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Java EAN-13 Barcode Generator
Java EAN-13 Barcode Generator SDK is an advanced developer-library for Java programmers. It supports EAN-14 barcode generation in Java Class, Jasper Reports, iReport and BIRT.
Java EAN-13 Barcode Introduction
EAN-13 is also known as European Article Number 13, EAN-13 Supplement 5/Five-digit Add-On, EAN-13 Supplement 2/Two-digit Add-On, EAN-13+5, EAN-13+2, EAN13, EAN13+5, EAN13+2, UPC-13, GTIN-13, GS1-13, EAN/UCC-13.
A European Article Number (EAN) is a barcoding standard which is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) system developed in North America. The EAN-13 barcode is defined by the standards organisation GS1. It is also called a Japanese Article Number (JAN) in Japan. UPC, EAN, and JAN numbers are collectively called Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN), though they can be expressed in different types of barcodes.
EAN-13 Barcode Generator for Java - How to Create EAN-13 barcode in Java Class?
The following Java code illustrates how to generate a barcode in Java class:
BarCode barcode = new BarCode(); 

// set barcode properties
barcode.setSymbologyType(BarCode.EAN13_2);
barcode.setCodeText("120000000000");
barcode.setSupplementData("22");

// draw and generate barcode to buffered image object
BufferedImage ean13Image = barcode.drawBarCode2Image();
EAN-13 Barcode Generator for Java - How to Generate EAN-13 in Java Servlet applicatons?
The following Java code illustrates how to generate a barcode in Java Servlet class:
public class BarcodeServlet extends HttpServlet { 
public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException
{
try {
BarCode barcode = new BarCode();

// set barcode properties
barcode.setSymbologyType(BarCode.EAN13);
barcode.setCodeText("120000000000");

// draw and generate barcode to response's ServletOutputStream
ServletOutputStream servletoutputstream = response.getOutputStream();

barcode.drawBarCode2Stream(servletoutputstream);

} catch (Exception e) {
throw new ServletException(e);
}
}
}
EAN-13 Barcode Generator for Java - How to Create EAN-13 Barcodes through HTTP Request?
  1. Install Java Barcode Generator Servlet application to Tomcat or JBoss, developers need copy the barcode folder to your Tomcat application folder, and restart the Tomcat.
  2. After Tomcat restarted, open your browser and navigate to
    http://your_tomcat_url:port/barcode/barCode?code-text=120000000000&symbology-type=16
  3. You can also insert barcodes in HTML or JSP pages.
    <img src="http://your_tomcat_url:port/barcode/barCode?code-text=120000000000&symbology-type=16">
EAN-13 Barcode Generator for Java - How to Draw & Print EAN-13 in java.awt.Image Object?
The following Java source code shows how to generate an EAN-13 barcode in a java.awt.Image object:
private static void demoLinearBarcode() throws Exception 
{
BarCode barcode = new BarCode();

// set barcode properties
barcode.setSymbologyType(BarCode.EAN13);
barcode.setCodeText("120000000000");

// create image object
java.awt.image.BufferedImage image = new java.awt.image.BufferedImage(300,300,java.awt.image.BufferedImage.TYPE_BYTE_INDEXED );
// get graphic context of image
java.awt.Graphics2D imgGraphics = image.createGraphics();

// draw barcode to specified location in Rectangle
barcode.paintBarCode(imgGraphics, new java.awt.Rectangle(0, 0, 300, 300));
}
Java EAN-13 Properties
EAN-13 Type Value: com.keepdynamic.barcode.generator.BarCode.EAN13 (16).

EAN-13 Supplement 2 Type Value: com.keepdynamic.barcode.generator.BarCode.EAN13_2 (17).

EAN-13 Supplement 5 Type Value: com.keepdynamic.barcode.generator.BarCode.EAN13_5 (18).

Class Properties HTTP Parameters Default Comments
symbologyType symbology-type BarCode.CODE128 (8) Barcode type
codeText code-text "" Barcode value to encode
enableChecksum enable-checksum true Checksum for barcode value
supplementData supplement-data "" Barcode supplementary value to encode. only valid for EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, ISBN, ISSN
supplementSpace supplement-space 15 Barcode supplementary space between main barcode and supplement barcode. only valid for EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, ISBN, ISSN
graphicsUnit graphics-unit BarCode.U_PIXEL (0) BarCode graphics meature for all size related settings. 0: pixel; 1: cm; 2: inch. Default is pixel
X x 2 Width of barcode module (narrow bar), default is 2 pixel
Y y 75 Barcode module height, default is 75 pixel
leftMargin left-margin 0 Barcode image left margin
rightMargin right-margin 0 Barcode image right margin
topMargin top-margin 0 Barcode image top margin
bottomMargin bottom-margin 0 Barcode image bottom margin
resolution resolution 72 Barcode image resolution in dpi
rotate rotate 0 Barcode rotate angle, valid values: 0, 90, 180, 270
displayCodeText display-code-text true If true, display barcode value text, otherwise do not display.
codeTextFont code-text-font "Arial", Font.PLAIN, 11 Barcode text font style
displayStartStopChar display-start-stop-char true For Code 39 Only. If true, display the start and stop char (*) in the begining and end of barcode value.
I i 1.0 For Code 39 Only. Width of intercharacter gap, This a multiple of X; default is 1.0
wideNarrowRatio wide-narrow-ratio 2.0 For Code 39 and ITF14 Only. Wide vs narrow bar width ratio, valid range 2.0 - 3.0 inclusive, default is 2.0
ITF14BarHori itf14-bar-hori 1.0 For ITF14 Only. The value of the horizontal bearer bar. Valid values are 0-10 which are a multiple of X.
ITF14BarVert itf14-bar-vert 1.0 For ITF14 Only. The value of the vertical bearer bar. Valid values are 0-10 which are a multiple of X.
processTilde process-tilde false Set the processTilde property to true, if you want use the tilde character "~" to specify special characters in the input data. Default is false.
~NNN: is used to represent the ASCII character with the value of NNN. NNN is from 000 - 255.
eci eci 3
fnc1Mode fnc1-mode 0 (none)
applicationIndicator ai 0

Java EAN-13 Barcode Generator Supported Types