| 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 |
‡:
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:
%d: Bad value for "%s":
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