// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
namespace System.Drawing.Imaging;
 
/// <summary>
/// Specifies a EncoderParameter data type.
/// </summary>
public enum EncoderParameterValueType
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The data is an 8-bit unsigned value.
    /// </summary>
    ValueTypeByte = 1,
    /// <summary>
    /// The data is an 8-bit ASCII value.
    /// </summary>
    ValueTypeAscii = 2, // 8-bit byte containing one 7-bit ASCII code. NULL terminated.
    /// <summary>
    /// The data is a 16-bit unsigned value.
    /// </summary>
    ValueTypeShort = 3,
    /// <summary>
    /// The data is a 32-bit unsigned value.
    /// </summary>
    ValueTypeLong = 4,
    /// <summary>
    /// The data is two long integers, specifying the numerator and the denominator of a rational number, respectively.
    /// </summary>
    ValueTypeRational = 5,   // Two Longs. The first Long is the numerator, the second Long expresses the denomintor.
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Two longs which specify a range of integer values.
    /// The first Long specifies the lower end and the second one specifies the higher end.
    /// All values are inclusive at both ends.
    /// </summary>
    ValueTypeLongRange = 6,
    /// <summary>
    /// An 8-bit undefined value that can take any value depending on field definition.
    /// </summary>
    ValueTypeUndefined = 7,
    /// <summary>
    /// Two Rationals. The first Rational specifies the lower end and the second specifies the higher end.
    /// All values are inclusive at both ends
    /// </summary>
    ValueTypeRationalRange = 8,
    /// <summary>
    /// The parameter is a pointer to a block of custom metadata.
    /// </summary>
    ValueTypePointer = 9,
}