Xmp JavaScript Reference Documentation

Xmp

Current Version: 11.4.0

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

Object Creation

Note: This is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine.

var obj = new CkXmp();

Properties

DebugLogFilePath
DebugLogFilePath
· string

If set to a file path, this property logs the LastErrorText of each Chilkat method or property call to the specified file. This logging helps identify the context and history of Chilkat calls leading up to any crash or hang, aiding in debugging.

Enabling the VerboseLogging property provides more detailed information. This property is mainly used for debugging rare instances where a Chilkat method call causes a hang or crash, which should generally not happen.

Possible causes of hangs include:

  • A timeout property set to 0, indicating an infinite timeout.
  • A hang occurring within an event callback in the application code.
  • An internal bug in the Chilkat code causing the hang.

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LastErrorHtml
LastErrorHtml
· string, read-only

Provides HTML-formatted information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.

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LastErrorText
LastErrorText
· string, read-only

Provides plain text information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.

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LastErrorXml
LastErrorXml
· string, read-only

Provides XML-formatted information about the last called method or property. If a method call fails or behaves unexpectedly, check this property for details. Note that information is available regardless of the method call's success.

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LastMethodSuccess
LastMethodSuccess
· boolean

Indicates the success or failure of the most recent method call: true means success, false means failure. This property remains unchanged by property setters or getters. This method is present to address challenges in checking for null or Nothing returns in certain programming languages. Note: This property does not apply to methods that return integer values or to boolean-returning methods where the boolean does not indicate success or failure.

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NumEmbedded
NumEmbedded
· int, read-only

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

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StructInnerDescrip
StructInnerDescrip
· boolean

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

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UncommonOptions
UncommonOptions
· string
Introduced in version 9.5.0.80

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

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VerboseLogging
VerboseLogging
· boolean

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.

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Version
Version
· string, read-only

Version of the component/library, such as "10.1.0"

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Methods

AddArray
var boolVal = AddArray(xml, arrType, propName, values);
· return: boolean
· xml: CkXml
· arrType: string
· propName: string
· values: CkStringArray

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.

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AddNsMapping
AddNsMapping(ns, uri);
· return: undefined
· ns: string
· uri: string

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.

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AddSimpleInt
var boolVal = AddSimpleInt(iXml, propName, propVal);
· return: boolean
· iXml: CkXml
· propName: string
· propVal: int

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.

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AddSimpleStr
var boolVal = AddSimpleStr(iXml, propName, propVal);
· return: boolean
· iXml: CkXml
· propName: string
· propVal: string

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.

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AddStructProp
var boolVal = AddStructProp(iChilkatXml, structName, propName, propValue);
· return: boolean
· iChilkatXml: CkXml
· structName: string
· propName: string
· propValue: string

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.

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Append
var boolVal = Append(iXml);
· return: boolean
· iXml: CkXml

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.

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GetSimpleInt
var intVal = GetSimpleInt(iXml, propName);
· return: int
· iXml: CkXml
· propName: string

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

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GetSimpleStr
var strVal = GetSimpleStr(iXml, propName);
· return: string
· iXml: CkXml
· propName: string

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

Returns null on failure

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GetStructValue
var strVal = GetStructValue(iXml, structName, propName);
· return: string
· iXml: CkXml
· structName: string
· propName: string

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

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LoadAppFile
var boolVal = LoadAppFile(filename);
· return: boolean
· filename: string

Loads a TIFF or JPG file into the XMP object.

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RemoveAllEmbedded
var success = RemoveAllEmbedded();
· return: boolean; true for success, false for failure

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.

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RemoveArray
var boolVal = RemoveArray(iXml, propName);
· return: boolean
· iXml: CkXml
· propName: string

Removes an XMP array property from the XMP document.

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RemoveEmbedded
var success = RemoveEmbedded(index);
· return: boolean; true for success, false for failure
· index: int

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.

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RemoveNsMapping
RemoveNsMapping(ns);
· return: undefined
· ns: string

Removes a namespace-to-URI mapping.

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RemoveSimple
var boolVal = RemoveSimple(iXml, propName);
· return: boolean
· iXml: CkXml
· propName: string

Removes a simple XMP property from the XMP document.

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RemoveStruct
var boolVal = RemoveStruct(iXml, structName);
· return: boolean
· iXml: CkXml
· structName: string

Removes an XMP structure property from the XMP document.

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RemoveStructProp
var boolVal = RemoveStructProp(iXml, structName, propName);
· return: boolean
· iXml: CkXml
· structName: string
· propName: string

Removes a single member from an XMP structured property.

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SaveAppFile
var boolVal = SaveAppFile(filename);
· return: boolean
· filename: string

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.

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