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# CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator

The properties you use to configure a PDF417 barcode generator filter.

```
protocol CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator : CIFilterProtocol
```

## Topics

### Instance Properties

[`alwaysSpecifyCompaction`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/alwaysSpecifyCompaction)

A Boolean value specifying whether to force compaction style.

[`compactStyle`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/compactStyle)

A Boolean value specifying whether to force compact style Aztec code.

[`compactionMode`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/compactionMode)

The compaction mode of the generated barcode.

[`correctionLevel`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/correctionLevel)

The correction level ratio of the generated barcode.

[`dataColumns`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/dataColumns)

The number of data columns in the generated barcode.

[`maxHeight`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/maxHeight)

The maximum height, in pixels, of the generated barcode.

[`maxWidth`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/maxWidth)

The maximum width, in pixels, of the generated barcode.

[`message`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/message)

The message to encode in the PDF417 barcode.

[`minHeight`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/minHeight)

The minimum height, in pixels, of the generated barcode.

[`minWidth`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/minWidth)

The minimum width, in pixels, of the generated barcode.

[`preferredAspectRatio`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/preferredAspectRatio)

The preferred aspect ratio of the generated barcode.

[`rows`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPDF417BarcodeGenerator/rows)

The number of rows in the generated barcode.

## See Also

[`pdf417BarcodeGenerator()`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class/pdf417BarcodeGenerator())

Generates a high-density linear barcode.


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