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im_meta(3)                                                          im_meta(3)




NAME

       im_meta_set_int,  im_meta_get_int, im_meta_set_double, im_meta_get_dou-
       ble,    im_meta_set_area,     im_meta_get_area,     im_meta_set_string,
       im_meta_get_string,  im_meta_set_blob,  im_meta_get_blob,  im_meta_set,
       im_meta_get - read and write extra header fields


SYNOPSIS

       #include <vips/vips.h>

       int im_meta_set_int( IMAGE *im, const char *field, int i );
       int im_meta_get_int( IMAGE *im, const char *field, int *i );
       int im_meta_set_double( IMAGE *im, const char *field, double d );
       int im_meta_get_double( IMAGE *im, const char *field, double *d );
       int im_meta_set_area( IMAGE *im, const char *field,
         im_callback_fn free_fn, void *data );
       int im_meta_get_area( IMAGE *im, const char *field, void **data );
       int im_meta_set_string( IMAGE *im, const char *field,
         const char *str );
       int im_meta_get_string( IMAGE *im, const char *field, char **str );
       int im_meta_set_blob( IMAGE *im, const char *field,
         im_callback_fn free_fn, void *blob, int blob_length );
       int im_meta_get_blob( IMAGE *im, const char *field,
         void **blob, int *blob_length );

       int im_meta_set( IMAGE *im, const char *field, GValue *value );
       int im_meta_get( IMAGE *im, const char *field, GValue *value_copy );
       GType im_meta_get_type( IMAGE *im, const char *field );

       #define IM_TYPE_SAVE_STRING (im_save_string_get_type())
       GType im_save_string_get_type( void );
       const char *im_save_string_get( const GValue *value );
       void im_save_string_set( GValue *value, const char *str );
       void im_save_string_setf( GValue *value, const char *fmt, ... );



DESCRIPTION

       These functions read and write extra image header fields. Writing to  a
       field  destroys  any  old value. You must read a field with the correct
       type of reader: you can't read an int field as  a  string.  Fields  are
       copied  when images are processed, so you can use them to pass informa-
       tion to subsequent operations.  Unless otherwise  noted,  image  header
       fields  created  with  these  functions  are also saved to disc when an
       image is saved in VIPS format,  and  automatically  restored  when  the
       image is loaded again.

       im_meta_set_int(3)  sets  an  integer  field. Any existing field of any
       type with this name is removed. It returns 0  for  success,  or  -1  on
       error setting im_error(3).

       im_meta_get_int(3) reads an integer field. It returns 0 for success, or
       -1 on error, setting im_error(3).  It can fail if the  field  does  not
       exist, or if the field is not an int.

       im_meta_set_double(3)   and   im_meta_get_double(3)   work  exactly  as
       im_meta_set_int(3) and im_meta_get_int(3).

       im_meta_set_area(3) sets a field which is an area of memory.  When  the
       field  is  copied  to a subsequent IMAGE, VIPS just copies the pointer.
       VIPS keeps a reference count and when the last IMAGE using  this  field
       is closed, VIPS will call free_fn to release the memory. You can there-
       fore use this function to attach very large areas of memory  to  images
       efficiently.  Areas  cannot be saved to VIPS files on disc, since there
       is no known length.

       im_meta_set_string(3)    is     a     convenience     function     over
       im_meta_set_area(3).   It  copies the string, and then shares that copy
       between all images derived from this IMAGE.

       im_meta_get_string(3)    is     a     convenience     function     over
       im_meta_get_area(3).  It returns a pointer to the string being mananged
       by VIPS. Do not free the return result!

       im_meta_set_blob(3) sets a field which is a  blob  (binary  object).  A
       blob  is  just  like  string, except that rather than being NULL-termi-
       nated, you must pass an explicit length.

       im_meta_set(3), im_meta_get_type(3) and  im_meta_get(3)  operate  at  a
       lower level: they let you set image header fields as GValue. Use one of
       the  convenience  functions  above  if  possible.   im_meta_get_type(3)
       returns 0 if the field is not defined.

       In order for the autoload/save to VIPS files to work, you need to use a
       GType with a transform defined to and from IM_TYPE_SAVE_STRING.



RETURN VALUE

       The functions return 0 success and -1 on error.


SEE ALSO

       im_header_int(3), im_header_map(3).


COPYRIGHT

       The National Gallery, 2005.


AUTHOR

       Markus Wollgarten and John Cupitt



                                  7 June 2005                       im_meta(3)

im_meta 7.14.5 - Generated Mon Sep 8 06:14:22 CDT 2008
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