TIFFDataWidth(3TIFF)                       TIFFDataWidth(3TIFF)





NAME
       TIFFDataWidth - Get the size of TIFF data types

SYNOPSIS
       #include <tiffio.h>

       int TIFFDataWidth(TIFFDataType type)

DESCRIPTION
       TIFFDataWidth  returns  a  size  of type in bytes.  Cur-
       rently 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

RETURN VALUES
       TIFFDataWidth returns a number of bytes occupied by  the
       item  of  given  type.  0 returned when uknown data type
       supplied.

SEE ALSO
       libtiff(3TIFF),

       Libtiff  library   home   page:   http://www.remotesens-
       ing.org/libtiff/



libtiff                September 12, 2002  TIFFDataWidth(3TIFF)
