# iptcprint.cpp

Sample program to print the Iptc metadata of an image

    // ***************************************************************** -*- C++ -*-
    // iptcprint.cpp, $Rev: 578 $
    // Sample program to print the Iptc metadata of an image

    #include "image.hpp"
    #include "iptc.hpp"
    #include <iostream>
    #include <iomanip>
    #include <cassert>

    int main(int argc, char* const argv[])
    try {

        if (argc != 2) {
            std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " file\n";
            return 1;
        }

        Exiv2::Image::AutoPtr image = Exiv2::ImageFactory::open(argv[1]);
        assert (image.get() != 0);
        image->readMetadata();

        Exiv2::IptcData &iptcData = image->iptcData();
        if (iptcData.empty()) {
            std::string error(argv[1]);
            error += ": No Iptc data found in the file";
            throw Exiv2::Error(1, error);
        }

        Exiv2::IptcData::iterator end = iptcData.end();
        for (Exiv2::IptcData::iterator md = iptcData.begin(); md != end; ++md) {
            std::cout << std::setw(44) << std::setfill(' ') << std::left
                      << md->key() << " "
                      << "0x" << std::setw(4) << std::setfill('0') << std::right
                      << std::hex << md->tag() << " "
                      << std::setw(9) << std::setfill(' ') << std::left
                      << md->typeName() << " "
                      << std::dec << std::setw(3)
                      << std::setfill(' ') << std::right
                      << md->count() << "  "
                      << std::dec << md->value()
                      << std::endl;
        }

        return 0;
    }
    catch (Exiv2::AnyError& e) {
        std::cout << "Caught Exiv2 exception '" << e << "'\n";
        return -1;
    }