TIFFDataWidth

Synopsis

#include <tiffio.h>

int TIFFDataWidth(TIFFDataType type)

Description

TIFFDataWidth() returns the size of type within TIFF file in bytes. Currently following data types are supported:

• TIFF_BYTE

• TIFF_ASCII

• TIFF_SBYTE

• TIFF_UNDEFINED

• TIFF_SHORT

• TIFF_SSHORT

• TIFF_LONG

• TIFF_SLONG

• TIFF_FLOAT

• TIFF_IFD

• TIFF_RATIONAL

• TIFF_SRATIONAL

• TIFF_DOUBLE

• TIFF_LONG8

• TIFF_SLONG8

• TIFF_IFD8

Return values

TIFFDataWidth() returns a number of bytes occupied by the item of given type within the TIFF file. 0 returned when unknown data type supplied.

See also

libtiff (3tiff)