Return Value
The data type of the specified tag. Possible values are:
Value |
Meaning |
TAG_BYTE |
[1] Byte. |
TAG_ASCII |
[2] Byte in the range of 0 to 255. |
TAG_SHORT |
[3] Two bytes, unsigned. |
TAG_LONG |
[4] Four bytes, unsigned. |
TAG_RATIONAL |
[5] Eight bytes, used as a pair of unsigned long integers, where the first number is the numerator and the second is the denominator of a fraction. |
TAG_SBYTE |
[6] Byte used as signed number in the range of -128 to +127. |
TAG_UNDEFINED |
[7] Byte, with application-defined usage. |
TAG_SSHORT |
[8] Two bytes, signed. |
TAG_SLONG |
[9] Four bytes, signed. |
TAG_SRATIONAL |
[10] Eight bytes, used as a pair of signed long integers, where the first number is the numerator and the second is the denominator of a fraction. |
TAG_FLOAT |
[11] Four bytes used as a floating point number. |
TAG_DOUBLE |
[12] Eight bytes used as a double-precision floating point number. |