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Java Barcode PDF 417 Generator

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Java PDF-417 Introduction

PDF-417 is also known as Portable Data File 417, PDF 417, PDF417 Truncated

PDF417, or Portable Data File 417, is a two-dimensional stacked barcode symbology capable of encoding over a kilobyte of data per label. It was developed by Symbol Technologies (1989-1992) and is currently maintained by ANSI / AIM USA.
Large amounts of text and data can be stored securely and inexpensively when using the PDF417 symbology. The printed symbol consists of several linear rows of stacked codewords. Each codeword represents 1 of 929 possible values from one of three different clusters. A different cluster is chosen for each row, repeating after every three rows.

Java Barcode PDF 417 Generator - How to generate barcode PDF-417 in Java Class?

The following Java code illustrates how to generate a barcode in Java class:

PDF417 barcode = new PDF417();

// set barcode properties
barcode.setCodeText("PDF417");

// draw and generate barcode to buffered image object
BufferedImage pdf417Image = barcode.drawBarCode2Image();

Java Barcode PDF 417 Generator - How to generate PDF-417 barcodes to 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 {
            PDF417 barcode = new PDF417();

            // set barcode properties
            barcode.setCodeText("PDF417");

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

            barcode.drawBarCode2Stream(servletoutputstream);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new ServletException(e);
        }
    }
}

Java Barcode PDF 417 Generator - How to create PDF-417 barcodes through HTTP Request?

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.
After Tomcat restarted, open your browser and navigate to http://your_tomcat_url:port/barcode/pdf417?code-text=PDF417
You can also insert barcodes in HTML or JSP pages.

<img src="http://your_tomcat_url:port/barcode/pdf417?code-text=PDF417">

Java Barcode PDF 417 Generator - How to draw & print barcode PDF-417 to java.awt.Image Object

The following Java source code shows how to generate a barcode in a java.awt.Image object:

private static void demoLinearBarcode() throws Exception
{
    PDF417 barcode = new PDF417();

    // set barcode properties
    barcode.setCodeText("PDF417");

    // 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 PDF-417 Properties

Class Properties	HTTP Parameters	Default	Comments
data	data	""	Barcode value to encode
uom	uom	PIXEL	Unit of meature for all size related settings. 0: pixel; 1: cm; 2: inch. Default is pixel
X	x	1	Width of barcode module (narrow bar), default is 1 pixel
barRatio	bar-ratio	3	bar height, bar width ratio
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
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.
dataMode	data-mode	1 (MODE_TEXT)	valid values: 0 (MODE_AUTO), 1 (MODE_TEXT), 2 (MODE_BYTE), 3(MODE_NUMERIC)
ecl	ecl	2 (ECL_2)	Error correction level, values are from 0 to 8, default is 2.
rowCount	row-count	3	The number of rows for PDF417. The value range is from 3 to 90. The default is 3.
columnCount	column-count	5	Number of columns. The value range is from 1 to 30. The default is 5. Increase this value, if your data size is large.
truncated	truncated	false	truncated PDF417 may be used where space considerations are a primary concern and symbol damage is unlikely.
isMacro	macro	false	Set isMacro property to true, then Macro PDF417 is enabled.
macroSegmentIndex	macro-segment-index	0	the position of current symbol in the secuence (Start with 0).
macroSegmentCount	macro-segment-count	0	the number of total symbols which make the sequence.
macroFileIndex	macro-file-index	0	be identified to the same file

Java Barcode Generator supports most common linear (1d) and matrix (2d) bar code standards, including:

2D Barcodes	Code-39 related	Code-128 related	Code-25 related	EAN/UPC related	Other Linear Barcodes
Data Matrix PDF-417 QR-Code	Code-39 Code-93	Code-128 GS1-128/UCC/EAN-128	Code 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF-14 Identcode Leitcode	EAN-8 EAN-13 ISBN ISSN UPC-A UPC-E	Codabar Code-11 POSTNET PLANET USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode (OneCode) RM4SCC MSI Plessey

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