Industrial 2 of 5

• Aug 01, 2018
• 2 minutes to read

Short Description

Standard 2 of 5 is a low-density numerical bar code that was introduced in the 1960s. It has been used in the photofinishing and warehouse sorting industries, as well as to sequentially number airline tickets.

Bar Code Properties

The type of a bar code control’s Symbology property is Industrial2of5Generator.

The following properties are specific to the Industrial 2 of 5 type.

• BarCodeGeneratorBase.CalcCheckSum

  Gets or sets whether to calculate a checksum for the bar code.

• Industrial2of5Generator.WideNarrowRatio

  Gets or sets the density of a bar code’s bars.

Examples

The following code creates an Industrial 2 of 5 bar code and specifies its main properties.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-add-a-bar-code-to-a-report-e167.

Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.BarCode;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
// ...
public XRBarCode CreateIndustrial2of5BarCode(string BarCodeText) {
    // Create a bar code control.
    XRBarCode barCode = new XRBarCode();

    // Set the bar code's type to Industrial 2 of 5.
    barCode.Symbology = new Industrial2of5Generator();

    // Adjust the main properties of the bar code.
    barCode.Text = BarCodeText;
    barCode.Width = 400;
    barCode.Height = 100;

    // Adjust the properties specific to the bar code type.
    ((Industrial2of5Generator)barCode.Symbology).CalcCheckSum = false;
    ((Industrial2of5Generator)barCode.Symbology).WideNarrowRatio = 3;

    return barCode;
}

Form1.vb

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Drawing.Printing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting.BarCode
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
' ...
Public Function CreateIndustrial2of5BarCode(ByVal BarCodeText As String) As XRBarCode
    ' Create a bar code control.
    Dim barCode As New XRBarCode()

    ' Set the bar code's type to Industrial 2 of 5.
    barCode.Symbology = New Industrial2of5Generator()

    ' Adjust the main properties of the bar code.
    barCode.Text = BarCodeText
    barCode.Width = 400
    barCode.Height = 100

    ' Adjust the properties specific to the bar code type.
    CType(barCode.Symbology, Industrial2of5Generator).CalcCheckSum = False
    CType(barCode.Symbology, Industrial2of5Generator).WideNarrowRatio = 3

    Return barCode
End Function

To add the XRBarCode to a report band, handle the report’s XRControl.BeforePrint event.

C#

using System.Drawing.Printing;
// ...

private void XtraReport1_BeforePrint(object sender, PrintEventArgs e) {
    this.Detail.Controls.Add(CreateIndustrial2of5BarCode("012345678"));
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Drawing.Printing
' ...

Private Sub XtraReport1_BeforePrint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As PrintEventArgs)
    Me.Detail.Controls.Add(CreateIndustrial2of5BarCode("012345678"))
End Sub