Export to Image

Updated on Jan 5, 2026

RadBarcodeView supports export to image functionality.

You can export the RadBarcodeView content by using one of the following overloads of the ExportToImage method:

• Image ExportToImage(): Exports the barcode with the current dimensions of the control.

• Image ExportToImage(int width, int height): Layouts the barcode using the provided dimensions and exports it to an image.

• void ExportToImage(Stream stream, Size size): Layouts the barcode using the provided size and exports it to the specified stream.

• void ExportToImage(string filePath, Size size): Layouts the barcode using the provided size and exports it to the specified file location.

• void ExportToImage(Stream stream, Size size, ImageFormat imageFormat): Layouts the barcode using the provided size and exports it to the specified stream in the specified image format.

• void ExportToImage(string filePath, Size size, ImageFormat imageFormat): Layouts the barcode using the provided size and exports it to the specified file location in the specified image format.

Export to Image

C#

using (SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog = new SaveFileDialog())
{
    saveFileDialog.Filter = "Png (*.png)|*.png";
    saveFileDialog.FileName = "QRCode";
    if (saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
    {
        Image img = radBarcodeView1.ExportToImage();
        img.Save(saveFileDialog.FileName, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
    }
}           

VB.NET

Using saveFileDialog As SaveFileDialog = New SaveFileDialog()
    saveFileDialog.Filter = "Png (*.png)|*.png"
    saveFileDialog.FileName = "QRCode"

    If saveFileDialog.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then
        Dim img As Image = radBarcodeView1.ExportToImage()
        img.Save(saveFileDialog.FileName, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png)
    End If
End Using

Figure 1: Exported Barcode

If you need to export the barcode data to a document, you can use a RadDocument and insert the exported image into it. Afterwards, you can use the RadRichTextEditor 's export functionality.