// ***************************************************************** -*- C++ -*- /* Abstract: Sample program showing how to add, modify and delete Exif metadata. File: addmoddel.cpp Version: $Name: $ $Revision: 1.4 $ Author(s): Andreas Huggel (ahu) History: 26-Jan-04, ahu: created */ // ***************************************************************************** // included header files #include "exif.hpp" #include #include // ***************************************************************************** // Main int main() try { // Container for all metadata Exiv2::ExifData exifData; // ************************************************************************* // Add to the Exif data // Create a ASCII string value (note the use of create) Exiv2::Value* v = Exiv2::Value::create(Exiv2::asciiString); // Set the value to a string v->read("1999:12:31 23:59:59"); // Add the value together with its key to the Exif data container Exiv2::ExifKey key("Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal"); exifData.add(key, v); std::cout << "Added key \"" << key << "\", value \"" << *v << "\"\n"; // Delete the memory allocated by Value::create delete v; // Now create a more interesting value (without using the create method) Exiv2::URationalValue* rv = new Exiv2::URationalValue; // Set two rational components from a string rv->read("1/2 1/3"); // Add more elements through the extended interface of rational value rv->value_.push_back(std::make_pair(2,3)); rv->value_.push_back(std::make_pair(3,4)); // Add the key and value pair to the Exif data key = Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.Image.PrimaryChromaticities"); exifData.add(key, rv); std::cout << "Added key \"" << key << "\", value \"" << *rv << "\"\n"; // Delete memory allocated on the heap delete rv; // ************************************************************************* // Modify Exif data // Find the timestamp metadatum by its key key = Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal"); Exiv2::ExifData::iterator pos = exifData.findKey(key); if (pos == exifData.end()) throw Exiv2::Error("Key not found"); // Modify the value std::string date = pos->toString(); date.replace(0,4,"2000"); pos->setValue(date); std::cout << "Modified key \"" << key << "\", new value \"" << pos->value() << "\"\n"; // Find the other key key = Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.Image.PrimaryChromaticities"); pos = exifData.findKey(key); if (pos == exifData.end()) throw Exiv2::Error("Key not found"); // Get a pointer to a copy of the value v = pos->getValue(); // Downcast the Value pointer to its actual type rv = dynamic_cast(v); if (rv == 0) throw Exiv2::Error("Downcast failed"); // Modify the value directly through the interface of URationalValue rv->value_[2] = std::make_pair(88,77); // Copy the modified value back to the metadatum pos->setValue(rv); // Delete the memory allocated by getValue delete v; std::cout << "Modified key \"" << key << "\", new value \"" << pos->value() << "\"\n"; // ************************************************************************* // Delete metadata from the Exif data container // Delete the metadatum at iterator position pos key = Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.Image.PrimaryChromaticities"); pos = exifData.findKey(key); if (pos == exifData.end()) throw Exiv2::Error("Key not found"); exifData.erase(pos); std::cout << "Deleted key \"" << key << "\"\n"; // ************************************************************************* // Finally, write the remaining Exif data to an image file int rc = exifData.write("img_2158.jpg"); if (rc) { std::string error = Exiv2::ExifData::strError(rc, "img_2158.jpg"); throw Exiv2::Error(error); } return 0; } catch (Exiv2::Error& e) { std::cout << "Caught Exiv2 exception '" << e << "'\n"; return -1; }