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ean - EAN International

The European (later International) Article Number function behaves in exactly the same way as the GTIN function.

Check the GTIN function for more details.

Usage(s)

ean ( ) Returns a random EAN-13 (GTIN-13) number
ean ( $type ) Returns a random EAN number of type $type.
ean ( $type, $prefill ) Returns a random EAN number of type $type with the prefix $prefill

Parameter(s)

$type The type of EAN number to generate. These Types are supported:
Type GTIN Aliases
8 GTIN-8 EAN-8 UCC-8
12 GTIN-12 EAN-12 UCC-12 UPC
13 GTIN-13 EAN-13 UCC-13 EAN CIP JAN
14 GTIN-14 EAN-14 UCC-14
18 na SSCC
$prefill The prefix to be used in the EAN number (used to define the retailer, manufacturer, collector, researcher, or other entity)

Example(s)

All sorts of random EAN Numbers

ean() // Returns an EAN-13 number: 6599347744172
ean(8) // Returns an EAN-8 number: 31674058
ean(12) // Returns an EAN-12 number: 041454416337
ean(13) // Returns an EAN-13 number: 6599347744172
ean(14) // Returns an EAN-14 number: 36009304097537
ean(18) // Returns an SSCC number: 130539057492609625

EAN number with a specific prefix

ean(13,1337)
Returns: 1337750348700

See also

gtin - Global Trade Item Number ucc - Uniform Code Council cip - Catalogue Item Publication jan - Japanese Article Number upc - Universal Product Code sscc - Serial Shipping Container Code grai - Global Returnable Asset Identifier gcn - Global Coupon Number