Generate barcode image in "Angular and ASP.NET Core" application
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This tutorial shows how to create a blank "Angular and ASP.NET Core" application in Visual Studio .NET 2026 and generate barcode image in "Angular and ASP.NET Core" application.
Here are steps, which must be done:
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Create a blank "Angular and ASP.NET Core" application.
Open Visual Studio .NET 2026 and create a new project, of "Angular and ASP.NET Core" application type:
Configure the project to use .NET 10.0:
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"AngularApp1.Server" project: Add references to the Vintasoft assemblies to ASP.NET Core Web application.
Add references to the nuget-packages "Vintasoft.Barcode", "Vintasoft.Barcode.SkiaSharp" and "Vintasoft.Barcode.AspNetCore.ApiControllers" to the "AngularApp1.Server" project.
Comment: Reference to "Vintasoft.Barcode.SkiaSharp" nuget-package is necessary only if SDK should draw text value of barcode on barcode image. "Vintasoft.Barcode.ImageSharp" nuget-package can be used instead of "Vintasoft.Barcode.SkiaSharp" nuget-package.
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"AngularApp1.Server" project: Create web service for barcode generation.
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Press the right mouse button on the "Controllers" folder and select the "Add => Controller..." menu from context menu
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Select Empty API controller template, set the controller name to the "MyVintasoftBarcodeApiController" and press the "Add" button
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Specify that MyVintasoftBarcodeApiController class is derived from Vintasoft.Barcode.AspNetCore.ApiControllers.VintasoftBarcodeApiController class
Here are source codes of MyVintasoftBarcodeApiController class:
using Vintasoft.Barcode.AspNetCore.ApiControllers;
namespace WebApplication1.Controllers
{
public class MyVintasoftBarcodeApiController : VintasoftBarcodeApiController
{
public MyVintasoftBarcodeApiController(IWebHostEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
: base(hostingEnvironment)
{
}
}
}
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"AngularApp1.Server" project: Specify that VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK should use SkiaSharp library for drawing of 2D graphics.
Open file "Program.cs" in "AngularApp1.Server" project and add code line "Vintasoft.Barcode.SkiaSharpAssembly.Init();" at the beginning of file:
Here are source codes of Program.cs file:
// specify that VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK should use SkiaSharp library for drawing of 2D graphics
Vintasoft.Barcode.SkiaSharpAssembly.Init();
var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
// Add services to the container.
builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews().AddNewtonsoftJson();
var app = builder.Build();
app.UseDefaultFiles();
app.MapStaticAssets();
// Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseAuthorization();
app.MapControllers();
app.MapFallbackToFile("/index.html");
app.Run();
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"AngularApp1.Server" project: Delete files, which are not necessary.
Delete files "WeatherForecast.cs" and "Controllers\WeatherForecastController.cs" in "AngularApp1.Server" project - the WeatherForecast Web API controller is not necessary in this demo.
"angularapp1.client" project: Compile the solution for restoring TypeScript-dependencies in "angularapp1.client" project.
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"angularapp1.client" project: Add JavaScript files and TypeScript modules to the "angularapp1.client" project.
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Add the "assets" folder to the "src\app\" folder in "angularapp1.client" project.
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Copy Vintasoft.Shared.js, Vintasoft.Shared.d.ts, Vintasoft.Barcode.js and Vintasoft.Barcode.d.ts files from "<InstallPath>\VintaSoft Barcode .NET 15.3\Bin\JavaScript\" folder to the "src\app\assets\" folder in "angularapp1.client" project.
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Add references to Vintasoft JavaScript files to the "projects => angularapp1.client => architect => build => options => scripts" section in "angular.json" file in "angularapp1.client" project:
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"scripts": [
"src/app/assets/Vintasoft.Shared.js",
"src/app/assets/Vintasoft.Barcode.js"
]
...
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"angularapp1.client" project: Create Angular component that recognizes barcodes in image.
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Open "src\app\app.component.html" file in "angularapp1.client" project, clear the file, add HTML markup (page header and image element that will display generated barcode image) to the "app.component.html" file:
<h1>Angular Barcode Generator Demo</h1>
<img id="barcodeImage" src="" />
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Open "src\app\app.component.ts" file in "angularapp1.client" project, clear the file, add TypeScript code to the "app.component.ts" file:
import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
templateUrl: './app.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}
ngOnInit() {
// generate image of QR barcode with value "12345"
this.generate2dBarcodeImage("QR", "12345");
}
/**
* Generates 1D barcode image.
