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QR Code Generator Using HTML, CSS and Jquery

The document describes how to build a QR code generator using HTML, CSS, and jQuery. It uses the Google Charts API to generate QR codes from input text. jQuery is used to update the displayed QR code image based on the API response. The full code example is provided.

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QR Code Generator Using HTML, CSS and Jquery

The document describes how to build a QR code generator using HTML, CSS, and jQuery. It uses the Google Charts API to generate QR codes from input text. jQuery is used to update the displayed QR code image based on the API response. The full code example is provided.

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QR Code Generator using HTML, CSS and

jQuery
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/qr-code-generator-using-html-css-and-jquery/

A QR code generator is an application that stores any required textual data into a QR code
which can be later scanned with a QR code scanner to reveal the stored information. This QR
Code can be used anywhere, for example, on a poster or website to allow users to get additional
information. This application will allow the user to type in the data required and save it a PNG
or SVG image of the QR code.
Approach: To generate the QR code, we will use the Google Charts API. Using jQuery, the
QR code image to be displayed is updated according to the image returned by the API.
The API endpoint that would be used is given below.
https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=150×150&cht=qr&chl=Hello%20world
Explanation of the URL:
 The root URL for Google Chart Infographics is https://chart.googleapis.com/chart. This
can be specified with the required parameters to ger the desired output.
 The chs parameter denotes the size of the QR code image in pixels.
 The cht parameter denotes the type of the image to be created. The value “qr” will be used
to generate a QR Code.
 The chl parameter denotes the text or URL data to be encoded in the QR code.
Example:
 HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

<!-- Include Bootstrap for styling -->

<link rel="stylesheet" href=

"https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" />
<style>

.qr-code {

max-width: 200px;

margin: 10px;

</style>

<title>QR Code Generator</title>

</head>

<body>

<div class="container-fluid">

<div class="text-center">

<!-- Get a Placeholder image initially,

this will change according to the

data entered later -->

<img src=

"https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=qr&chl=Hello+World&chs=160x160&chld=L|0"

class="qr-code img-thumbnail img-responsive" />


</div>

<div class="form-horizontal">

<div class="form-group">

<label class="control-label col-sm-2"

for="content">

Content:

</label>

<div class="col-sm-10">

<!-- Input box to enter the

required data -->

<input type="text" size="60"

maxlength="60" class="form-control"

id="content" placeholder="Enter content" />

</div>

</div>

<div class="form-group">

<div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-10">

<!-- Button to generate QR Code for


the entered data -->

<button type="button" class=

"btn btn-default" id="generate">

Generate

</button>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>

<script src=

"https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.js">

</script>

<script>

// Function to HTML encode the text

// This creates a new hidden element,

// inserts the given text into it

// and outputs it out as HTML

function htmlEncode(value) {

return $('<div/>').text(value)

.html();

}
$(function () {

// Specify an onclick function

// for the generate button

$('#generate').click(function () {

// Generate the link that would be

// used to generate the QR Code

// with the given data

let finalURL =

'https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=qr&chl=' +

htmlEncode($('#content').val()) +

'&chs=160x160&chld=L|0'

// Replace the src of the image with

// the QR code image

$('.qr-code').attr('src', finalURL);

});

});

</script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

jQuery is an open source JavaScript library that simplifies the interactions between an
HTML/CSS document, It is widely famous with it’s philosophy of “Write less, do more”.
You can learn jQuery from the ground up by following this jQuery Tutorial and jQuery
Examples.

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