ISBN (International Standard Book Number)

The ISBN, represented by the Isbn class, is a common barcode based on the EAN-13, which encodes 12 data digits and a check digit. It also supports adding an extra two digits (ISBN Supplement 2) or five digits (ISBN Supplement 5).

ISBN

The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) barcode (Isbn) is based on EAN-13, which encodes 12 data digits and a check digit. To use the ten-digit ISBN, you must use 978 as EAN (European Article Number) for Bookland.

The following illustrates creating an ISBN with an EAN value.

Isbn barcode = new Isbn("978-1-23-456789-7");
barcode.Draw(pngFilePath, 300, ImageFormat.Png);        

Dim barcode As Isbn = New Isbn("978-1-23-456789-7")
barcode.Draw(pngFilePath, 300, ImageFormat.Png)

ISBN Supplement 2

The two digit supplement barcode (IsbnSupplement2) adds a two-digit barcode after the main ISBN barcode.

IsbnSupplement2 barcode = new IsbnSupplement2("978-1-23-456789-7","12");
barcode.Draw(pngFilePath, 300, ImageFormat.Png);        

Dim barcode As IsbnSupplement2 = New IsbnSupplement2("978-1-23-456789-7","12")
barcode.Draw(pngFilePath, 300, ImageFormat.Png)

ISBN Supplement 5

The five-digit supplement barcode (IsbnSupplement5) adds a five-digit barcode after the main ISBN barcode.

IsbnSupplement5 barcode = new IsbnSupplement5("978-1-23-456789-7","12345");
barcode.Draw(pngFilePath, 300, ImageFormat.Png);       

Dim barcode As IsbnSupplement5 = New IsbnSupplement5("978-1-23-456789-7","12345")
barcode.Draw(pngFilePath, 300, ImageFormat.Png)