How to convert string to a PictureBox in C# [duplicate]

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How to Add the values of List<string> into the List<PictureBox> after encoding it to Barcode in c# (3 answers)

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I have an array of type PictureBox. I want to fill it the List of string and then covert it to the Barcode. But I am uncle to convert the string to the PictureBox. Is there any step I can do to make them compatible?

System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox[] PictureBoxArray = new PictureBox[3];
List<string> serial = new List<string>;

public void ConvertToBarCode()
{
   BarcodeLib.TYPE barcodetype1 = BarcodeLib.TYPE.CODE39;
   BarcodeLib.Barcode bar1 = new BarcodeLib.Barcode();
   bar1.IncludeLabel = true;
   PictureBoxArray[0] = serial[0]; // Want to Convert String to PictureBox
   PictureBoxArray[0].Image = bar1.Encode(barcodetype1, SerialNumberList[0]);
}

I have filles the serial List with the string now just want the conversion.

Answer 1

you want like this.. right?? see this is the representaion of the this string "S1253551" in 3of9 and plain text and finally as image right??

public Image stringToImage(string inputString)
{ 
    string text = inputString.Trim();

    Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(1, 1);

    //Set the font style of output image
    Font font = new Font("Free 3 of 9", 25, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
    Font font2 = new Font("Arial", 15, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);

    Graphics graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bmp);

    int width = (int)graphics.MeasureString(text, font).Width;
    int height = (int)graphics.MeasureString(text, font).Height;

    int height2 = (int)graphics.MeasureString(text, font2).Height;

    bmp = new Bitmap(bmp, new Size(width, height+height2));
    graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bmp);



    //Specify the background color of the image
    graphics.Clear(Color.Cyan);
    graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
    graphics.TextRenderingHint = TextRenderingHint.AntiAlias;



    //Specify the text, font, Text Color, X position and Y position of the image
    graphics.DrawString(text, font, new SolidBrush(Color.Black), 0, 0);
    graphics.DrawString(text, font2, new SolidBrush(Color.Black), 0, height);

    graphics.Flush();
    graphics.Dispose();

    //if you want to save the image  uncomment the below line.
    //bmp.Save(@"d:\myimage.jpg", ImageFormat.Jpeg);

    return bmp;
}

Remember you must have installed "free 3 of 9" font.

you pass the string "S1253551" and it generate the barcode and add the plain text at bottom and finally return it as image.

Its working code i have tried at my end. Enjoy. :)

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