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2006.11.02 04:59 "Re: free() data returned by TIFFGetField() ?", by Joris Van Damme
Paul J. Lucas wrote: > When doing TIFFGetField() for fields that return void* and a length, > e.g., TIFFTAG_ICCPROFILE, is it necessary to free the data returned? > I.e., is it copied to a buffer that the caller is responsible for > freeing? No, it is not necessary nor permitted to free that data. A pointer to a data block internally allocated, managed, and freed by the library itself, is returned. Best regards, Joris Van Damme info@awaresystems.be http://www.awaresystems.be/ Download your free TIFF tag viewer for windows here: http://www.awaresystems.be/imaging/tiff/astifftagviewer.html