code image to the specified file path in PDF format.

Namespace: DevExpress.BarCodes

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

Declaration

C#

public void ExportToPdf(
    string fileName
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ExportToPdf(
    fileName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	The file name (including the full path) for the created PDF file.

Remarks

The following code snippet exports the barcode as a PDF file with the specified settings:

C#

BarCode barCode = new BarCode();
barCode.Symbology = Symbology.QRCode;
barCode.RotationAngle = 0;
barCode.CodeBinaryData = Encoding.Default.GetBytes("https://www.devexpress.com/");
barCode.Options.QRCode.CompactionMode = QRCodeCompactionMode.Byte;
barCode.Options.QRCode.ErrorLevel = QRCodeErrorLevel.Q;
barCode.Options.QRCode.ShowCodeText = true;
barCode.DpiX = 72;
barCode.DpiY = 72;
barCode.Module = 2f;
using (FileStream pdfFileStream = new FileStream("Exported_Barcode.pdf", FileMode.Create))
{
    barCode.ExportToPdf(pdfFileStream);
}

VB.NET

Dim barCode As New BarCode()
barCode.Symbology = Symbology.QRCode
barCode.RotationAngle = 0
barCode.CodeBinaryData = Encoding.Default.GetBytes("https://www.devexpress.com/")
barCode.Options.QRCode.CompactionMode = QRCodeCompactionMode.Byte
barCode.Options.QRCode.ErrorLevel = QRCodeErrorLevel.Q
barCode.Options.QRCode.ShowCodeText = True
barCode.DpiX = 72
barCode.DpiY = 72
barCode.Module = 2.0F

Using pdfFileStream As New FileStream("Exported_Barcode.pdf", FileMode.Create)
    barCode.ExportToPdf(pdfFileStream)
End Using

To print the bar code, use the BarCode.Print or the BarCode.ShowPrintPreview method.