Generate QR Codes for VCards

How to Generate QR Code for VCard?

To generate a QR Code for a VCard, please refer to the following steps:

1. Select the Type: VCard
2. Fill out the content section: VCard
3. Customize QR Code Settings (Optional)
4. Click Generate Preview button

You will see the generated QR Code under the preview section.

Procedure

We have followed VCard Version 3.0 specification in this VCard QR Code generation. Please check the complete specification on this URL.

API

 GET /qrcodegen/api/qrcode/generate?data=<VCard>&foreColor=&bgColor=&ecc=&size=&format=

Sample VCard

\------------

BEGIN:VCARD

VERSION:3.0

N:Farooq;Sheikh;;;

FN:Farooq Sheikh

ORG:aspose.com

EMAIL;type=INTERNET;type=WORK:[e-mail]

END:VCARD

API Example:

\------------

http://localhost:8080/qrcodegen/api/qrcode/generate?data=BEGIN%3AVCARD%0D%0AVERSION%3A3.0%0D%0AN%3AFarooq%3BSheikh%3B%3B%3B%0D%0AFN%3AFarooq%20Sheikh%0D%0AORG%3Aaspose.com%0D%0AEMAIL%3Btype%3DINTERNET%3Btype%3DWORK%3Afarooq.sheikh%40aspose.com%0D%0AEND%3AVCARD&foreColor=&bgColor=&ecc=&size=&format=

Generated VCard QR Code

Java Script

The generateVCard function is used to generate the VCard data from corresponding content input fields.  

 generateVCard : function(){



  var beginVCard = "BEGIN:VCARD\r\nVERSION:3.0\r\n";

  var endVCard = "END:VCARD";

   var firstName = this.$('.input-vcard-firstname').val();

   var lastName = this.$('.input-vcard-lastname').val();

   if (firstName == '' || firstName == null || lastName == '' || lastName == null) {

   console.log("First and Lastname are required");

   alert("First and Lastname are required");

   return null;

   }



   var vcardN = "N:" + firstName + ";" + lastName + ";;;\r\n";

   var vcardFN = "FN:" + firstName + " " + lastName + "\r\n";

   var generatedVCard = beginVCard + vcardN + vcardFN;

   var org = this.$('.input-vcard-organization').val();

   if (org != "undefined" && org != '' && org != null ){

   generatedVCard = generatedVCard + "ORG:" + org + "\r\n";

   }

   var title = this.$('.input-vcard-title').val();

   if (title != "undefined" && title != '' && title != null ){

   generatedVCard = generatedVCard + "TITLE:" + title + "\r\n";

   }

   var emailHome = this.$('.input-vcard-email-personal').val();

   if (emailHome != "undefined" && emailHome != '' && emailHome != null ){

   generatedVCard = generatedVCard + "EMAIL;type=INTERNET;type=HOME:" + emailHome + "\r\n";

   }

   var emailWork = this.$('.input-vcard-email-business').val();

   if (emailWork != "undefined" && emailWork != '' && emailWork != null ){

   generatedVCard = generatedVCard + "EMAIL;type=INTERNET;type=WORK:" + emailWork + "\r\n";

   }

   var phoneCell = this.$('.input-vcard-phone-mobile').val();

   if (phoneCell != "undefined" && phoneCell != '' && phoneCell != null ){

   generatedVCard = generatedVCard + "TEL;TYPE=CELL,VOICE:" + phoneCell + "\r\n";

   }

   var phoneHome = this.$('.input-vcard-phone-home').val();

   if (phoneHome != "undefined" && phoneHome != '' && phoneHome != null ){

   generatedVCard = generatedVCard + "TEL;TYPE=HOME,VOICE:" + phoneHome + "\r\n";

   }

   var addressVCard=";;";

   var street = this.$('.input-vcard-address-street').val();

   if (street != "undefined" && street != '' && street != null ){

   addressVCard = addressVCard + street + ";"

   }else{addressVCard = addressVCard + ";";}

   var city = this.$('.input-vcard-address-city').val();

   if (city != "undefined" && city != '' && city != null ){

   addressVCard = addressVCard + city + ";"

   }else{addressVCard = addressVCard + ";";}

   //for region

   addressVCard = addressVCard + ";"

   var postalcode = this.$('.input-vcard-address-postalcode').val();

   if (postalcode != "undefined" && postalcode != '' && postalcode != null ){

   addressVCard = addressVCard + postalcode + ";"

   }else{addressVCard = addressVCard + ";";}

   var country = this.$('.input-vcard-address-country').val();

   if (country != "undefined" && country != '' && country != null ){

   addressVCard = addressVCard + country + ";"

   }else{addressVCard = addressVCard + ";";}

   if(addressVCard !=null && addressVCard != ";;;;;;;"){

   addressVCard = "ADR:" + addressVCard  + "\r\n";

   generatedVCard = generatedVCard + addressVCard ;

   }


   var weburl = this.$('.input-vcard-url').val();

   if (weburl != "undefined" && weburl != '' && weburl != null ){

   generatedVCard = generatedVCard + "URL:" + weburl + "\r\n";

   }

   generatedVCard = generatedVCard + endVCard;


   return generatedVCard;

   },

Java

Core API Method - QRCodeManagementController.generateQRCode 

 @RequestMapping(value = "generate", method = RequestMethod.GET,

    		produces = {MediaType.IMAGE_JPEG_VALUE, MediaType.IMAGE_PNG_VALUE, MediaType.IMAGE_GIF_VALUE, MediaType_IMAGE_TIFF_VALUE, MediaType_IMAGE_BMP_VALUE})

    @ApiOperation(value = "Generate QR Code.")

    public ResponseEntity<byte[]>  generateQRCode(

    		@ApiParam( value = "data", name="data" , required = true)

    		@RequestParam("data") String data,

        HttpServletRequest request,HttpServletResponse response,

        @ApiParam( value = "A user-chosen password that can be used with password-based encryption (PBE) Algo PBEWITHMD5AND128BITAES-CBC-OPENSSL)", name="passKey", required=false) @RequestParam(required=false, value="passKey") String passKey,

        @ApiParam( value = "ForeColor e.g #000000 (Black - RGB(hex))", name="foreColor", required=false) @RequestParam(required=false, value="foreColor") String foreColor,

        @ApiParam( value = "BackgroundColor e.g #FFFFFF (White - RGB(hex))", name="bgColor", required=false) @RequestParam(required=false, value="bgColor") String bgColor,

        @ApiParam( value = "L|M|Q|H - Reed-Solomon error correctionCode Level(from low to high) default=Low", name="ecc", required=false) @RequestParam(required=false, value="ecc") String ecc,

        @ApiParam( value = "Image Size e.g #150x150", name="size", required=false) @RequestParam(required=false, value="size") String size,

        @ApiParam( value = "jpeg|tiff|gif|png|bmp - default=png", name="format", required=false) @RequestParam(required=false, value="format") String format,

        @ApiParam( value = "true|false default=false", name="download", required=false) @RequestParam(required=false, value="download") boolean download,

        @ApiIgnore @Value("#{request.getHeader('" +  ACCEPT_HEADER + "')}") String acceptHeaderValue) throws Exception {