Getting Started with WinForms BarcodeView

This article shows how you can start using RadBarcodeView.

Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

To use RadBarcodeView when working with NuGet packages, install the Telerik.UI.for.WinForms.AllControls package. The package target framework version may vary.

Read more about NuGet installation in the Install using NuGet Packages article.

With the 2025 Q1 release, the Telerik UI for WinForms has a new licensing mechanism. You can learn more about it here.

Adding Assembly References Manually

When dragging and dropping a control from the Visual Studio (VS) Toolbox onto the Form Designer, VS automatically adds the necessary assemblies. However, if you're adding the control programmatically, you'll need to manually reference the following assemblies:

Telerik.Licensing.Runtime
Telerik.WinControls
Telerik.WinControls.UI
TelerikCommon

The Telerik UI for WinForms assemblies can be install by using one of the available installation approaches.

Defining the RadBarcodeView

To start using RadBarcodeView just drag it from the toolbox and drop it at the form.

The default Symbology is QRCode and the initial value is 12345.
After choosing the desired Symbology you can further adjust its specific settings if available:
The value which is encoded is set through the Value property.
The width (size) of the bar-code elements is auto calculated from the size of the control.
By default, RadBarcodeView uses black color to draw the bar-code elements. You can customize it by the ForeColor property.

Getting Started with WinForms BarcodeView

Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

Adding Assembly References Manually

Defining the RadBarcodeView

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