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TIFFSETFIELD(3tiff) LibTIFF TIFFSETFIELD(3tiff)

TIFFSetField - set the value(s) of a tag in a TIFF file open for writing

#include <tiffio.h>
#include <stdarg.h>"





TIFFSetField() sets the value of a field or pseudo-tag in the current directory associated with the open 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.) To set the value of a field the file must have been previously opened for writing with TIFFOpen(). Pseudo-tags can be set whether the file was opened for reading or writing. The field is identified by tag, one of the values defined in the include file tiff.h (see also the table below). The actual value is specified using a variable argument list, as prescribed by the stdarg.h interface.

TIFFVSetField() is functionally equivalent to TIFFSetField() except that it takes a pointer to a variable argument list. TIFFVSetField() is useful for writing routines that are layered on top of the functionality provided by TIFFSetField().

TIFFUnsetField() clears the contents of the field in the internal structure. If it is a custom field, it is removed from the list of known tags.

The tags understood by libtiff, the number of parameter values, and the expected types for the parameter values are shown below. The data types are:

Type Description
char* a null-terminated string corresponding to the ASCII data type
uint16_t an unsigned 16-bit value
uint32_t an unsigned 32-bit value;
uint16_t* an array of unsigned 16-bit values.
void* an array of data values of unspecified type.

Consult the TIFF specification for information on the meaning of each tag.

Tag name Count Types Notes
TIFFTAG_ARTIST 1 char*
TIFFTAG_BADFAXLINES 1 uint32_t
TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_CLEANFAXDATA 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_COLORMAP 3 uint16_t* 1 << BitsPerSample arrays
TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_CONSECUTIVEBADFAXLINES 1 uint32_t
TIFFTAG_COPYRIGHT 1 char*
TIFFTAG_DATETIME 1 char*
TIFFTAG_DOCUMENTNAME 1 char*
TIFFTAG_DOTRANGE 2 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_EXTRASAMPLES 2 uint16_t, 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 char*
TIFFTAG_ICCPROFILE 2 uint32_t, void* count, profile data*
TIFFTAG_IMAGEDEPTH 1 uint32_t
TIFFTAG_IMAGEDESCRIPTION 1 char*
TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH 1 uint32_t
TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH 1 uint32_t
TIFFTAG_INKNAMES 2 uint16_t, 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*, void* † count, tables
TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLESMODE 1 int † JPEG pseudo-tag
TIFFTAG_MAKE 1 char*
TIFFTAG_MATTEING 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_MAXSAMPLEVALUE 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_MINSAMPLEVALUE 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_MODEL 1 char*
TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_PAGENAME 1 char*
TIFFTAG_PAGENUMBER 2 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_PHOTOMETRIC 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_PHOTOSHOP ? uint32_t, void* count, data
TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_PREDICTOR 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_PRIMARYCHROMATICITIES 1 float* 6-entry array
TIFFTAG_REFERENCEBLACKWHITE 1 float* † 6-entry array
TIFFTAG_RESOLUTIONUNIT 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_RICHTIFFIPTC 2 uint32_t, void* count, data
TIFFTAG_ROWSPERSTRIP 1 uint32_t † must be > 0
TIFFTAG_SAMPLEFORMAT 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL 1 uint16_t † value must be ≤ 4
TIFFTAG_SMAXSAMPLEVALUE 1 double
TIFFTAG_SMINSAMPLEVALUE 1 double
TIFFTAG_SOFTWARE 1 char*
TIFFTAG_STONITS 1 double
TIFFTAG_SUBFILETYPE 1 uint32_t
TIFFTAG_SUBIFD 2 uint16_t, uint64_t* count, offsets array
TIFFTAG_TARGETPRINTER 1 char*
TIFFTAG_THRESHHOLDING 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_TILEDEPTH 1 uint32_t
TIFFTAG_TILELENGTH 1 uint32_t † must be a multiple of 8
TIFFTAG_TILEWIDTH 1 uint32_t † must be a multiple of 8
TIFFTAG_TRANSFERFUNCTION 1 or 3‡ uint16_t* 1 << BitsPerSample entry arrays
TIFFTAG_WHITEPOINT 1 float* 2-entry array
TIFFTAG_XMLPACKET 2 uint32_t, void* count, data
TIFFTAG_XPOSITION 1 float
TIFFTAG_XRESOLUTION 1 float
TIFFTAG_YCBCRCOEFFICIENTS 1 float* † 3-entry array
TIFFTAG_YCBCRPOSITIONING 1 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_YCBCRSAMPLING 2 uint16_t
TIFFTAG_YPOSITION 1 float
TIFFTAG_YRESOLUTION 1 float




†:
Tag may not have its values changed once data is written.

‡:

If SamplesPerPixel is one, then a single array is passed; otherwise three arrays should be passed.


*:
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.

1 is returned if the operation was successful. Otherwise, 0 is returned if an error was detected.

All error messages are directed to the TIFFErrorExtR() routine.

%s: Cannot modify tag "%s" while writing:

Data has already been written to the file, so the specified tag's value can not be changed. This restriction is applied to all tags that affect the format of written data.


%d: Bad value for "%s":

An invalid value was supplied for the named tag.


TIFFOpen (3tiff), TIFFGetField (3tiff), TIFFSetDirectory (3tiff), TIFFWriteDirectory (3tiff), TIFFReadDirectory (3tiff), libtiff (3tiff)

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