In this article I will show you how we can generate barcode in Laravel 8.We will generate barcode using picqer/php-barcode-generator.
picqer/php-barcode-generator is a composer package for generating barcodes in your laravel 8 application. you can simply generate SVG, png, jpg, and HTML images of the barcode.
Let’s know something about barcode
A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form. Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the widths and spacings of parallel lines.
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To implement barcode generator we will follow the below steps:
- Install Laravel
- Install-Package Via Composer
- Create Route
- Create Blade File
Step – 1 Install Laravel project to begin your journey with Barcode Generator in Laravel 8.
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel barcode-generator
Step – 2 Install package via composer
Now we have to install picqer/php-barcode-generator via composer, open your terminal and write the below command.
composer require picqer/php-barcode-generatorStep -3 Create Route
In this step, we will create one route for testing example. So, let’s add a new route to that file.
go to routes/web.php and add the below code.
Route::view('barcode', 'barcode');Step – 4 Create Blade File
now we need to create barcode.blade.php to display bar code. so let’s create a blade file like the below code.
go to resources/view/barcode.blade.php.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>How to Generate Bar Code in Laravel? - codehunger.in</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>How to Generate Bar Code in Laravel? - codehunger.in</h1>
<h3>Product: 0001245259636</h3>
@php
$generator = new Picqer\Barcode\BarcodeGeneratorHTML();
@endphp
{!! $generator->getBarcode('0001245259636', $generator::TYPE_CODE_128) !!}
<h3>Product 2: 000005263635</h3>
@php
$generatorPNG = new Picqer\Barcode\BarcodeGeneratorPNG();
@endphp
<img src="data:image/png;base64,{{ base64_encode($generatorPNG->getBarcode('000005263635', $generatorPNG::TYPE_CODE_128)) }}">
</body>
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ErrorClass ‘Picqer\Barcode\BarcodeGeneratorHTML’ not found (View: C:\xampp\htdocs\barcode-generator\resources\views\barcode.blade.php)
https://github.com/picqer/php-barcode-generator/issues/16
you can follow that solution and try