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

# TIFFFieldDataType(3tiff)

get TIFF data type from field information

## NAME

TIFFFieldDataType - get TIFF data type from field information

## SYNOPSIS

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

- **TIFFDataType TIFFFieldDataType(const TIFFField \*fip)**

  ## DESCRIPTION

*TIFFFieldDataType()* returns the data type stored in a TIFF field. *fip* is a field information pointer previously returned by *TIFFFindField()*, *TIFFFieldWithTag()*, or *TIFFFieldWithName()*.

## RETURN VALUES

*TIFFFieldDataType()* returns a member of the enum type **TIFFDataType**.

## SEE ALSO

*TIFFFieldName* (3tiff), *TIFFFieldPassCount* (3tiff), *TIFFFieldQuery* (3tiff), *TIFFFieldReadCount* (3tiff), *TIFFFieldTag* (3tiff), *TIFFFieldWriteCount* (3tiff), *libtiff* (3tiff)

## AUTHOR

LibTIFF contributors

## COPYRIGHT

1988-2022, LibTIFF contributors