GS1-128 / EAN-128 is also known as EAN-128, UCC-128, USS-128, GS1-128, UCC.EAN-128, GTIN-128, UCC-12, EAN/UCC-13, EAN/UCC-14

The UCC/EAN-128 Symbology is a subset of the more general Code 128 Symbology. UCC/EAN-128 was developed to provide a worldwide format and standard for exchanging common data between companies. While other bar codes simply encode data with no respect for what the data represents, UCC/EAN-128 encodes data and encodes what that data represents.

UCC/EAN-128 has a list of Application Identifiers (AI). The Application Identifier is a 2, 3, or 4-digit number that identifies the type of data which follows. By convention, the Application Identifier is enclosed in parentheses when printed below the barcode (the parentheses are only for visual clarity, and are not encoded in the barcode).

Sample of a UCC/EAN-128 Barcode

How to encode UCC/EAN-128 values using Barcode Library

Introduction

UCC/EAN 128 encodes the so called Element Strings which are composed of an Application Identifier (AI) plus a data field. Each AI identifies the meaning and format of the data following it. Note that the AI has parentheses around it in the human readable text, but the parentheses are not encoded in the barcode.

Encode AI Code

In Barcode Library, developer mush put (dddd) around AI code, for the above sample image, you must set data property = '(21)d12345777(21)12345678'.

View GS1-128 / EAN-128 AI Table

2. GS1-128/EAN-128 Encoding Data Scope

UCC/EAN 128 Barcode for Java supports:

all 128 characters of ASCII
values 128-255 in accordance with ISO 8859-1. There are referred to as extended ASCII.

3. How to Generate GS1-128/EAN-128 Barcode in Java Class?

The following Java code illustrates how to create a GS1-128/EAN-128 barcode, and output to various formats

1            Linear linear = new Linear(); 
2            linear.setType(Linear.EAN128); 
3            linear.setData("(21)d12345777(21)12345678"); 
4            linear.renderBarcode("c:/barcode.gif"); 
	
5            BufferedImage bufferedImage = linear.renderBarcode();

6            byte[] barcodeBytes = linear.renderBarcodeToBytes();

7            Graphics2D g = ...
8            Rectangle2D rectangle = ... 
9            linear.renderBarcode(g, rectangle);

10           OutputStream outputStream = ...
11           linear.renderBarcode(outputStream);

Create a Linear barcode object (line 1)
Set Linear object barcode type to GS1-128/EAN-128 (line 2)
Set GS1-128/EAN-128 barcode data to encode (line 3)
Encode generated GS1-128/EAN-128 barcode into gif image file (line 4)
Generate GS1-128/EAN-128 and output to BufferedImage object (line 5)
Generate GS1-128/EAN-128 in bitmap and output to byte[] (line 6)
Generate GS1-128/EAN-128 and draw to defined area (Rectangle2D) on Graphics2D (line 7-9)
Generate GS1-128/EAN-128 and output to OutputStream (line 10-11)

4. How to Generate GS1-128/EAN-128 Barcode Image in Java Web Applications?

There are two methods to create GS1-128/EAN-128 barcode images in your Java web applications.

The simplest way is to stream barcode image using our buildin barcode servlet application.
- Download the Barcode for Java Trial Package, and unzip it.
- Under java_barcode_trial package, copy barcode folder to your java servlet container like tomcat.
- Restart tomcat. Now you have installed successfully.
- To test your installation, open your web browser and navigate to
  http://YourDomain:Port/barcode/linear?Data=123456789&Type=EAN128
- To create barcode image in your JSP or html page, you need pass the url to IMG tag src value. For example,
  <img src="http://YourDomain:Port/barcode/linear?Data=123456789&Type=EAN128" />
  
  Using this method, it will not generate any barcode images in your server side.
The second method is to generate barcode images in your server side
- Create a barcode image in server side
```
1            Linear linear = new Linear(); 
2            linear.setData("123456789"); 
3            linear.setType(Linear.EAN128); 
4            linear.renderBarcode("C:/Tools/Tomcat 5.5/webapps/YourWebApp/barcode-images/barcode.gif"); 
```
- In your JSP or HTML page, you need use IMG tag to display generated image, like
  <img src="http://YourDomain:Port/YourWebApp/barcode-images/barcode.gif" />

