Class Bill

QR bill data

Inheritance

object

Bill

Implements

IEquatable<Bill>

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetType()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: Codecrete.SwissQRBill.Generator

Assembly: Codecrete.SwissQRBill.Core.dll

Syntax

public sealed class Bill : IEquatable<Bill>

Fields

ReferenceTypeCredRef

Reference type: creditor reference (ISO 11649)

Declaration

public static readonly string ReferenceTypeCredRef

Field Value

Type	Description
string

ReferenceTypeNoRef

Reference type: without reference.

Declaration

public static readonly string ReferenceTypeNoRef

Field Value

Type	Description
string

ReferenceTypeQrRef

Reference type: QR reference.

Declaration

public static readonly string ReferenceTypeQrRef

Field Value

Type	Description
string

Properties

Account

Gets or sets the creditor's account number.

Account numbers must be valid IBANs of a bank of Switzerland or Liechtenstein. Spaces are allowed in the account number.

Declaration

public string Account { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The creditor account number.

AlternativeSchemes

Gets ors sets the alternative payment schemes.

A maximum of two schemes with parameters are allowed.

Declaration

public List<AlternativeScheme> AlternativeSchemes { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
List<AlternativeScheme>	The alternative payment schemes.

Amount

Gets or sets the payment amount.

Valid values are between 0.01 and 999,999,999.99.

Declaration

public decimal? Amount { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
decimal?	The payment amount.

BillInformation

Gets or sets the additional structured bill information.

Declaration

public string BillInformation { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The structured bill information.

CharacterSet

Gets or sets the character set used for the QR bill data.

Defaults to Latin1Subset.

Until November 21, 2025, Latin1Subset is the only value that will generate QR bills accepted by all banks.

Declaration

public SpsCharacterSet CharacterSet { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
SpsCharacterSet

Creditor

Gets or sets the creditor address.

Declaration

public Address Creditor { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Address	The creditor address.

Currency

Gets or sets the payment currency.

Valid values are "CHF" and "EUR".

Declaration

public string Currency { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The payment currency.

Debtor

Gets or sets the debtor address.

The debtor is optional. If it is omitted, both setting this field to null or setting an address with all null or empty values is ok.

Declaration

public Address Debtor { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Address	The debtor address.

Format

Gets or sets the bill formatting information.

Declaration

public BillFormat Format { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
BillFormat	The bill formatting information.

Reference

Gets or sets the creditor payment reference.

The reference is mandatory for QR IBANs, i.e. IBANs in the range CHxx30000xxxxxx through CHxx31999xxxxx. QR IBANs require a valid QR reference (numeric reference corresponding to the ISR reference format).

For non-QR IBANs, the reference is optional. If it is provided, it must be valid creditor reference according to ISO 11649 ("RFxxxx").

Both types of references may contain spaces for formatting.

Declaration

public string Reference { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The creditor payment reference.

See Also

CreateAndSetCreditorReference(string)

CreateAndSetQRReference(string)

ReferenceType

Gets or sets the ype of payment reference

Declaration

public string ReferenceType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	One of the constant values ReferenceTypeXxxRef

Separator

Gets or sets the line separator for the QR code data fields.

The default is Lf. There is no need to change it except for improving compatibility with a non-compliant software processing the QR code data.

Declaration

public Bill.QrDataSeparator Separator { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Bill.QrDataSeparator	The line separator for the QR code data fields.

UnstructuredMessage

Gets or sets the additional unstructured message.

Declaration

public string UnstructuredMessage { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The unstructured message.

Version

Gets or sets the version of the QR bill standard.

Declaration

public Bill.QrBillStandardVersion Version { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Bill.QrBillStandardVersion	The QR bill standard version.

Methods

CreateAndSetCreditorReference(string)

Creates and sets a ISO11649 creditor reference from a raw string by prefixing the string with "RF" and the modulo 97 checksum.

Whitespace is removed from the reference

Declaration

public void CreateAndSetCreditorReference(string rawReference)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	rawReference	The raw reference.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentException	rawReference contains invalid characters.

CreateAndSetQRReference(string)

Creates and sets a QR reference from a raw string by appending the checksum digit and prepending zeros to make it the correct length.

As the QR reference is numeric, the raw string must consist of digits and whitespace only. Whitespace is removed from the reference.

Declaration

public void CreateAndSetQRReference(string rawReference)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	rawReference	The raw reference.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentException	rawReference contains non-numeric characters or is too long.

Equals(Bill)

Determines whether the specified bill is equal to the current bill.

Declaration

public bool Equals(Bill other)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Bill	other	The bill to compare with the current bill.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the specified object is equal to the current object; otherwise, false.

Equals(object)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.

Declaration

public override bool Equals(object obj)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	obj	The object to compare with the current object.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the specified object is equal to the current object; otherwise, false.

Overrides

object.Equals(object)

GetHashCode()

Gets the hash code for this instance.

Declaration

public override int GetHashCode()

Returns

Type	Description
int	A hash code for the current object.

Overrides

object.GetHashCode()

RetrieveSwicoBillInformation()

Retrieves the Swico structured bill information from the text in bill information property.

If BillInformation contains Swico S1 bill information, the result is returned in a SwicoBillInformation instance. Minor errors in the text are silently ignored. If BillInformation does not contain Swico bill information or the text has major errors, null is returned.

Declaration

public SwicoBillInformation RetrieveSwicoBillInformation()

Returns

Type	Description
SwicoBillInformation	structured bill information (or null if no Swico bill information is found)

Remarks

The bill information property likely contains structured bill information if it starts with //S1/.

SetSwicoBillInformation(SwicoBillInformation)

Sets the bill information according to Swico S1 syntax from the specified structured bill information.

Sets the BillInformation property to a value similar to //S1/10/....

Declaration

public void SetSwicoBillInformation(SwicoBillInformation billInformation)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
SwicoBillInformation	billInformation	structured bill information

UpdateReferenceType()

Updates the reference type by deriving it from the payment reference.

Declaration

public void UpdateReferenceType()

Implements

IEquatable<T>