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NAME
TIFFGetField, TIFFVGetField - get the value(s) of a tag in an open TIFF file
SYNOPSIS
#include <tiffio.h>
int TIFFGetField(TIFF *tif, ttag_t tag, ...)
#include <stdarg.h>
int TIFFVGetField(TIFF *tif, ttag_t tag, va_list ap)
int TIFFGetFieldDefaulted(TIFF *tif, ttag_t tag, ...)
int TIFFVGetFieldDefaulted(TIFF *tif, ttag_t tag, va_list ap)
DESCRIPTION
TIFFGetField returns the value of a tag or pseudo-tag associated with the the current
directory of the opened TIFF file tif. (A pseudo-tag is a parameter that is used to
control the operation of the TIFF library but whose value is not read or written to the
underlying file.) The file must have been previously opened with TIFFOpen(3TIFF). The tag
is identified by tag, one of the values defined in the include file tiff.h (see also the
table below). The type and number of values returned is dependent on the tag being
requested. The programming interface uses a variable argument list as prescribed by the
stdarg(3) interface. The returned values should only be interpreted if TIFFGetField
returns 1.
TIFFVGetField is functionally equivalent to TIFFGetField except that it takes a pointer to
a variable argument list. TIFFVGetField is useful for layering interfaces on top of the
functionality provided by TIFFGetField.
TIFFGetFieldDefaulted and TIFFVGetFieldDefaulted are identical to TIFFGetField and
TIFFVGetField, except that if a tag is not defined in the current directory and it has a
default value, then the default value is returned.
The tags understood by libtiff(3TIFF), the number of parameter values, and the types for
the returned values are shown below. The data types are specified as in C and correspond
to the types used to specify tag values to TIFFSetField(3TIFF). Remember that
TIFFGetField returns parameter values, so all the listed data types are pointers to
storage where values should be returned. Consult the TIFF specification (or relevant
industry specification) for information on the meaning of each tag and their possible
values.
Tag Name Count Types Notes
TIFFTAG_ARTIST 1 char**
TIFFTAG_BADFAXLINES 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_CLEANFAXDATA 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_COLORMAP 3 uint16** 1<<BitsPerSample arrays
TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_CONSECUTIVEBADFAXLINES 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_COPYRIGHT 1 char**
TIFFTAG_DATATYPE 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_DATETIME 1 char**
TIFFTAG_DOCUMENTNAME 1 char**
TIFFTAG_DOTRANGE 2 uint16*
TIFFTAG_EXTRASAMPLES 2 uint16*,uint16** count & types array
TIFFTAG_FAXFILLFUNC 1 TIFFFaxFillFunc* G3/G4 compression pseudo-tag
TIFFTAG_FAXMODE 1 int* G3/G4 compression pseudo-tag
TIFFTAG_FILLORDER 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_GROUP3OPTIONS 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_GROUP4OPTIONS 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_HALFTONEHINTS 2 uint16*
TIFFTAG_HOSTCOMPUTER 1 char**
TIFFTAG_ICCPROFILE 2 uint32*,void** count, profile data
TIFFTAG_IMAGEDEPTH 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_IMAGEDESCRIPTION 1 char**
TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_INKNAMES 1 char**
TIFFTAG_INKSET 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_JPEGCOLORMODE 1 int* JPEG pseudo-tag
TIFFTAG_JPEGQUALITY 1 int* JPEG pseudo-tag
TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLES 2 uint32*,void** count & tables
TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLESMODE 1 int* JPEG pseudo-tag
TIFFTAG_MAKE 1 char**
TIFFTAG_MATTEING 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_MAXSAMPLEVALUE 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_MINSAMPLEVALUE 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_MODEL 1 char**
TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_PAGENAME 1 char**
TIFFTAG_PAGENUMBER 2 uint16*
TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_PHOTOSHOP 2 uint32*,void** count, data
TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_PREDICTOR 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_PRIMARYCHROMATICITIES 1 float** 6-entry array
TIFFTAG_REFERENCEBLACKWHITE 1 float** 6-entry array
TIFFTAG_RESOLUTIONUNIT 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_RICHTIFFIPTC 2 uint32*,void** count, data
TIFFTAG_ROWSPERSTRIP 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_SAMPLEFORMAT 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_SMAXSAMPLEVALUE 1 double*
TIFFTAG_SMINSAMPLEVALUE 1 double*
TIFFTAG_SOFTWARE 1 char**
TIFFTAG_STONITS 1 double**
TIFFTAG_STRIPBYTECOUNTS 1 uint32**
TIFFTAG_STRIPOFFSETS 1 uint32**
TIFFTAG_SUBFILETYPE 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_SUBIFD 2 uint16*,uint32** count & offsets array
TIFFTAG_TARGETPRINTER 1 char**
TIFFTAG_THRESHHOLDING 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_TILEBYTECOUNTS 1 uint32**
TIFFTAG_TILEDEPTH 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_TILELENGTH 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_TILEOFFSETS 1 uint32**
TIFFTAG_TILEWIDTH 1 uint32*
TIFFTAG_TRANSFERFUNCTION 1 or 3† uint16**1<<BitsPerSample entry arrays
TIFFTAG_WHITEPOINT 1 float** 2-entry array
TIFFTAG_XMLPACKET 2 uint32*,void** count, data
TIFFTAG_XPOSITION 1 float*
TIFFTAG_XRESOLUTION 1 float*
TIFFTAG_YCBCRCOEFFICIENTS 1 float** 3-entry array
TIFFTAG_YCBCRPOSITIONING 1 uint16*
TIFFTAG_YCBCRSUBSAMPLING 2 uint16*
TIFFTAG_YPOSITION 1 float*
TIFFTAG_YRESOLUTION 1 float*‡
† If SamplesPerPixel is one, then a single array is returned; otherwise three arrays are
returned.
‡ The contents of this field are quite complex. See The ICC Profile Format Specification,
Annex B.3 "Embedding ICC Profiles in TIFF Files" (available at http://www.color.org) for
an explanation.
AUTOREGISTERED TAGS
If you can't find the tag in the table above that means this is an unsupported tag and is
not directly supported by libtiff(3TIFF) library. You will still be able to read it's
value if you know the data type of that tag. For example, if you want to read the LONG
value from the tag 33424 and ASCII string from the tag 36867 you can use the following
code:
uint32 count;
void *data;
TIFFGetField(tiff, 33424, &count, &data);
printf("Tag %d: %d, count %d0, 33424, *(uint32 *)data, count);
TIFFGetField(tiff, 36867, &count, &data);
printf("Tag %d: %s, count %d0, 36867, (char *)data, count);
RETURN VALUES
1 is returned if the tag is defined in the current directory; otherwise a 0 is returned.
DIAGNOSTICS
All error messages are directed to the TIFFError(3TIFF) routine.
Unknown field, tag 0x%x. An unknown tag was supplied.
SEE ALSO
TIFFOpen(3TIFF), TIFFSetField(3TIFF), TIFFSetDirectory(3TIFF), TIFFReadDirectory(3TIFF),
TIFFWriteDirectory(3TIFF) libtiff(3TIFF),
Libtiff library home page: http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/