Package org.apache.commons.imaging.formats.tiff

## Class TiffElement

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.commons.imaging.formats.tiff.TiffElement

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    `TiffDirectory`, `TiffDirectory.ImageDataElement`, `TiffElement.DataElement`, `TiffElement.Stub`, `TiffField.OversizeValueElement`, `TiffHeader`

      public abstract class TiffElement
      extends Object

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static class` | `TiffElement.DataElement` |
    `static class` | `TiffElement.Stub` |

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static Comparator<TiffElement>` | `COMPARATOR` |
    `int` | `length` |
    `long` | `offset` |

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `TiffElement​(long offset, int length)` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract String` | `getElementDescription()` |

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### offset

          public final long offset

    - #### length

          public final int length

    - #### COMPARATOR

          public static final Comparator<TiffElement> COMPARATOR

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### TiffElement

          public TiffElement​(long offset,
                             int length)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getElementDescription

          public abstract String getElementDescription()