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metadatum.hpp
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31 #ifndef METADATUM_HPP_
32 #define METADATUM_HPP_
33 
34 // *****************************************************************************
35 #include "exiv2lib_export.h"
36 
37 // included header files
38 #include "value.hpp"
39 
40 // *****************************************************************************
41 // namespace extensions
42 namespace Exiv2 {
43 
44 // *****************************************************************************
45 // class declarations
46  class ExifData;
47 
48 // *****************************************************************************
49 // class definitions
50 
55  class EXIV2API Key {
56  public:
58  typedef std::auto_ptr<Key> AutoPtr;
59 
61 
62  virtual ~Key();
65 
67 
68 
74  virtual std::string key() const =0;
76  virtual const char* familyName() const =0;
78  virtual std::string groupName() const =0;
80  virtual std::string tagName() const =0;
82  virtual std::string tagLabel() const =0;
84  virtual uint16_t tag() const =0;
90  AutoPtr clone() const;
97  std::ostream& write(std::ostream& os) const { return os << key(); }
99 
100  protected:
102 
103 
107  Key& operator=(const Key& rhs);
109 
110  private:
112  virtual Key* clone_() const =0;
113 
114  }; // class Key
115 
117  inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Key& key)
118  {
119  return key.write(os);
120  }
121 
126  class EXIV2API Metadatum {
127  public:
129 
130  Metadatum();
133  Metadatum(const Metadatum& rhs);
135  virtual ~Metadatum();
137 
139 
140 
144  virtual void setValue(const Value* pValue) =0;
151  virtual int setValue(const std::string& buf) =0;
153 
155 
156 
161  std::string print(const ExifData* pMetadata =0) const;
173  virtual long copy(byte* buf, ByteOrder byteOrder) const =0;
195  virtual std::ostream& write(
196  std::ostream& os,
197  const ExifData* pMetadata =0
198  ) const =0;
205  virtual std::string key() const =0;
207  virtual const char* familyName() const =0;
209  virtual std::string groupName() const =0;
211  virtual std::string tagName() const =0;
213  virtual std::string tagLabel() const =0;
215  virtual uint16_t tag() const =0;
217  virtual TypeId typeId() const =0;
219  virtual const char* typeName() const =0;
221  virtual long typeSize() const =0;
223  virtual long count() const =0;
225  virtual long size() const =0;
227  virtual std::string toString() const =0;
233  virtual std::string toString(long n) const =0;
239  virtual long toLong(long n =0) const =0;
245  virtual float toFloat(long n =0) const =0;
251  virtual Rational toRational(long n =0) const =0;
265  virtual Value::AutoPtr getValue() const =0;
279  virtual const Value& value() const =0;
281 
282  protected:
284 
285 
289  Metadatum& operator=(const Metadatum& rhs);
291 
292  }; // class Metadatum
293 
298  inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Metadatum& md)
299  {
300  return md.write(os);
301  }
302 
307  EXIV2API bool cmpMetadataByTag(const Metadatum& lhs, const Metadatum& rhs);
312  EXIV2API bool cmpMetadataByKey(const Metadatum& lhs, const Metadatum& rhs);
313 
314 } // namespace Exiv2
315 
316 #endif // #ifndef METADATUM_HPP_
EXIV2API bool cmpMetadataByKey(const Metadatum &lhs, const Metadatum &rhs)
Compare two metadata by key. Return true if the key of metadatum lhs is less than that of rhs...
Definition: metadatum.cpp:84
EXIV2API bool cmpMetadataByTag(const Metadatum &lhs, const Metadatum &rhs)
Compare two metadata by tag. Return true if the tag of metadatum lhs is less than that of rhs...
Definition: metadatum.cpp:78
A container for Exif data. This is a top-level class of the Exiv2 library. The container holds Exifda...
Definition: exif.hpp:434
ByteOrder
Type to express the byte order (little or big endian)
Definition: types.hpp:113
std::pair< int32_t, int32_t > Rational
8 byte signed rational type.
Definition: types.hpp:110
T getValue(const byte *buf, ByteOrder byteOrder)
Read a value of type T from the data buffer.
Definition: value.hpp:1372
TypeId
Exiv2 value type identifiers.
Definition: types.hpp:130
Abstract base class defining the Key of a metadatum. Keys are used to identify and group metadata...
Definition: metadatum.hpp:55
uint8_t byte
1 byte unsigned integer type.
Definition: types.hpp:105
std::string toString(const T &arg)
Utility function to convert the argument of any type to a string.
Definition: types.hpp:521
Exiv2::Exifdatum & setValue(Exiv2::Exifdatum &exifDatum, const T &value)
Set the value of exifDatum to value. If the object already has a value, it is replaced. Otherwise a new ValueType<T> value is created and set to value.
Definition: exif.cpp:193
std::ostream & write(std::ostream &os) const
Write the key to an output stream. You do not usually have to use this function; it is used for the i...
Definition: metadatum.hpp:97
const char * groupName(IfdId ifdId)
Return the group name for a group id.
Definition: tags_int.cpp:2155
IPTC string type.
Definition: types.hpp:147
Common interface for all types of values used with metadata.
Definition: value.hpp:60
std::auto_ptr< Value > AutoPtr
Shortcut for a Value auto pointer.
Definition: value.hpp:63
Provides classes and functions to encode and decode Exif and Iptc data. The libexiv2 API consists of ...
Definition: asfvideo.hpp:36
virtual std::ostream & write(std::ostream &os, const ExifData *pMetadata=0) const =0
Write the interpreted value to an output stream, return the stream.
EXIV2API std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &os, const DataSet &dataSet)
Output operator for dataSet.
Definition: datasets.cpp:709
Abstract base class defining the interface to access information related to one metadata tag...
Definition: metadatum.hpp:126
std::auto_ptr< Key > AutoPtr
Shortcut for a Key auto pointer.
Definition: metadatum.hpp:58
Value interface and concrete subclasses.