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getPictureMetadata

getPictureMetadata ( *aPicture * : picture , metaName : string , metaContents : variable )

ParameterTypeDescription
aPicturepicturePicture whose metadata you want to get
metaNamestringName or path of block to get
metaContentsvariableMetadata contents

Description

The getPictureMetadata command can be used to read the contents of the metadata (or meta-tags) found in aPicture (picture variable). For more information about metadata, please refer to the description of the setPictureMetadata command.

In the metaName parameter, pass a string specifying the type of metadata to retrieve. You can pass:

a constant from the Picture Metadata Names theme containing a tag path, the name of a complete block of metadata ("TIFF", "EXIF", "GPS" or "IPTC"), an empty string ("").

See also

setPictureMetadata