UPC Shipping Container Symbol (ITF-14)

• Jan 12, 2021
• 2 minutes to read

The UPC Shipping Container Symbol (ITF-14) barcode is used to mark packaging materials that contain products labeled with a UPC or EAN product identification number.

Refer to the following article for more information: ITF-14.

Add the Bar Code to a Report

1. Drag the XRBarCode item from the DX.20.2: Report Controls tab and drop it onto the report.

   

2. Set the XRBarCode control’s Symbology property to ITF14 (an object of the ITF14Generator type).

   

3. Specify common barcode properties and properties specific to ITF-14 .

Specific Properties

• WideNarrowRatio

  Gets or sets the density of bars.

• CalcCheckSum

  Specifies whether to calculate a checksum for the barcode.

Runtime Example

The following code creates the UPC Shipping Container Symbol (ITF-14) barcode and specifies its properties.

Note

The complete sample project is available in the following repository: https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/Reporting_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 CreateITF14BarCode(string BarCodeText) {
    // Create a bar code control.
    XRBarCode barCode = new XRBarCode();

    // Set the barcode's type to ITF-14.  
    barCode.Symbology = new ITF14Generator();

    // Adjust the bar code's main properties.
    barCode.Text = BarCodeText;
    barCode.Width = 350;
    barCode.Height = 100;

    // Adjust the properties specific to the bar code type.
    ((ITF14Generator)barCode.Symbology).CalcCheckSum = false;
    ((ITF14Generator)barCode.Symbology).WideNarrowRatio = 2.5f;

    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 CreateITF14BarCode(ByVal BarCodeText As String) As XRBarCode
    ' Create a bar code control.
    Dim barCode As New XRBarCode()

    ' Set the barcode's type to ITF-14.  
    barCode.Symbology = New ITF14Generator()

    ' Adjust the bar code's main properties.
    barCode.Text = BarCodeText
    barCode.Width = 350
    barCode.Height = 100

    ' Adjust the properties specific to the bar code type.
    CType(barCode.Symbology, ITF14Generator).CalcCheckSum = False
    CType(barCode.Symbology, ITF14Generator).WideNarrowRatio = 2.5F

    Return barCode
End Function

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

C#

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

private void XtraReport1_BeforePrint(object sender, PrintEventArgs e) {
    this.Detail.Controls.Add(CreateITF14BarCode("012345678"));
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Drawing.Printing
' ...

Private Sub XtraReport1_BeforePrint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As PrintEventArgs)
    Me.Detail.Controls.Add(CreateITF14BarCode("012345678"))
End Sub