* @param barcodeType Barcode type.
* @param barcodeValue Barcode value.
*/
public generate1dBarcodeImage(barcodeType: string, barcodeValue: string) {
// set the session identifier
Vintasoft.Shared.WebImagingEnviromentJS.set_SessionId("SessionID");
// create web service that allows to generate barcode
let barcodeService: Vintasoft.Shared.WebServiceJS = new Vintasoft.Shared.WebServiceControllerJS("vintasoft/api/MyVintasoftBarcodeApi");
// create the barcode writer
let barcodeWriter: Vintasoft.Barcode.WebBarcodeWriterJS = new Vintasoft.Barcode.WebBarcodeWriterJS(barcodeService);
// create the barcode writer settings for generating 2D barcode
let barcodeWriterSettings: Vintasoft.Barcode.Web1DBarcodeWriterSettingsJS = new Vintasoft.Barcode.Web1DBarcodeWriterSettingsJS();
// specify that barcode writer must generate QR barcode image
barcodeWriterSettings.set_BarcodeType(new Vintasoft.Barcode.WebBarcodeTypeEnumJS(barcodeType));
// specify the QR barcode value
barcodeWriterSettings.set_Value(barcodeValue);
// specify settings for barcode writer
barcodeWriter.set_Settings(barcodeWriterSettings);
// send an asynchronous request for getting barcode image as Base64 string
barcodeWriter.getBarcodeAsBase64Image(this.__writeBarcode_success, this.__writeBarcode_failed);
}
/**
* Generates 2D barcode image.
* @param barcodeType Barcode type.
* @param barcodeValue Barcode value.
*/
public generate2dBarcodeImage(barcodeType: string, barcodeValue: string) {
// set the session identifier
Vintasoft.Shared.WebImagingEnviromentJS.set_SessionId("SessionID");
// create web service that allows to generate barcode
let barcodeService: Vintasoft.Shared.WebServiceJS = new Vintasoft.Shared.WebServiceControllerJS("vintasoft/api/MyVintasoftBarcodeApi");
// create the barcode writer
let barcodeWriter: Vintasoft.Barcode.WebBarcodeWriterJS = new Vintasoft.Barcode.WebBarcodeWriterJS(barcodeService);
// create the barcode writer settings for generating 2D barcode
let barcodeWriterSettings: Vintasoft.Barcode.Web2DBarcodeWriterSettingsJS = new Vintasoft.Barcode.Web2DBarcodeWriterSettingsJS();
// specify that barcode writer must generate QR barcode image
barcodeWriterSettings.set_BarcodeType(new Vintasoft.Barcode.WebBarcodeTypeEnumJS(barcodeType));
// specify the QR barcode value
barcodeWriterSettings.set_Value(barcodeValue);
// specify settings for barcode writer
barcodeWriter.set_Settings(barcodeWriterSettings);
// send an asynchronous request for getting barcode image as Base64 string
barcodeWriter.getBarcodeAsBase64Image(this.__writeBarcode_success, this.__writeBarcode_failed);
}
/**
* Barcode is generated successfully.
* @param data Object that stores response from barcode service.
*/
private __writeBarcode_success(data: any) {
if (data.success) {
let barcodeImage: string = data.barcodeImage;
let barcodeImageElement: HTMLImageElement = document.getElementById("barcodeImage") as HTMLImageElement;
barcodeImageElement.src = barcodeImage;
}
else {
alert(data.errorMessage);
}
}
/**
* Barcode generation is failed.
* @param data Object with information about error.
*/
private __writeBarcode_failed(data: any) {
// show information about error
alert(data.errorMessage);
}
title = 'angularapp1.client';
}
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Delete file "src\app\app.component.spec.ts" in "angularapp1.client" project - file is not necessary.
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Open "src\proxy.conf.js" file in "angularapp1.client" project and specify that Angular aplication can have access to the ASP.NET Core Web API controller "/vintasoft/api/MyVintasoftBarcodeApi/" in "AngularApp1.Server" project:
const { env } = require('process');
const target = env.ASPNETCORE_HTTPS_PORT ? `https://localhost:${env.ASPNETCORE_HTTPS_PORT}` :
env.ASPNETCORE_URLS ? env.ASPNETCORE_URLS.split(';')[0] : 'https://localhost:7200';
const PROXY_CONFIG = [
{
context: [
"/vintasoft/api/"
],
target,
secure: false
}
]
module.exports = PROXY_CONFIG;
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Run the "Angular with ASP.NET Core" application and see the result.