---
name: "TIFFWriteEncodedStrip"
section: "3t"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtiff3g-dev"
version: "3.5.5-6.woody5"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/TIFFWriteEncodedStrip"
---

# TIFFWriteEncodedStrip(3t)

compress and write a strip of data to an open TIFF file

## NAME

TIFFWritedEncodedStrip - compress and write a strip of data to an open TIFF file

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<tiffio.h\>**\
 **tsize\_t TIFFWriteEncodedStrip(TIFF\* tif, tstrip\_t strip, tdata\_t buf, tsize\_t size)**

## DESCRIPTION

Compress *size* bytes of raw data from *buf* and write the result to the specified strip; replacing any previously written data. Note that the value of *strip* is a \`\`raw strip number.'' That is, the caller must take into account whether or not the data are organized in separate places (*PlanarConfiguration*=2).

## NOTES

The library writes encoded data using the native machine byte order. Correctly implemented TIFF readers are expected to do any necessary byte-swapping to correctly process image data with BitsPerSample greater than 8.

The strip number must be valid according to the current settings of the *ImageLength* and *RowsPerStrip* tags. An image may be dynamically grown by increasing the value of *ImageLength* prior to each call to *TIFFWriteEncodedStrip*.

## RETURN VALUES

\-1 is returned if an error was encountered. Otherwise, the value of *size* is returned.

## DIAGNOSTICS

All error messages are directed to the *TIFFError*(3T) routine.

**%s: File not open for writing**. The file was opened for reading, not writing.

**Can not write scanlines to a tiled image**. The image is assumed to be organized in tiles because the *TileWidth* and *TileLength* tags have been set with *TIFFSetField*(3T).

**%s: Must set "ImageWidth" before writing data**. The image's width has not be set before the first write. See *TIFFSetField*(3T) for information on how to do this.

**%s: Must set "PlanarConfiguration" before writing data**. The organization of data has not be defined before the first write. See *TIFFSetField*(3T) for information on how to do this.

**%s: No space for strip arrays"**. There was not enough space for the arrays that hold strip offsets and byte counts.

## SEE ALSO

*libtiff*(3T), *TIFFOpen*(3T), *TIFFWriteScanline*(3T), *TIFFWriteRawStrip*(3T)