# Zend_Barcode Objects

Barcode objects allow you to generate barcodes independently of the rendering support. After generation, you can retrieve the barcode as an array of drawing instructions that you can provide to a renderer.

Objects have a large number of options. Most of them are common to all objects. These options can be set in four ways:

- As an array or a Zend_Config object passed to the constructor.

- As an array passed to the setOptions() method.

- As a Zend_Config object passed to the setConfig() method.

- Via individual setters for each configuration type.

Different ways to parameterize a barcode object

    $options = array('text' => 'ZEND-FRAMEWORK', 'barHeight' => 40);

    // Case 1: constructor
    $barcode = new Zend_Barcode_Object_Code39($options);

    // Case 2: setOptions()
    $barcode = new Zend_Barcode_Object_Code39();
    $barcode->setOptions($options);

    // Case 3: setConfig()
    $config  = new Zend_Config($options);
    $barcode = new Zend_Barcode_Object_Code39();
    $barcode->setConfig($config);

    // Case 4: individual setters
    $barcode = new Zend_Barcode_Object_Code39();
    $barcode->setText('ZEND-FRAMEWORK')
            ->setBarHeight(40);

## Common Options

In the following list, the values have no units; we will use the term "unit." For example, the default value of the "thin bar" is "1 unit". The real units depend on the rendering support (see the renderers documentation for more information). Setters are each named by uppercasing the initial letter of the option and prefixing the name with "set" (e.g. "barHeight" becomes "setBarHeight"). All options have a corresponding getter prefixed with "get" (e.g. "getBarHeight"). Available options are:

Common Options

Option | Data Type | Default Value | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
barcodeNamespace | String | Zend_Barcode_Object | Namespace of the barcode; for example, if you need to extend the embedding objects
barHeight | Integer | 50 | Height of the bars
barThickWidth | Integer | 3 | Width of the thick bar
barThinWidth | Integer | 1 | Width of the thin
factor | Integer | 1 | Factor by which to multiply bar widths and font sizes
foreColor | Integer | 0 (black) | Color of the bar and the text. Could be provided as an integer or as a HTML value (e.g. "#333333")
backgroundColor | Integer or String | 16777125 (white) | Color of the background. Could be provided as an integer or as a HTML value (e.g. "#333333")
reverseColor | Boolean | `FALSE` | Allow switching the color of the bar and the background
orientation | Integer | 0 | Orientation of the barcode
font | String or Integer | `NULL` | Font path to a TTF font or a number between 1 and 5 if using image generation with GD (internal fonts)
fontSize | Integer | 10 | Size of the font (not applicable with numeric fonts)
withBorder | Boolean | `FALSE` | Draw a border around the barcode and the quiet zones
withQuietZones | Boolean | `TRUE` | Leave a quiet zone before and after the barcode
drawText | Boolean | `TRUE` | Set if the text is displayed below the barcode
stretchText | Boolean | `FALSE` | Specify if the text is stretched all along the barcode
withChecksum | Boolean | `FALSE` | Indicate whether or not the checksum is automatically added to the barcode
withChecksumInText | Boolean | `FALSE` | Indicate whether or not the checksum is displayed in the textual representation
text | String | `NULL` | The text to represent as a barcode

### Particular case of static setBarcodeFont()

You can set a commont font for all your objects by using the static method Zend_Barcode_Object::setBarcodeFont(). This value can be always be overridden for individual objects by using the setFont() method.

    // In your bootstrap:
    Zend_Barcode_Object::setBarcodeFont('my_font.ttf');

    // Later in your code:
    Zend_Barcode::render(
        'code39',
        'pdf',
        array('text' => 'ZEND-FRAMEWORK')
    ); // will use 'my_font.ttf'

    // or:
    Zend_Barcode::render(
        'code39',
        'image',
        array(
            'text' => 'ZEND-FRAMEWORK',
            'font' => 3
        )
    ); // will use the 3rd GD internal font

## Common Additional Getters

Common Getters

Getter | Data Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
getType() | String | Return the name of the barcode class without the namespace (e.g. Zend_Barcode_Object_Code39 returns simply "code39")
getRawText() | String | Return the original text provided to the object
getTextToDisplay() | String | Return the text to display, including, if activated, the checksum value
getQuietZone() | Integer | Return the size of the space needed before and after the barcode without any drawing
getInstructions() | Array | Return drawing instructions as an array.
getHeight($recalculate = false) | Integer | Return the height of the barcode calculated after possible rotation
getWidth($recalculate = false) | Integer | Return the width of the barcode calculated after possible rotation
getOffsetTop($recalculate = false) | Integer | Return the position of the top of the barcode calculated after possible rotation
getOffsetLeft($recalculate = false) | Integer | Return the position of the left of the barcode calculated after possible rotation