exifcomment.cpp

Sample program showing how to set the Exif comment of an image.

// ***************************************************************** -*- C++ -*-
/*
 * Copyright (C) 2004-2021 Exiv2 authors
 * This program is part of the Exiv2 distribution.
 *
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 */
/*
  Abstract : Sample program showing how to set the Exif comment of an image,
             Exif.Photo.UserComment
 */
 
#include <exiv2/exiv2.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <cassert>
 
// *****************************************************************************
// Main
int main(int argc, char* const argv[])
try {
    Exiv2::XmpParser::initialize();
    ::atexit(Exiv2::XmpParser::terminate);
#ifdef EXV_ENABLE_BMFF
    Exiv2::enableBMFF();
#endif
 
    if (argc != 2) {
        std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " file\n";
        return 1;
    }
 
    Exiv2::Image::AutoPtr image = Exiv2::ImageFactory::open(argv[1]);
    assert (image.get() != 0);
    image->readMetadata();
    Exiv2::ExifData &exifData = image->exifData();
 
    /*
      Exiv2 uses a CommentValue for Exif user comments. The format of the
      comment string includes an optional charset specification at the beginning:
 
      [charset=[Ascii|Jis|Unicode|Undefined]] comment
 
      Undefined is used as a default if the comment doesn't start with a charset
      definition.
 
      Following are a few examples of valid comments. The last one is written to
      the file.
     */
    exifData["Exif.Photo.UserComment"]
        = "charset=Unicode A Unicode Exif comment added with Exiv2";
    exifData["Exif.Photo.UserComment"]
        = "charset=Undefined An undefined Exif comment added with Exiv2";
    exifData["Exif.Photo.UserComment"]
        = "Another undefined Exif comment added with Exiv2";
    exifData["Exif.Photo.UserComment"]
        = "charset=Ascii An ASCII Exif comment added with Exiv2";
 
    std::cout << "Writing user comment '"
              << exifData["Exif.Photo.UserComment"]
              << "' back to the image\n";
 
    image->writeMetadata();
 
    return 0;
}
catch (Exiv2::AnyError& e) {
    std::cout << "Caught Exiv2 exception '" << e << "'\n";
    return -1;
}