# TIFFDataWidth

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## NAME

| TIFFDataWidth − Get the size of TIFF data types

## SYNOPSIS

| #include <tiffio.h> int TIFFDataWidth(TIFFDataType type)

## DESCRIPTION

| TIFFDataWidth returns a size of type in bytes. Currently following data types are supported: TIFF_BYTE TIFF_ASCII TIFF_SBYTE TIFF_UNDEFINED
TIFF_SHORT
TIFF_SSHORT
TIFF_LONG
TIFF_SLONG
TIFF_FLOAT
TIFF_IFD
TIFF_RATIONAL
TIFF_SRATIONAL
TIFF_DOUBLE

## RETURN VALUES

| TIFFDataWidth returns a number of bytes occupied by the item of given type. 0 returned when uknown data type supplied.

## SEE ALSO

| libtiff(3TIFF), Libtiff library home page: http://www.simplesystems.org/libtiff/