5. How to Generate Barcode GS1-128/EAN-128 Image in Jasper Reports, iReport, Eclipse BIRT?

6. Java GS1-128/EAN-128 Barcode Property Settings

Set the type property to Linear.EAN128.
Servlet URL Parameter: "Type". Value: 26. Sample: &Type=26
Set the data property with the value to encode.
Type is String.
- Valid Data Scope:
  - all 128 characters of ASCII
- Valid Data Format: Valid Codabar data includes the above chars only, do not include Codabar Start and Stop chars ("A", "B", "C", and "D") in this property.
- Sample: "(21)d12345777(21)12345678"
Servlet URL Parameter: Data. Sample: &Data=(21)d12345777(21)12345678

About AI (Application Identifiers)
In Barcode Library, you can use (dddd) format to encode AI code "dddd".
For example, to encode AI code 21 with value d12345777, and AI code 21 with value 12345678.
barcode.setData("AI(21)d12345777AI(21)12345678").

About ASCII Data Encoding
In Barcode Library, you can use tilde ~ format to encode any ASCII data (from ASCII value 0 to 127).
For example, ASCII 100 is char 'd'. ~100 = d. So for the above sample EAN-128 data, you can need first set processTilde to true, set data property = "(21)~10012345777(21)12345678".

Sample Code
```
	barcode.setProcessTilde(true);
	barcode.setData("(21)~10012345777(21)12345678");
```
addCheckSum property is not applied.
Set the processTilde property to true, if you want use the tilde character "~" to specify special characters in the encoding data. Default is false.
Format of the tilde:
- ~NNN: is used to represent the ASCII character with the value of NNN. NNN is from 000 - 255.
Servlet Parameter: "ProcessTilde". Values: "t" (true), "f" (false). Sample: &ProcessTilde=t
Barcode image size settings:
- Set property uom (Unit of Measure) for properties X, Y, leftMargin, rightMargin, topMargin and bottomMargin.
  Default is Linear.UOM_PIXEL (0). Valid values are Linear.UOM_PIXEL (0), Linear.UOM_CM (1), Linear.UOM_Inch (2).
  Servlet URL Parameter: "UOM". Value: 0 (pixel), 1 (cm), 2 (inch). Sample: &UOM=0
- Set the X (for barcode module width) and Y (for barcode module height) properties.
  Both types are float. Default X is 3. Y is 75.
  Servlet URL Parameter: "X", "Y". Sample: &X=3&Y=75
- Set the leftMargin, rightMargin, topMargin and bottomMargin properties, and types are all float.
  Default values are 0 for all 4 margin settings.
  Servlet URL Parameter: "LeftMargin", "RightMargin", "TopMargin", "BottomMargin". Sample: &LeftMargin=0
- Set the resolution property (Value is expressed in DPI - Dots per inch).
  Default is 72 dpi.
  Servlet URL Parameter: "Resolution". Sample: &Resolution=72
Setting up text style in barcode image:
- Set the showText properties. If this value is true, barcode data will be displayed with the barcode.
  Default is true.
  Servlet URL Parameter: "ShowText". Value: "t" (true), "f" (false). Sample: &ShowText=t
- Set the textFont property. The font used to display text in barcode image.
  Default is new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 11).
  Servlet URL Parameter: "TextFont". Value format: [font name]|[font style]|[font size]. Sample Values: &TextFont=Arial|Bold|12
With rotate property, you can display barcode horizontally or vertically.
Value can be
- 0 (Linear.ANGLE_0),
- 1 (Linear.ANGLE_90),
- 2 (Linear.ANGLE_180),
- 3 (Linear.ANGLE_270)
Default value is 0.
Servlet URL Parameter: "Rotate". Sample: &Rotate=0

7. How to Set Generated GS1-128/EAN-128 Barcode Image Size?

Details for barcode size settings using Java barcode generator

All Java Barcode Types/Symbologies

Codabar
Code 11
Code 2 of 5
Code 39
Code 93
EAN 8
EAN 13
ISBN
ISSN
ITF14
Interleaved 2 of 5

Identcode
Leitcode
Code 128
GS1-128 / EAN-128
MSI
Onecode
PLANET
POSTNET
RM4SCC (British Royal Mail 4-State Customer Barcode)
UPC-A
UPC-E

Data Matrix
PDF-417
QR-Code

Java GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128) Barcodes Generator Guide

GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128) Bar Code Generation Guide in Java class, J2EE, Jasper Reports, iReport & Eclipse BIRT

1. GS1-128/EAN-128 Barcode Introduction