com.drew.metadata.iptc

Class IptcDescriptor

Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class IptcDescriptor
extends TagDescriptor

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.drew.metadata.TagDescriptor

_directory

Constructor Summary

IptcDescriptor(Directory directory)

Method Summary

String
getDescription(int tagType)
Returns a descriptive value of the the specified tag for this image.

Methods inherited from class com.drew.metadata.TagDescriptor

getDescription

Constructor Details

IptcDescriptor

public IptcDescriptor(Directory directory)

Method Details

getDescription

public String getDescription(int tagType)
Returns a descriptive value of the the specified tag for this image. Where possible, known values will be substituted here in place of the raw tokens actually kept in the Exif segment. If no substitution is available, the value provided by getString(int) will be returned.

This and getString(int) are the only 'get' methods that won't throw an exception.

Overrides:
getDescription in interface TagDescriptor
Parameters:
tagType - the tag to find a description for
Returns:
a description of the image's value for the specified tag, or null if the tag hasn't been defined.

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