Singapore 4-State Postal Code Barcode

This Symbology is also known as Singapore 4-State Postal, SingPost 4-State, and SingPost Barcode

Overview
This Symbology is used by Singapore Post (SingPost) for Postal code and automatic mail sorting. It’s based on British Royal Mail 4-State Customer Code (RM4SCC) and provides information about the address of the receiver.
It encodes alpha-numeric characters (0-9, A-Z), as well as start and stop bar characters. It comprises four types of bars (the four states), each of which has a distinct name, value and barcode symbol.

4-State Barcode Bars

Sample of a Singapore 4-State Postal barcode

How to create Singapore 4-State Postal Code barcodes using BarcodeItem

Note: Please refer to the Class Reference documentation for more information about the properties and methods stated in this document.
In order to get a Singapore 4-State Postal Code barcode image, please follow these steps:
  • Set the Symbology property to SingaporePost
  • Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
    • Set the Postal4StateTrackerBarWidth property to a value ranging from 0.015 to 0.025 (Values are expressed in Inches)
    • Set the Postal4StateTrackerBarHeight property to a value ranging from 0.04 to 0.06 (Values are expressed in Inches)
    • Set the Postal4StateBarsSpacing property to a value ranging from 0.015 to 0.025 (Values are expressed in Inches)
    • Set the QuietZone property to 0.08 (Value is expressed in Inches)
  • Set the Code property with the value to encode i.e. the postal code (6 digits) or the BRS (Business Reply Service) License Number code (4 chars). The value to encode can contain numeric characters (0-9) and/or alpha characters (A-Z)
  • BarcodeItem will automatically generate the required Start & Stop bars
    • Tip: You can rid of those bars by setting up to False the Postal4StateAddStartStopChar property
  • BarcodeItem will automatically generate and append the checksum value
    • Tip 1: You can disable this behavior by setting up to False the AddChecksum property
    • Tip 2: You can leave AddChecksum property set to True but rid of the checksum value from the Human Readable text by setting up to False the DisplayChecksum property
Example of a Singapore 4-State Postal Code barcode image
Code property = 529508 will produce the following barcode image:
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