iptcprint.cpp

Sample program to print the IPTC metadata of an image

// ***************************************************************** -*- C++ -*-
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 * Copyright (C) 2004-2021 Exiv2 authors
 * This program is part of the Exiv2 distribution.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 *
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 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 */
// iptcprint.cpp
// Sample program to print the IPTC metadata of an image
 
#include <exiv2/exiv2.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cassert>
 
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::IptcData &iptcData = image->iptcData();
    if (iptcData.empty()) {
        std::string error(argv[1]);
        error += ": No IPTC data found in the file";
        throw Exiv2::Error(Exiv2::kerErrorMessage, error);
    }
 
    Exiv2::IptcData::iterator end = iptcData.end();
    for (Exiv2::IptcData::iterator md = iptcData.begin(); md != end; ++md) {
        std::cout << std::setw(44) << std::setfill(' ') << std::left
                  << md->key() << " "
                  << "0x" << std::setw(4) << std::setfill('0') << std::right
                  << std::hex << md->tag() << " "
                  << std::setw(9) << std::setfill(' ') << std::left
                  << md->typeName() << " "
                  << std::dec << std::setw(3)
                  << std::setfill(' ') << std::right
                  << md->count() << "  "
                  << std::dec << md->value()
                  << std::endl;
    }
 
    return 0;
}
catch (Exiv2::AnyError& e) {
    std::cout << "Caught Exiv2 exception '" << e << "'\n";
    return -1;
}