Getting Started with the Vue Barcode Component in Vue 2

1 Sep 202316 minutes to read

This article provides a step-by-step guide for setting up a Vue 2 project using Vue-CLI and integrating the Syncfusion Vue Barcode component using the Composition API / Options API.

Prerequisites

System requirements for Syncfusion Vue UI components

Dependencies

The following list of dependencies are required to use the Barcode Generator component in your application.

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-data
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-navigations
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-inputs
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-popups
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-lists
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-barcode-generator
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-vue-base

Setting up the Vue 2 project

To generate a Vue 2 project using Vue-CLI, use the vue create command. Follow these steps to install Vue CLI and create a new project:

npm install -g @vue/cli
vue create quickstart
cd quickstart
npm run serve

or

yarn global add @vue/cli
vue create quickstart
cd quickstart
yarn run serve

When creating a new project, choose the option Default ([Vue 2] babel, eslint) from the menu.

Vue 2 project

Once the quickstart project is set up with default settings, proceed to add Syncfusion components to the project.

Adding Syncfusion Vue packages

Syncfusion packages are available at npmjs.com. To use Vue components, install the required npm package.

This article uses the Vue Barcode component as an example. Install the @syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator package by running the following command:

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator –save

or

yarn add @syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator

Add Syncfusion Vue component

Follow the below steps to add the Vue Barcode component using Composition API or Options API:

1. First, import and register the Barcode component in the script section of the src/App.vue file. If you are using the Composition API, you should add the setup attribute to the script tag to indicate that Vue will be using the Composition API.

<script setup>
    import { QRCodeGeneratorComponent as EjsQrcodegenerator } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator';
</script>
<script>
import { QRCodeGeneratorComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator';
export default {
    components: {
        'ejs-qrcodegenerator': QRCodeGeneratorComponent
    }
}
</script>

2. In the template section, define the Barcode component with width, height, value, mode property.

<template>
    <div id="app" class="barcodeStyle">
        <ejs-qrcodegenerator
              id="barcode"
              ref="barcodeControl"
              :width="width"
              :height="height"
              :value="value"
              :mode="mode"
            ></ejs-qrcodegenerator>


    </div>
</template>

3. Declare the value for width, height, value, mode property in the script section

<script setup>
const width = "200px";
const height = "150px";
const type = "Codabar";
const value = "123456789";
const mode = "SVG";
</script>
<script>
data () {
        return {
            width: "200px",
            height: "150px",
            type: "Codabar",
            value: "123456789",
            mode: "SVG",
        }
    }
</script>

Here is the summarized code for the above steps in the src/App.vue file:

<template>
    <div id="app" class="barcodeStyle">
        <ejs-barcodegenerator
              id="barcode"
              ref="barcodeControl"
              :width="width"
              :height="height"
              :type="type"
              :value="value"
              :mode="mode"
            ></ejs-barcodegenerator>

    </div>
</template>
<style>
    .barcodeStyle {
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            padding-left: 40%;
            padding-top: 9%;
        }
</style>
<script setup>
import { BarcodeGeneratorComponent as EjsBarcodegenerator } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator';

const width = "200px";
const height = "150px";
const type = "Codabar";
const value = "123456789";
const mode = "SVG";
       
</script>
<template>
    <div id="app" class="barcodeStyle">
        <ejs-barcodegenerator
              id="barcode"
              ref="barcodeControl"
              :width="width"
              :height="height"
              :type="type"
              :value="value"
              :mode="mode"
            ></ejs-barcodegenerator>

    </div>
</template>
<style>
    .barcodeStyle {
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            padding-left: 40%;
            padding-top: 9%;
        }
</style>
<script>
import { BarcodeGeneratorComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator';

export default {
    components: {
        'ejs-barcodegenerator': BarcodeGeneratorComponent
    },
    name: 'app',
    data () {
        return {
            width: "200px",
            height: "150px",
            type: "Codabar",
            value: "123456789",
            mode: "SVG",
        }
    }
}
</script>

Adding QR Generator control

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

<template>
    <div id="app" class="barcodeStyle">
        <ejs-qrcodegenerator
              id="barcode"
              ref="barcodeControl"
              :width="width"
              :height="height"
              :value="value"
              :mode="mode"
            ></ejs-qrcodegenerator>
    </div>
</template>
<style>
    .barcodeStyle {
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            padding-left: 40%;
            padding-top: 9%;
        }
</style>
<script setup>
import { QRCodeGeneratorComponent as EjsQrcodegenerator } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator';

const width = '200px';
const height = '150px';
const mode = 'SVG';
const value = 'Syncfusion';
</script>
<template>
    <div id="app" class="barcodeStyle">
        <ejs-qrcodegenerator
              id="barcode"
              ref="barcodeControl"
              :width="width"
              :height="height"
              :value="value"
              :mode="mode"
            ></ejs-qrcodegenerator>


    </div>
</template>
<style>
    .barcodeStyle {
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            padding-left: 40%;
            padding-top: 9%;
        }
</style>
<script>
import { QRCodeGeneratorComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator';

export default {
    components: {
        'ejs-qrcodegenerator': QRCodeGeneratorComponent
    },
    name: 'app',
    data () {
        return {
            width: "200px",
            height: "150px",
            mode: "SVG",
            value: "Syncfusion",
        }
    }
}
</script>

Adding Datamatrix Generator control

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

<template>
    <div id="app" class="barcodeStyle">
        <ejs-datamatrixgenerator
              id="barcode"
              ref="barcodeControl"
              :width="width"
              :height="height"
              :value="value"
              :mode="mode"
            ></ejs-datamatrixgenerator>



    </div>
</template>
<style>
    .barcodeStyle {
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            padding-left: 40%;
            padding-top: 9%;
        }
</style>
<script setup>
import { DataMatrixGeneratorComponent as EjsDatamatrixgenerator } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator';

const width = "200px";
const height = "150px";
const mode = "SVG";
const value = "Syncfusion";
        
</script>
<template>
    <div id="app" class="barcodeStyle">
        <ejs-datamatrixgenerator
              id="barcode"
              ref="barcodeControl"
              :width="width"
              :height="height"
              :value="value"
              :mode="mode"
            ></ejs-datamatrixgenerator>



    </div>
</template>
<style>
    .barcodeStyle {
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            padding-left: 40%;
            padding-top: 9%;
        }
</style>
<script>
import { DataMatrixGeneratorComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-barcode-generator';

export default {
    components: {
        'ejs-datamatrixgenerator': DataMatrixGeneratorComponent
    },
    name: 'app',
    data () {
        return {
             width: "200px",
             height: "150px",
             mode: "SVG",
             value: "Syncfusion",
        }
    }
}
</script>