Generate and Read Royal Mail Mailmark 2D Barcode using C#

GenerateAndReadMailmark2DBarcode_CSharp.md

Learn how to generate and read Royal Mail Mailmark 2D barcodes using C#: https://blog.aspose.com/2022/03/03/generate-and-read-royal-mail-mailmark-2d-barcode-using-csharp/

The following topics are covered in this article:

1. C# API to Generate and Read Royal Mail Mailmark 2D Barcodes
2. Generate Royal Mail Mailmark 2D Barcode
3. Read Royal Mail Mailmark 2D Barcode

GenerateAndReadMailmark2DBarcode_CSharp_Generate.cs

// This code example demonstrates how to generate the Mailmark 2D Barcode
// Initialize Mailmark 2D Code
Mailmark2DCodetext mailmark2D = new Mailmark2DCodetext();
mailmark2D.UPUCountryID = "JGB ";
mailmark2D.InformationTypeID = "0";
mailmark2D.VersionID = "1";
mailmark2D.Class = "1";
mailmark2D.SupplyChainID = 123;
mailmark2D.ItemID = 1234;
mailmark2D.DestinationPostCodeAndDPS = "QWE1";
mailmark2D.RTSFlag = "0";
mailmark2D.ReturnToSenderPostCode = "QWE2";

// Encode Mailmark 2D Type 7 Code
mailmark2D.DataMatrixType = Mailmark2DType.Type_7;
mailmark2D.CustomerContent = "CUSTOM";

// Initialize Barcode Generator
var generator = new ComplexBarcodeGenerator(mailmark2D);
generator.Parameters.Barcode.XDimension.Pixels = 4;

// Save
generator.Save(@"D:\Files\BarCode\Mailmark2DType7.png");

GenerateAndReadMailmark2DBarcode_CSharp_Read.cs

// This code example demonstrates how to read the Mailmark 2D Barcode
// Recognize Mailmark 2D Code
BarCodeReader reader = new BarCodeReader(@"D:\Files\BarCode\Mailmark2DType7.png", DecodeType.DataMatrix);
foreach (BarCodeResult result in reader.ReadBarCodes())
{
    // Decode Mailmark 2D 
    Mailmark2DCodetext mailmarkResult = ComplexCodetextReader.TryDecodeMailmark2D(result.CodeText);
    
    // Read properties
    Console.WriteLine($"UPUCountryID:{mailmarkResult.UPUCountryID}");
    Console.WriteLine($"InformationTypeID:{mailmarkResult.InformationTypeID}");
    Console.WriteLine($"VersionID:{mailmarkResult.VersionID}");
    Console.WriteLine($"Class:{mailmarkResult.Class}");
    Console.WriteLine($"SupplyChainID:{mailmarkResult.SupplyChainID}");
    Console.WriteLine($"ItemID:{mailmarkResult.ItemID}");
    Console.WriteLine($"DestinationPostCodeAndDPS:{mailmarkResult.DestinationPostCodeAndDPS}");
    Console.WriteLine($"RTSFlag:{mailmarkResult.RTSFlag}");
    Console.WriteLine($"ReturnToSenderPostCode:{mailmarkResult.ReturnToSenderPostCode}");
    Console.WriteLine($"CustomerContent:{mailmarkResult.CustomerContent}");
}