CkXmp C++ Reference Documentation

CkXmp

Current Version: 9.5.0.97

Chilkat XMP is a software component (SDK, toolkit, library, etc) for accessing, manipulating, and adding XMP metadata to JPEG and TIFF files.

Object Creation

// Local variable on the stack
CkXmp obj;

// Dynamically allocate/delete
CkXmp *pObj = new CkXmp();
// ...
delete pObj;

Properties

DebugLogFilePath
void get_DebugLogFilePath(CkString &str);
const char *debugLogFilePath(void);
void put_DebugLogFilePath(const char *ansiOrUtf8Str);

If set to a file path, causes each Chilkat method or property call to automatically append it's LastErrorText to the specified log file. The information is appended such that if a hang or crash occurs, it is possible to see the context in which the problem occurred, as well as a history of all Chilkat calls up to the point of the problem. The VerboseLogging property can be set to provide more detailed information.

This property is typically used for debugging the rare cases where a Chilkat method call hangs or generates an exception that halts program execution (i.e. crashes). A hang or crash should generally never happen. The typical causes of a hang are:

  1. a timeout related property was set to 0 to explicitly indicate that an infinite timeout is desired,
  2. the hang is actually a hang within an event callback (i.e. it is a hang within the application code), or
  3. there is an internal problem (bug) in the Chilkat code that causes the hang.

top
LastErrorHtml
void get_LastErrorHtml(CkString &str);
const char *lastErrorHtml(void);

Provides information in HTML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

top
LastErrorText
void get_LastErrorText(CkString &str);
const char *lastErrorText(void);

Provides information in plain-text format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

top
LastErrorXml
void get_LastErrorXml(CkString &str);
const char *lastErrorXml(void);

Provides information in XML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

top
LastMethodSuccess
bool get_LastMethodSuccess(void);
void put_LastMethodSuccess(bool newVal);

Indicate whether the last method call succeeded or failed. A value of true indicates success, a value of false indicates failure. This property is automatically set for method calls. It is not modified by property accesses. The property is automatically set to indicate success for the following types of method calls:

  • Any method that returns a string.
  • Any method returning a Chilkat object, binary bytes, or a date/time.
  • Any method returning a standard boolean status value where success = true and failure = false.
  • Any method returning an integer where failure is defined by a return value less than zero.

Note: Methods that do not fit the above requirements will always set this property equal to true. For example, a method that returns no value (such as a "void" in C++) will technically always succeed.

top
NumEmbedded
int get_NumEmbedded(void);

The number of XMP metadata documents found within the JPG or TIFF file loaded by LoadAppFile.

top
StructInnerDescrip
bool get_StructInnerDescrip(void);
void put_StructInnerDescrip(bool newVal);

Determines whether structures are stored with rdf:parseType="Resource", or within an "rdf:Description" sub-node.

top
UncommonOptions
void get_UncommonOptions(CkString &str);
const char *uncommonOptions(void);
void put_UncommonOptions(const char *ansiOrUtf8Str);
Introduced in version 9.5.0.80

A property to be used for future uncommon needs. The default value is the empty string.

top
Utf8
bool get_Utf8(void);
void put_Utf8(bool newVal);

When set to true, all "const char *" arguments are interpreted as utf-8 strings. If set to false (the default), then "const char *" arguments are interpreted as ANSI strings. Also, when set to true, and Chilkat method returning a "const char *" is returning the utf-8 representation. If set to false, all "const char *" return values are ANSI strings.

top
VerboseLogging
bool get_VerboseLogging(void);
void put_VerboseLogging(bool newVal);

If set to true, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is false. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.

top
Version
void get_Version(CkString &str);
const char *version(void);

Version of the component/library, such as "9.5.0.94"

More Information and Examples
top

Methods

AddArray
bool AddArray(CkXml &xml, const char *arrType, const char *propName, CkStringArray &values);

Adds or replaces an XMP property array. The XMP metadata to be updated is contained in the XML object passed in the 1st argument. The 2nd argument specifies the array type, which can be "bag", "seq", or "alt". The property name should be prefixed with the namespace, such as "dc:subject".

More Information and Examples
top
AddNsMapping
void AddNsMapping(const char *ns, const char *uri);

Adds a namespace to URI mapping. When a property is added via AddSimpleString or any of the other methods, the property name is namespace qualified. When adding the first property in a namespace, the rdf:Description is automatically added and the URI is obtained from the namespace-to-URI mappings. The standard (and commonly used) namespace mappings are defined by default. This is only used if the namespace is custom or not already handled.

top
AddSimpleInt
bool AddSimpleInt(CkXml &iXml, const char *propName, int propVal);

Adds or updates an XMP integer property. The XMP metadata to be updated is contained in the XML object passed in the 1st argument. The property name should be prefixed with the namespace, such as "tiff:XResolution".

top
AddSimpleStr
bool AddSimpleStr(CkXml &iXml, const char *propName, const char *propVal);

