ByteScout BarCode Generator SDK – C# – Set Custom Barcode Caption

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ByteScout BarCode Generator SDK – C# – Set Custom Barcode Caption

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How to set custom barcode caption in C# and ByteScout Barcode SDK

How to code in C# to set custom barcode caption with this step-by-step tutorial

These source code samples are listed and grouped by their programming language and functions they use. What is ByteScout Barcode SDK? It is the robost SDK that generates high quality barcode images and pdf. Can generate all popular types of barcodes from QR Code, Code 39, Code 128, UPC, GS1, GS-128, PDF417, Datamatrix to more exotic barcode types. Fully customizable fonts, colors, print sizes. Includes special functions to ensure output quality, and tools for adding barcodes to new or existing pdf files and images. It can help you to set custom barcode caption in your C# application.

You will save a lot of time on writing and testing code as you may just take the C# code from ByteScout Barcode SDK for set custom barcode caption below and use it in your application. Follow the instructions from the scratch to work and copy the C# code. This basic programming language sample code for C# will do the whole work for you to set custom barcode caption.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;

using Bytescout.BarCode;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create new barcode
            Barcode barcode = new Barcode();

            // Set symbology
            barcode.Symbology = SymbologyType.Codabar;
            // Set value
            barcode.Value = "123456";

            // Set custom caption by setting .Caption property (default caption is the barcode value)
            barcode.Caption = "Custom caption";
            // Set caption font
            barcode.CaptionFont = new Font("Comic Sans MS", 12);
            // Set caption position
            barcode.CaptionPosition = CaptionPosition.Above;

            // Save barcode to image
            barcode.SaveImage("result.png");

            // Show image in default image viewer
            Process.Start("result.png");
        }
    }
}