---
name: "TIFFClientInfo"
section: "3tiff"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtiff-dev"
version: "4.7.0-3+deb13u3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/TIFFClientInfo"
---

# TIFFClientInfo(3tiff)

provides a method to hand over user defined data from one routine to another

## NAME

TIFFClientInfo - provides a method to hand over user defined data from one routine to another

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <tiffio.h>
```

- **void \*TIFFGetClientInfo(TIFF \*tif, const char \*name)**

  - **void TIFFSetClientInfo(TIFF \*tif, void \*data, const char \*name)**

  ## DESCRIPTION

The *clientinfo* linked list provides a method to hand over user defined data from one routine to another via the internal **tif** storage of the **libtiff** library.

*TIFFGetClientInfo()* returns a pointer to the data of the named entry in the clientinfo-list. If the *name* is not found **NULL** is returned.

*TIFFSetClientInfo()* adds or replaces an entry in the clientinfo-list with the *name* and the pointer to the *data* provided by the caller.

## DIAGNOSTICS

None.

## SEE ALSO

*libtiff* (3tiff),

## AUTHOR

LibTIFF contributors

## COPYRIGHT

1988-2022, LibTIFF contributors