FluentZpl

A fluent interface to build labels using ZPL

FluentZpl consists of an assembly called ZplLabels that allows creation and printing of Zebra labels through a fluent interface. The ZplLabel class enables creation of label scripts through its Load() method, and either PrinterConnection or LabelPrinter can be used to send the resulting script to a Zebra printer.

The ZplLabel.Load() method takes an array of IFieldGenerator objects as parameters. The field generators are created through static methods of the FieldGenFactory class.

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Creating a text field:

FieldGenFactory.GetText().At(1, 500).SetFont(Fonts.D, FieldOrientation.Normal, 56).WithData("PO Line Number").Centered(1200)

Creating a barcode field:

 FieldGenFactory.GetBarcode().At(1, 550).SetBarcodeType(BarcodeType.Code128).SetFont(Fonts.D, FieldOrientation.Normal, 40).WithData("1").Height(70).BarWidth(2).Centered(1200)

Creating a text field which contained chinese character :

 FieldGenFactory.GetStringGraphic().At(0, 10).WithData("中文测试").Centered(_labelWidth).SetFont(new Font("宋体", 14)

To create a complete label:

var label  = _label.Load(FieldGenFactory.GetText().At(1, 150).SetFont("D", FieldOrientation.Normal, 84).WithData("PO Number").Centered(1200).Underline(),
                FieldGenFactory.GetBarcode().At(1, 250).SetBarcodeType(BarcodeType.Code128).SetFont("D", FieldOrientation.Normal, 48).WithData("22343").Height(150).BarWidth(4).Centered(1200),
                FieldGenFactory.GetText().At(1, 500).SetFont("D", FieldOrientation.Normal, 56).WithData("PO Line Number").Centered(1200),
                FieldGenFactory.GetBarcode().At(1, 550).SetBarcodeType(BarcodeType.Code128).SetFont("D", FieldOrientation.Normal, 40).WithData("1").Height(70).BarWidth(2).Centered(1200),
                FieldGenFactory.GetText().At(1, 740).SetFont("D", FieldOrientation.Normal, 56).WithData("Stryker Part Number").Centered(1200),
                FieldGenFactory.GetBarcode().At(1, 820).SetBarcodeType(BarcodeType.Code128).SetFont("D", FieldOrientation.Normal, 72).WithData("0682001252").Height(80).BarWidth(3).Centered(1200),
                FieldGenFactory.GetText().At(1, 1050).SetFont("D", FieldOrientation.Normal, 72).WithData("Serial/Lot Number").Centered(1200).Underline(),
                FieldGenFactory.GetBarcode().At(1, 1120).SetBarcodeType(BarcodeType.Code128).SetFont("D", FieldOrientation.Normal, 48).WithData("10000000006898").BarWidth(4).Height(110).Centered(1200),
                FieldGenFactory.GetText().At(1, 1320).SetFont("D", FieldOrientation.Inverted, 64).WithData("QTY").Centered(1200),
                FieldGenFactory.GetBarcode().At(1, 1400).SetBarcodeType(BarcodeType.Code128).SetFont("D", FieldOrientation.Inverted, 72).WithData("10").BarWidth(4).Height(150).Centered(1200),
                FieldGenFactory.GetStringGraphic().At(1, 1800).WithData("中文测试").Centered(1200).SetFont(new Font("宋体", 72)))

The "ToString()" method produces the following script.