private function _getCode(){
        $code = null;
        //try{
            $text = $this->text;
            $textColor = new CINColor($this->foregroundColor);
            $backgroudColor = new CINColor($this->backgroundColor);
            $fontPath = isset($this->font) ? $this->font : $this->_getDefaultFont();

            $font = new CINFontFile($fontPath, (is_int($this->fontSize)) ? $this->fontSize : 18);

            $codeClass = "\\CodeItNow\\BarcodeBundle\\Generator\\".$this->barcodeType;
            $code = new $codeClass();
            if($this->scale){
                $code->setScale($this->scale); // Resolution
            }
            if($this->thickness){
                $code->setThickness($this->thickness); // Thickness
            }
            if($this->label !== FALSE){
                $code->setLabel($this->label);
            }
            if($this->noLengthLimit){
                $code->setNoLengthLimit($this->noLengthLimit);
            }
            if($this->allowsUnknownIdentifier){
                $code->setAllowsUnknownIdentifier($this->allowsUnknownIdentifier);
            }
            $code->setForegroundColor($textColor); // Color of bars
            $code->setBackgroundColor($backgroudColor); // Color of spaces
            $code->setFont($font); // Font (or 0)
            $code->parse($text); // Text
        //} catch (\Exception $ex) {
            
        //}
        return $code;
    }