# C1.C1Preview.RenderBarCodeEx.BarCodeType

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<h1 id="C1_C1Preview_RenderBarCodeEx_BarCodeType_" data-uid="C1.C1Preview.RenderBarCodeEx.BarCodeType*">BarCodeType Property
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<h4 id="C1_C1Preview_RenderBarCodeEx_BarCodeType" data-uid="C1.C1Preview.RenderBarCodeEx.BarCodeType">BarCodeType</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the type of encoding to use when generating the barcode.</p>
<p>Note that BarCodeType.None is not a valid value for this property.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public BarCodeEnum BarCodeType { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property BarCodeType As BarCodeEnum</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_C1Preview_RenderBarCodeEx_BarCodeType_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The selected encoding is applied to the value stored in the
<a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.RenderBarCodeEx.Text.html#C1_C1Preview_RenderBarCodeEx_Text">Text</a> property to generate the barcode image
displayed in the object.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_C1Preview_RenderBarCodeEx_BarCodeType_examples">Examples</h5>
<p>The following sample shows how to use the BarCodeType property to encode
the value &quot;123456&quot; as a Code39-encoded barcode:
<pre><code class="lang-csharp">RenderBarCode rbc = new RenderBarCode();
rbc.BarCodeType = BarCodeType.Code39;
rbc.Text = &quot;123456&quot;;
doc.Body.Children.Add(rbc);</code></pre>

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