TIFFSetField(3T)

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

As shipped in IRIX 6.5. First release of IRIX 6.5.

NAME
     TIFFSetField - 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.)  The file
     must have been previously opened for writing with TIFFOpen(3T).  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 provided 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_DATETIME                1      char*
     TIFFTAG_DOCUMENTNAME            1      char*
     TIFFTAG_DOTRANGE                2      uint16
     TIFFTAG_EXTRASAMPLES            2      uint16,uint16*     - count & types array
     TIFFTAG_FAXMODE                 1      int                - G3/G4 compression pseudo-tag
     TIFFTAG_FAXFILLFUNC             1      TIFFFaxFillFunc    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_IMAGEDESCRIPTION        1      char*
     TIFFTAG_IMAGEDEPTH              1      uint32             -
     TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH             1      uint32
     TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH              1      uint32             -
     TIFFTAG_INKNAMES                1      char*
     TIFFTAG_INKSET                  1      uint16             -
     TIFFTAG_JPEGTABLES              2      uint32*,void*      - count & tables
     TIFFTAG_JPEGQUALITY             1      int                JPEG pseudo-tag
     TIFFTAG_JPEGCOLORMODE           1      int                - JPEG pseudo-tag
     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_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_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_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_XPOSITION               1      float
     TIFFTAG_XRESOLUTION             1      float
     TIFFTAG_WHITEPOINT              1      float              2-entry array
     TIFFTAG_YCBCRCOEFFICIENTS       1      float*             - 3-entry array
     TIFFTAG_YCBCRPOSITIONING        1      uint16             -
     TIFFTAG_YCBCRSAMPLING           2      uint16             -
     TIFFTAG_YPOSITION               1      float
     TIFFTAG_YRESOLUTION             1      float
     TIFFTAG_ICCPROFILE              2      uint32,void*       count, profile data*
     - 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 tag is defined in the current directory; otherwise a
     0 is returned.

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(3T) 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.

SEE ALSO
     libtiff(3T), TIFFOpen(3T), TIFFGetField(3T), TIFFSetDirectory(3T),
     TIFFWriteDirectory(3T), TIFFReadDirectory(3T)