BarCode Image Generator in Java

Question

How can I create a barcode image in Java? I need something that will allow me to enter a number and produce the corresponding barcode image. Is there a free library available for this type of task?

Answer 1

iText is a great Java PDF library. They also have an API for creating barcodes. You don't need to be creating a PDF to use it.

This page has the details on creating barcodes. Here is an example from that site:

BarcodeEAN codeEAN = new BarcodeEAN();
codeEAN.setCodeType(codeEAN.EAN13);
codeEAN.setCode("9780201615883");
Image imageEAN = codeEAN.createImageWithBarcode(cb, null, null);

The biggest thing you will need to determine is what type of barcode you need. There are many different barcode formats and iText does support a lot of them. You will need to know what format you need before you can determine if this API will work for you.

Answer 2

There is a free library called barcode4j

Answer 3

There is also this free API that you can use to make free barcodes in java.

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Answer 4

ZXing is a free open source Java library to read and generate barcode images. You need to get the source code and build the jars yourself. Here's a simple tutorial that I wrote for building with ZXing jars and writing your first program with ZXing.

[http://www.vineetmanohar.com/2010/09/java-barcode-api/]