Adds or updates a simple XMP string property. The XMP metadata to be updated is contained in the XML object passed in the 1st argument. The property name should be prefixed with the namespace, such as "photoshop:Credit".

top
AddStructProp
bool AddStructProp(CkXml &iChilkatXml, const char *structName, const char *propName, const char *propValue);

Adds or updates an XMP structured property value. The XMP metadata to be updated is contained in the XML object passed in the 1st argument. The structure name should be prefixed with the namespace, such as "Iptc4xmpCore:CreatorContactInfo". The property name within the structure should also be prefixed with the namespace, such as "Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrCity".

top
Append
bool Append(CkXml &iXml);

Appends a new XMP metadata file to the XMP object. Any XMPs appended via this method will be present in the file when SaveAppFile is called. Files containing XMP metadata typically only include a single XMP document, so this method is usually only called when adding XMP metadata to a file for the first time.

top
GetArray
CkStringArray *GetArray(CkXml &iXml, const char *propName);

Finds and returns an XMP array property. The property name should be prefixed with the namespace, such as "dc:subject".

Note: The application is responsible for deleting (via the C++ delete operator) the object returned by this method.

Returns NULL on failure

top
GetEmbedded
CkXml *GetEmbedded(int index);

Returns the Nth embedded XMP document as a Chilkat XML object.

Note: The application is responsible for deleting (via the C++ delete operator) the object returned by this method.

Returns NULL on failure

More Information and Examples
top
GetProperty
CkXml *GetProperty(CkXml &iXml, const char *propName);

To be documented soon...

Note: The application is responsible for deleting (via the C++ delete operator) the object returned by this method.

Returns NULL on failure

top
GetSimpleInt
int GetSimpleInt(CkXml &iXml, const char *propName);

Finds and returns an XMP integer property. The property name should be prefixed with the namespace, such as "tiff:ResolutionUnit".

top
GetSimpleStr
bool GetSimpleStr(CkXml &iXml, const char *propName, CkString &outStr);
const char *getSimpleStr(CkXml &iXml, const char *propName);

Finds and returns an XMP simple string property. The property name should be prefixed with the namespace, such as "photoshop:Source".

Returns true for success, false for failure.

More Information and Examples
top
GetStructPropNames
CkStringArray *GetStructPropNames(CkXml &iXml, const char *structName);

Returns the property names used by an exsting structure within an XMP document. The contents of the structure can be retrieved by calling GetStructValue for each property name returned by GetStructPropNames.

Note: The application is responsible for deleting (via the C++ delete operator) the object returned by this method.

Returns NULL on failure

top
GetStructValue
bool GetStructValue(CkXml &iXml, const char *structName, const char *propName, CkString &outStr);
const char *getStructValue(CkXml &iXml, const char *structName, const char *propName);

Returns the value of a single item within an XMP structure property. Property names should always be prefixed with the namespace.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

More Information and Examples
top
LoadAppFile
bool LoadAppFile(const char *filename);

Loads a TIFF or JPG file into the XMP object.

top
LoadFromBuffer
bool LoadFromBuffer(CkByteData &fileData, const char *ext);

Loads a JPG or TIFF from an byte buffer containing the image file data.

top
NewXmp
CkXml *NewXmp(void);

Creates and returns a new/empty XMP metadata document as a Chilkat XML object.

Note: The application is responsible for deleting (via the C++ delete operator) the object returned by this method.

Returns NULL on failure

More Information and Examples
top
RemoveAllEmbedded
bool RemoveAllEmbedded(void);

Removes all XMP metadata documents from an XMP object. After calling this method, call SaveAppFile to rewrite the JPG or TIFF file with the XMP metadata removed.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

top
RemoveArray
bool RemoveArray(CkXml &iXml, const char *propName);

Removes an XMP array property from the XMP document.

top
RemoveEmbedded
bool RemoveEmbedded(int index);

Removes a single XMP metadata document from the JPG or TIFF file. Call SaveAppFile to persist the changes to disk.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

top
RemoveNsMapping
void RemoveNsMapping(const char *ns);

Removes a namespace-to-URI mapping.

top
RemoveSimple
bool RemoveSimple(CkXml &iXml, const char *propName);

Removes a simple XMP property from the XMP document.

top
RemoveStruct
bool RemoveStruct(CkXml &iXml, const char *structName);

Removes an XMP structure property from the XMP document.

top
RemoveStructProp
bool RemoveStructProp(CkXml &iXml, const char *structName, const char *propName);

Removes a single member from an XMP structured property.

top
SaveAppFile
bool SaveAppFile(const char *filename);

Persists all changes made to the XMP document(s) by saving the XMP object to a file. Changes made by adding, updating, or removing properties are not persisted to the filesystem until this is called.

top
SaveToBuffer
bool SaveToBuffer(CkByteData &outBytes);

Saves a JPG or TIFF image with updated XMP to a byte buffer.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

top