encode
fun encode(input: String, priorityCharset: KiteCharset?, fnc1: Int, shape: SymbolShapeHint, macroId: Int): ByteArray
Encodes input minimally and returns an array of the codewords
Return
An array of bytes representing the codewords of a minimal encoding.
Parameters
input
The string to encode
priorityCharset
The preferred KiteCharset. When the value of the argument is null, the algorithm chooses charsets that leads to a minimal representation. Otherwise the algorithm will use the priority charset to encode any character in the input that can be encoded by it if the charset is among the supported charsets.
fnc1
denotes the character in the input that represents the FNC1 character or -1 if this is not a GS1 bar code. If the value is not -1 then a FNC1 is also prepended.
shape
requested shape.
macroId
Prepends the specified macro function in case that a value of 5 or 6 is specified.