TIFFSETFIELD(3tiff)

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

SYNOPSIS

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

int TIFFSetField(TIFF *tif, uint32_t tag, ...)

int TIFFVSetField(TIFF *tif, uint32_t tag, va_list ap)

int TIFFUnsetField(TIFF *tif, uint32_t tag)

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(). 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:

TAG DATA TYPES
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 PROPERTIES
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.

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 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.

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHOR
LibTIFF contributors

COPYRIGHT
1988-2025, LibTIFF contributors