Method
VipsImageget_as_string
Declaration [src]
int
vips_image_get_as_string (
const VipsImage* image,
const char* name,
char** out
)
Description [src]
Returns name from image in out.
This function will read any field, returning it as a printable string.
You need to free the string with g_free() when you are done with it.
This will base64-encode BLOBs, for example. Use vips_buf_appendg() to
make a string that’s for humans.
See also
Parameters
name-
Type:
const char*Field name.
The data is owned by the caller of the method. The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string. out-
Type:
char**Return field value as string.
The argument will be set by the function. The caller of the method takes ownership of the returned data, and is responsible for freeing it. The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.