imageGetIPTCtag

Retrieves the value of the IPTC tag for a ColdFusion image.

imageGetIPTCtag(name, tagName) → returns string

Member Function Syntax

someImage.getIPTCtag(tagName)

Argument Reference

name string
Required

The image on which this operation is performed.

tagName string
Required

The IPTC tag name whose value is returned.

Examples
Sample code invoking the imageGetIPTCtag function

This example shows how to retrieve the caption for a JPEG file.

<!--- Create a ColdFusion image from a JPEG file. ---> 
 <cfimage source="../cfdocs/images/artgallery/paul05.jpg" name="myImage" action="read"> 
 <!--- Retrieve the camera make used to take the original picture. ---> 
 <cfset cameraMake=imageGetIPTCtag(myImage,"make")> 
 <cfdump var="#cameraMake#"> 

CF 11+ Lucee 4.5+ Extract the copyright notice for image (https://code.google.com/p/metadata-extractor/wiki/SampleOutput)

imgObj = imageRead("http://sample-images.metadata-extractor.googlecode.com/git/FujiFilm%20FinePixS1Pro%20(1).jpg");
copyright = imgObj.getIPTCtag('Copyright Notice');
writeOutput(copyright);

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