ImageGear .NET - Updated
NativeType Field




ImageGear24.Core Assembly > ImageGear.Core Namespace > ImGearMetadataLeaf Class : NativeType Field
Specifies the type of data stored in a leaf, as it was stored in the image file or should be saved to the image file.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public NativeType As Object
'Usage
 
Dim instance As ImGearMetadataLeaf
Dim value As Object
 
value = instance.NativeType
 
instance.NativeType = value
public object NativeType
public: Object* NativeType
public:
Object^ NativeType

Field Value

ImageGear.Formats.ImGearNativeDataTypes or ImageGear.Formats.DICOM.ImGearDICOMValueRepresentations enumeration value, passed as System.Object.
Remarks

When metadata is loaded from a file, all leaves have this field set to explicit values.

When the application creates a leaf, it can either specify an explicit NativeType value or use the default value ImageGear.Formats.ImGearNativeDataTypes.UNKNOWN.

At the time of image saving, most file formats ignore this field and use the file format's standard types for metadata tags. Two file formats take NativeType field into account:

See Also

Reference

ImGearMetadataLeaf Class
ImGearMetadataLeaf Members