TIFFDataWidth(3TIFF)                         TIFFDataWidth(3TIFF)



NAME
       TIFFDataWidth - Get the size of TIFF data types

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

       int TIFFDataWidth(TIFFDataType type)

DESCRIPTION
       TIFFDataWidth  returns a size of type in bytes.  Currently
       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 sup-
       plied.

SEE ALSO
       libtiff(3TIFF),

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



libtiff                 September 12, 2002   TIFFDataWidth(3TIFF)