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NAME

       im_meta_set_int,          im_meta_get_int,          im_meta_set_double,
       im_meta_get_double,         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, size_t blob_length );
       int im_meta_get_blob( IMAGE *im, const char *field,
         void **blob, size_t *blob_length );

       typedef int (*im_callback_fn)( void *, void * );

       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
       information  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
       therefore  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-
       terminated, 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)