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TIFFSetField(3tiff)





NAME

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


SYNOPSIS

       #include <tiffio.h>

       int TIFFSetField(TIFF *tif, ttag_t tag, ...)

       #include <stdarg.h>

       int TIFFVSetField(TIFF *tif, ttag_t tag, va_list ap)


DESCRIPTION

       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(3TIFF);  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(3) interface (or, on some machines, the
       varargs(3) 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  pro-
       vided by TIFFSetField.

       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: char* is null-terminated string and corresponds to the ASCII
       data type; uint16 is an unsigned 16-bit value; uint32  is  an  unsigned
       32-bit  value; uint16* is an array of unsigned 16-bit values.  void* is
       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
       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_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                2      uint16, 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               ?      uint32,void*      count, data
       TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG            1      uint16
       TIFFTAG_PREDICTOR               1      uint16
       TIFFTAG_PRIMARYCHROMATICITIES   1      float*            6-entry array
       TIFFTAG_REFERENCEBLACKWHITE     1      float*             2*SamplesPerPixel array
       TIFFTAG_RESOLUTIONUNIT          1      uint16
       TIFFTAG_RICHTIFFIPTC            2      uint32,void*      count, data
       TIFFTAG_ROWSPERSTRIP            1      uint32             must be > 0
       TIFFTAG_SAMPLEFORMAT            1      uint16
       TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL         1      uint16             value must be <= 4
       TIFFTAG_SMAXSAMPLEVALUE         1      double
       TIFFTAG_SMINSAMPLEVALUE         1      double
       TIFFTAG_SOFTWARE                1      char*
       TIFFTAG_STONITS                 1      double
       TIFFTAG_SUBFILETYPE             1      uint32
       TIFFTAG_SUBIFD                  2      uint16,uint32*    count & offsets array
       TIFFTAG_TARGETPRINTER           1      char*
       TIFFTAG_THRESHHOLDING           1      uint16
       TIFFTAG_TILEDEPTH               1      uint32
       TIFFTAG_TILELENGTH              1      uint32             must be a multiple of 8
       TIFFTAG_TILEWIDTH               1      uint32             must be a multiple of 8
       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_YCBCRSAMPLING           2      uint16
       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.


RETURN VALUES

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


DIAGNOSTICS

       All error messages are directed to the TIFFError(3TIFF) routine.

       %s:  Cannot modify tag "%s" while writing.  Data has already been writ-
       ten 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.


SEE ALSO

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

       Libtiff library home page: http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/

libtiff                        October 29, 2004            TIFFSetField(3TIFF)

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