TBarcode1D_JapanPost

The component is used to create the Japan Postal 4-State barcode symbol. It's defined in the pJapanPost unit.

The Japan Postal 4-State barcode is a clocked barcode similar in appearance to 4 State code, with a mod 19 checkdigit. It will accept digits and uppercase letters and the hyphen. The data consists of a 7 digit postal code plus address data.

Technical Details:

The formats of the Japan Postal 4-State barcode are specified in the following:

• Postcode: Length: 6 numbers; Characters set: "0"-"9"; The section may have a hyphen between the 3th and 4th number (eg. 123-4567) and this hyphen does not appear in the encoded data.
• Address data: Length: variable, maximum 13 code words, every number or hyphen use 1 code word, and every upper letter use 2 code words. If the address data is less than 13 code words the remaining code words are filled with control characters to make the length 13; Characters set: "0"-"9", "-", "A"-"Z". Note, the hyphens in the address data are encoded.

Example: 154-0023-1-3-2-A-507, 1540023-1-3-2-A-507

(*): The Data property, OnInvalidDataLength and OnInvalidDataChar events are available only for the Delphi/C++ Builder 2009 or later.

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