TIFFGetField(3TIFF) TIFFGetField(3TIFF)
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 li-
brary 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 re-
turned is dependent on the tag being requested. The programming inter-
face uses a variable argument list as prescribed by the stdarg(3) in-
terface. 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 pa-
rameter 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 const char**
TIFFTAG_BADFAXLINES 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_CLEANFAXDATA 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_COLORMAP 3 const uint16_t** 1<<BitsPerSample arrays
TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_CONSECUTIVEBADFAXLINES 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_COPYRIGHT 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_DATATYPE 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_DATETIME 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_DOCUMENTNAME 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_DOTRANGE 2 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_EXTRASAMPLES 2 uint16_t*,const uint16_t**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_t*
TIFFTAG_GROUP3OPTIONS 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_GROUP4OPTIONS 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_HALFTONEHINTS 2 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_HOSTCOMPUTER 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_ICCPROFILE 2 const uint32_t*,const void**count, profile data
TIFFTAG_IMAGEDEPTH 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_IMAGEDESCRIPTION 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_INKNAMES 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_INKSET 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_JPEGCOLORMODE 1 int* JPEG pseudo-tag
TIFFTAG_JPEGQUALITY 1 int* JPEG pseudo-tag
TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLES 2 uint32_t*,const void**count & tables
TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLESMODE 1 int* JPEG pseudo-tag
TIFFTAG_MAKE 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_MATTEING 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_MAXSAMPLEVALUE 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_MINSAMPLEVALUE 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_MODEL 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_PAGENAME 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_PAGENUMBER 2 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_PHOTOSHOP 2 uint32_t*,const void**count, data
TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_PREDICTOR 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_PRIMARYCHROMATICITIES 1 const float** 6-entry array
TIFFTAG_REFERENCEBLACKWHITE 1 const float** 6-entry array
TIFFTAG_RESOLUTIONUNIT 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_RICHTIFFIPTC 2 uint32_t*,const void**count, data
TIFFTAG_ROWSPERSTRIP 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_SAMPLEFORMAT 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_SMAXSAMPLEVALUE 1 double*
TIFFTAG_SMINSAMPLEVALUE 1 double*
TIFFTAG_SOFTWARE 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_STONITS 1 const double**
TIFFTAG_STRIPBYTECOUNTS 1 const uint64_t**
TIFFTAG_STRIPOFFSETS 1 const uint64_t**
TIFFTAG_SUBFILETYPE 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_SUBIFD 2 uint16_t*,const uint64_t**count & offsets array
TIFFTAG_TARGETPRINTER 1 const char**
TIFFTAG_THRESHHOLDING 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_TILEBYTECOUNTS 1 const uint64_t**
TIFFTAG_TILEDEPTH 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_TILELENGTH 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_TILEOFFSETS 1 const uint64_t**
TIFFTAG_TILEWIDTH 1 uint32_t*
TIFFTAG_TRANSFERFUNCTION 1 or 3† const uint16_t**1<<BitsPerSample entry arrays
TIFFTAG_WHITEPOINT 1 const float** 2-entry array
TIFFTAG_XMLPACKET 2 uint32_t*,const void**count, data
TIFFTAG_XPOSITION 1 float*
TIFFTAG_XRESOLUTION 1 float*
TIFFTAG_YCBCRCOEFFICIENTS 1 const float** 3-entry array
TIFFTAG_YCBCRPOSITIONING 1 uint16_t*
TIFFTAG_YCBCRSUBSAMPLING 2 uint16_t*
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 un-
supported 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_t count;
void *data;
TIFFGetField(tiff, 33424, &count, &data);
printf("Tag %d: %d, count %d0, 33424, *(uint32_t *)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), TIFF-
ReadDirectory(3TIFF), TIFFWriteDirectory(3TIFF) libtiff(3TIFF),
Libtiff library home page: http://www.simplesystems.org/libtiff/
libtiff March 29, 2020 TIFFGetField(3TIFF)
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