Getting started in EJ2 JavaScript Barcode control

16 Jun 202310 minutes to read

This section explains the steps used to create a simple Barcode and demonstrates the basic usage of the barcode component using Essential JS 2
quickstart seed repository. This seed repository is pre-configured with the Essential JS 2 package.

Dependencies

Following is the list of minimum dependencies required to use the barcode.

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-barcode-generator
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-data

Setup for local development

Clone the Essential JS 2 quickstart application project from GitHub, and install the necessary npm packages using the following command line scripts.

git clone https://github.com/syncfusion/ej2-quickstart.git quickstart
cd quickstart
npm install

Configuring system JS

Syncfusion BarcodeGenerator packages have to be mapped in the system.config.js configuration file.

System.config({
    paths: {
        'syncfusion:': './node_modules/@syncfusion/',
    },
    map: {
        app: 'app',

        //Syncfusion packages mapping
        "@syncfusion/ej2-base": "syncfusion:ej2-base/dist/ej2-base.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-data": "syncfusion:ej2-data/dist/ej2-data.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-buttons": "syncfusion:ej2-buttons/dist/ej2-buttons.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons": "syncfusion:ej2-splitbuttons/dist/ej2-splitbuttons.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-popups": "syncfusion:ej2-popups/dist/ej2-popups.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations": "syncfusion:ej2-navigations/dist/ej2-navigations.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-inputs": "syncfusion:ej2-inputs/dist/ej2-inputs.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns": "syncfusion:ej2-dropdowns/dist/ej2-dropdowns.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-calendars": "syncfusion:ej2-calendars/dist/ej2-calendars.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-lists": "syncfusion:ej2-lists/dist/ej2-lists.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-barcode-generator": "syncfusion:ej2-barcode-generator/dist/ej2-barcode-generator.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-excel-export": "syncfusion:ej2-excel-export/dist/ej2-excel-export.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-pdf-export": "syncfusion:ej2-pdf-export/dist/ej2-pdf-export.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-file-utils": "syncfusion:ej2-file-utils/dist/ej2-file-utils.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-compression": "syncfusion:ej2-compression/dist/ej2-compression.umd.min.js"
    },
    packages: {
        'app': { main: 'app', defaultExtension: 'js' }
    }
});

System.import('app');

Adding CSS reference

Combined CSS files are available in the Essential JS 2 package root folder. This can be referenced in your [src/styles/styles.css] using the following code.

@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2/material.css';

To know about individual component CSS, please refer to Individual Component theme files section.

Adding Barcode Generator control

You can start adding Essential JS 2 barcode-generator component to the application. To get started, add the barcode component in app.ts and index.html files using the following code.

Place the following barcode-generator code in the app.ts.

var barcode = new ej.barcodegenerator.BarcodeGenerator(
    {
        width: '200px',
        height: '150px',
        mode: 'SVG',
        type: 'Codabar',
        value: '123456789',
    }
);
barcode.appendTo('#element');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Barcode-Generator</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<style>
    .barcodeStyle{
        height: 150px;
        width: 200px;
        padding-left: 40%;
        padding-top: 9%;
    }
    </style><script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>


<body>
    
    <div id="container" class="barcodeStyle">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Now, add an HTML div element to act as the barcode element in index.html using the following code.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico" />
    <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

    <!--style reference from app-->
    <link href="/styles/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />

    <!--system js reference and configuration-->
    <script src="node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script src="system.config.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <!--Element which will render as Barcode-->
    <div id="barcode"></div>
</body>

</html>

Adding QR Generator control

You can add the QR code in our barcode generator component.

var barcode = new ej.barcodegenerator.QRCodeGenerator
(
    {
         width: '200px',
        height: '150px',
        mode: 'SVG',
        value: 'Syncfusion',
    }
);
barcode.appendTo('#element');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Barcode-Generator</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<style>
    .barcodeStyle{
        height: 150px;
        width: 200px;
        padding-left: 40%;
        padding-top: 9%;
    }
    </style><script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>


<body>
    
    <div id="container" class="barcodeStyle">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Adding Datamatrix Generator control

You can add the datamatrix code in our barcode generator component.

var barcode = new ej.barcodegenerator.DataMatrixGenerator
(
    {
        width: '200px',
        height: '150px',
        displayText: { visibility: false },
        mode: 'SVG',
        value: 'Syncfusion',

    }
);
barcode.appendTo('#element');
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>EJ2 Barcode-Generator</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<style>
    .barcodeStyle{
        height: 150px;
        width: 200px;
        padding-left: 40%;
        padding-top: 9%;
    }
    </style><script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>


<body>
    
    <div id="container" class="barcodeStyle">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
  ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}   
      </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>