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getPictureMetadata

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

ParameterTypeDescription
aPicturepicture→Picture whose metadata you want to get
metaNamestring→Name or path of block to get
metaContentsvariable←Metadata 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