Version 5.9.3

# `Barcode` PRO

Print a 1d or 2d barcode. To be used in `PlaceObject`.

## Child elements

(none)

## Parent elements

`A`, `B`, `Case`, `Clip`, `Color`, `Fontface`, `ForAll`, `Frame`, `I`, `Li`, `Loop`, `NoBreak`, `Otherwise`, `Overlay`, `Paragraph`, `PlaceObject`, `Position`, `Span`, `Td`, `Transformation`, `U`, `URL`, `Until`, `While`

## Attributes

`color` (optional, since version 4.5.11)
  Color of the barcode. Must be defined with `DefineColor` before use. Currently only used for QR codes.
`eclevel` (optional, since version 2.7.10)
  Set the error correction level for QR-codes. If not provided, the system uses the maximum level for minimum size. The higher the level, the more error correction is in the QR-code.
  - `L`: Set the lowest level (1) with approx. 7% recovery.
  - `M`: Set the second lowest level (2) with approx. 15% recovery.
  - `Q`: Set the second highest level (3) with approx. 25% recovery.
  - `H`: Set the highest level (4) with approx. 35% recovery.
`fontfamily` (text, optional)
  Name of the font of the text that can be placed beneath the barcode. Not used in all codes.
`height` (number or length, optional)
  Height of the barcode. Since QR codes are square, the smaller value of width and height determines their size.
`keepfontsize` (yes or no, optional, since version 4.1.2)
  Try to keep the size of the requested font. Works with EAN13 only.
`overshoot` (number, optional)
  The factor denoting the extra length of the outer and middle bar. Only useful with EAN13.
`select` (XPath expression)
  The data to be encoded in the barcode.
`showtext` (optional)
  Should the text be written under the barcode?
  - `yes`: Write text beneath the barcode.
  - `no`: Don’t display text.
`type` ()
  Type of the barcode. One of `EAN13`, `Code128` or `QRCode`.
  - `QRCode`: Create an “optimal” QR code in terms of error correction and size.
  - `Code128`: Generate a code 128 barcode for numbers and text.
  - `EAN13`: Create an EAN13 barcode for 13 digits.
`width` (number or length, optional)
  Width of the barcode

## Example

    <PlaceObject>
      <Barcode select="'speedata Publisher'" type="Code128" showtext="yes"/>
    </PlaceObject>

gives

    <PlaceObject>
      <Barcode select="4242002518169" type="EAN13"/>
    </PlaceObject>

becomes

And finally the QR code

    <PlaceObject>
      <Barcode select="'http://www.speedata.de'" type="QRCode" height="5"/>
    </PlaceObject>

looks like

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