C# UPC-A Reader Introduction
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C# UPC-A Reader SDK is a high performance C# linear and 2d barcode recognition SDK for Microsoft Visual Studio C#.NET platform.
Scan and read UPC-A barcodes from image files is one of the barcode decoding functions in .NET Barcode Reader component. To help .net developers easiy integrate barcode reader control into your .net projects, we provide detailed online tutorial for
C#.NET Barcode Reader component supports scanning and reading 20+ linear, 2d barcodes, including
- Read UPC-E in C# | Read Data Matrix in C# | Read Code 39 in C# | Read PDF-417 in C#
- Read QR Code in C# |Read EAN in C# | Read EAN-8 in C# | Read GS1-128 (EAN-128) in C#
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Install C#.NET Barcode Reader Control to Your C# Project
Top- Copy OnBarcode.Barcode.BarcodeScanner.dll to your C#.NET project folder (do not copy dll file to your project bin folder).
- Add OnBarcode.BarcodeReader.dll to your C# project reference.
Reading UPC-A in C# Class
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Call BarcodeScanner.Scan() method in your C# class, and pass your barcode image file, and UPC-A barcode type (BarcodeType.UPC-A) as method parameters.
string[] datas = BarcodeScanner.Scan("upc-a-barcode-image.gif", BarcodeType.UPCA);
Common Asked Questions
What is a UPC-A barcode?
UPC-A barcode usually encodes a GTIN-12 code, which is a 12 digits Global Trade Item Number. The 12 digits Global Trade Item Number includes 11 digits of data message,
and one digit of check digit. Using C# Barcode Reader Library, you can quickly enable UPC-A barcode reading and scanning feature in your ASP.NET Core, MVC, Windows Forms, WPF and
.NET Console applications.
What is the difference between EAN-13 and UPC-A?
UPC-A Format barcodes have traditionally been used in the North America (USA and Canada), whereas EAN-13 format barcodes have been used throughout the rest of the world.
C# Barcode Reader SDK supports both UPC-A and EAN-13 barcode images scanning and reading in C# class.
What is the difference between UPC-A and UPC-E?
UPC-A is a 12-digit barcode, and UPC-E is a compressed UPC-A with 6 digits code.
Using C# Barcode Scanner library, you can enable UPC-A and UPC-E reading and recognition functions with few lines of C# codes in ASP.NET, Windows Forms applications.
How to check if an UPC code is correct?
When a barcode device or barcode scanner software scan and read the a UPC barcode data, it will use the last checksum digit to verify the UPC-A data.
OnBarcode C# Barcode Reader library will automatically apply UPC-A checksum calculation rules to verify the scanned UPC-A data and the last checksum digit.
