NAME

       TIFFCreateDirectory - routines to create a directory and retrieve information about directories

SYNOPSIS

          #include <tiffio.h>

       int TIFFCreateDirectory(TIFF *tif)

       int TIFFFreeDirectory(TIFF *tif)

       int TIFFUnlinkDirectory(TIFF *tif, tdir_t dirn)

DESCRIPTION

       The following routines create or release a directory.

       TIFFCreateDirectory()  setup  for  a directory in a open TIFF file.  The newly created directory will not
       exist on the file till TIFFWriteDirectory(), TIFFCheckpointDirectory(),  TIFFFlush()  or  TIFFClose()  is
       called.   TIFFWriteDirectory()  also  creates a new directory, frees the *tif structure and sets up a new
       one.

       TIFFFreeDirectory() releases allocated storage associated with  a  directory,  especially  custom-fields.
       However,  the  main part of the directory is not touched. Routine TIFFCleanup() calls TIFFFreeDirectory()
       to release the directory part of the tif structure.

       TIFFUnlinkDirectory() unlink the specified directory  from  the  directory  chain.   The  parameter  dirn
       specifies the subfile/directory as an integer number, with the first directory numbered one (1).  This is
       different to TIFFSetDirectory() or TIFFCurrentDirectory() where the first directory starts with zero (0).

       Directory   query   functions  TIFFCurrentDirectory(),  TIFFCurrentDirOffset(),  TIFFLastDirectory()  and
       TIFFNumberOfDirectories() retrieve information about directories in an open  TIFF  file.  Be  aware  that
       until  a  directory  is not written to file AND read back, the query functions won't retrieve the correct
       information!

NOTES

       Be aware:

       • that until a directory is not written to file AND read back, the query  functions  won't  retrieve  the
         correct information!

       • that   the   newly   created   directory   will  not  exist  on  the  file  till  TIFFWriteDirectory(),
         TIFFCheckpointDirectory(), TIFFFlush() or TIFFClose() has been called.

       • that TIFFCreateDirectory() and TIFFWriteDirectory() create a new directory, free the *tif structure and
         set up a new one.

       • that unlike TIFFWriteDirectory(),  TIFFCheckpointDirectory()  does  not  free  up  the  directory  data
         structures in memory.

DIAGNOSTICS

       All  error messages are directed to the TIFFErrorExtR() routine.  Likewise, warning messages are directed
       to the TIFFWarningExtR() routine.

SEE ALSO

       libtiff   (3tiff),   TIFFCustomDirectory   (3tiff),   TIFFquery   (3tiff),   TIFFSetDirectory    (3tiff),
       TIFFWriteDirectory (3tiff)

AUTHOR

       LibTIFF contributors

COPYRIGHT

       1988-2025, LibTIFF contributors

4.5                                               Sep 24, 2025                        TIFFCREATEDIRECTORY(3tiff)