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currentDirectory

Return index of current IFD

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Syntax

dirNum = currentDirectory(t)

Description

dirNum = currentDirectory(t) returns the index of the current image file directory (IFD). Index values are one-based.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Create a Tiff object for a TIFF file and determine which IFD is the current IFD. 

t = Tiff('example.tif','r');
dnum = currentDirectory(t)
dnum = 
1

Close the Tiff object. 

close(t);

Input Arguments

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Tiff object representing a TIFF file. Use the Tiff function to create the object.

Algorithms

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References

This function corresponds to the TIFFCurrentDirectory function in the LibTIFF C API. To use this function, you must be familiar with the TIFF specification and technical notes. View this documentation at LibTIFF - TIFF Library and Utilities.

Version History

Introduced in R2009b

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