com.lowagie.text.pdf
Class BarcodeEAN

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.lowagie.text.pdf.Barcode
      extended by com.lowagie.text.pdf.BarcodeEAN

public class BarcodeEAN
extends Barcode

Generates barcodes in several formats: EAN13, EAN8, UPCA, UPCE, supplemental 2 and 5. The default parameters are:

x = 0.8f;
font = BaseFont.createFont("Helvetica", "winansi", false);
size = 8;
baseline = size;
barHeight = size * 3;
guardBars = true;
codeType = EAN13;
code = "";
 

Author:
Paulo Soares (psoares@consiste.pt)

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class com.lowagie.text.pdf.Barcode
altText, barHeight, baseline, checksumText, CODABAR, code, CODE128, CODE128_RAW, CODE128_UCC, codeType, EAN13, EAN8, extended, font, generateChecksum, guardBars, inkSpreading, n, PLANET, POSTNET, size, startStopText, SUPP2, SUPP5, textAlignment, UPCA, UPCE, x
 
Constructor Summary
BarcodeEAN()
          Creates new BarcodeEAN
 
Method Summary
static int calculateEANParity(java.lang.String code)
          Calculates the EAN parity character.
static java.lang.String convertUPCAtoUPCE(java.lang.String text)
          Converts an UPCA code into an UPCE code.
 java.awt.Image createAwtImage(java.awt.Color foreground, java.awt.Color background)
          Creates a java.awt.Image.
 Rectangle getBarcodeSize()
          Gets the maximum area that the barcode and the text, if any, will occupy.
static byte[] getBarsEAN13(java.lang.String _code)
          Creates the bars for the barcode EAN13 and UPCA.
static byte[] getBarsEAN8(java.lang.String _code)
          Creates the bars for the barcode EAN8.
static byte[] getBarsSupplemental2(java.lang.String _code)
          Creates the bars for the barcode supplemental 2.
static byte[] getBarsSupplemental5(java.lang.String _code)
          Creates the bars for the barcode supplemental 5.
static byte[] getBarsUPCE(java.lang.String _code)
          Creates the bars for the barcode UPCE.
 Rectangle placeBarcode(PdfContentByte cb, java.awt.Color barColor, java.awt.Color textColor)
          Places the barcode in a PdfContentByte.
 
Methods inherited from class com.lowagie.text.pdf.Barcode
createImageWithBarcode, createTemplateWithBarcode, getAltText, getBarHeight, getBaseline, getCode, getCodeType, getFont, getInkSpreading, getN, getSize, getTextAlignment, getX, isChecksumText, isExtended, isGenerateChecksum, isGuardBars, isStartStopText, setAltText, setBarHeight, setBaseline, setChecksumText, setCode, setCodeType, setExtended, setFont, setGenerateChecksum, setGuardBars, setInkSpreading, setN, setSize, setStartStopText, setTextAlignment, setX
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

BarcodeEAN

public BarcodeEAN()
Creates new BarcodeEAN

Method Detail

calculateEANParity

public static int calculateEANParity(java.lang.String code)
Calculates the EAN parity character.

Parameters:
code - the code
Returns:
the parity character

convertUPCAtoUPCE

public static java.lang.String convertUPCAtoUPCE(java.lang.String text)
Converts an UPCA code into an UPCE code. If the code can not be converted a null is returned.

Parameters:
text - the code to convert. It must have 12 numeric characters
Returns:
the 8 converted digits or null if the code could not be converted

getBarsEAN13

public static byte[] getBarsEAN13(java.lang.String _code)
Creates the bars for the barcode EAN13 and UPCA.

Parameters:
_code - the text with 13 digits
Returns:
the barcode

getBarsEAN8

public static byte[] getBarsEAN8(java.lang.String _code)
Creates the bars for the barcode EAN8.

Parameters:
_code - the text with 8 digits
Returns:
the barcode

getBarsUPCE

public static byte[] getBarsUPCE(java.lang.String _code)
Creates the bars for the barcode UPCE.

Parameters:
_code - the text with 8 digits
Returns:
the barcode

getBarsSupplemental2

public static byte[] getBarsSupplemental2(java.lang.String _code)
Creates the bars for the barcode supplemental 2.

Parameters:
_code - the text with 2 digits
Returns:
the barcode

getBarsSupplemental5

public static byte[] getBarsSupplemental5(java.lang.String _code)
Creates the bars for the barcode supplemental 5.

Parameters:
_code - the text with 5 digits
Returns:
the barcode

getBarcodeSize

public Rectangle getBarcodeSize()
Gets the maximum area that the barcode and the text, if any, will occupy. The lower left corner is always (0, 0).

Specified by:
getBarcodeSize in class Barcode
Returns:
the size the barcode occupies.

placeBarcode

public Rectangle placeBarcode(PdfContentByte cb,
                              java.awt.Color barColor,
                              java.awt.Color textColor)
Places the barcode in a PdfContentByte. The barcode is always placed at coordinates (0, 0). Use the translation matrix to move it elsewhere.

The bars and text are written in the following colors:

barColor

textColor

Result

null

null

bars and text painted with current fill color

barColor

null

bars and text painted with barColor

null

textColor

bars painted with current color
text painted with textColor

barColor

textColor

bars painted with barColor
text painted with textColor

Specified by:
placeBarcode in class Barcode
Parameters:
cb - the PdfContentByte where the barcode will be placed
barColor - the color of the bars. It can be null
textColor - the color of the text. It can be null
Returns:
the dimensions the barcode occupies

createAwtImage

public java.awt.Image createAwtImage(java.awt.Color foreground,
                                     java.awt.Color background)
Creates a java.awt.Image. This image only contains the bars without any text.

Specified by:
createAwtImage in class Barcode
Parameters:
foreground - the color of the bars
background - the color of the background
Returns:
the image


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