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## Introduction ##
This is a package for GO which can be used to create different types of barcodes.
## Supported Barcode Types ##
* 2 of 5
* Aztec Code
* Codabar
* Code 128
* Code 39
* Code 93
* Datamatrix
* EAN 13
* EAN 8
* PDF 417
* QR Code
## Example ##
This is a simple example on how to create a QR-Code and write it to a png-file
```go
packagemain
import(
"image/png"
"os"
"github.com/boombuler/barcode"
"github.com/boombuler/barcode/qr"
)
funcmain(){
// Create the barcode
qrCode,_:=qr.Encode("Hello World",qr.M,qr.Auto)
// Scale the barcode to 200x200 pixels
qrCode,_=barcode.Scale(qrCode,200,200)
// create the output file
file,_:=os.Create("qrcode.png")
deferfile.Close()
// encode the barcode as png
png.Encode(file,qrCode)
}
```
## Documentation ##
See [GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/boombuler/barcode)
To create a barcode use the Encode function from one of the subpackages.