erase() public method

If set to true, erase all metadatas before write
public erase ( boolean $boolean, boolean $maintainICCProfile = false )
$boolean boolean Whether to erase metadata or not before writing.
$maintainICCProfile boolean Whether to maintain or not ICC Profile in case of erasing metadata.
Writer Class Documentation
Example #1
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 /**
  * @covers PHPExiftool\Writer::write
  */
 public function testWriteInPlaceErased()
 {
     $metadatas = new Driver\Metadata\MetadataBag();
     $metadatas->add(new Driver\Metadata\Metadata(new Driver\Tag\IPTC\ObjectName(), new Driver\Value\Mono('Beautiful Object')));
     $metadatas->add(new Driver\Metadata\Metadata(new Driver\Tag\IPTC\ObjectName(), new Driver\Value\Mono('Beautiful Object')));
     $metadatas->add(new Driver\Metadata\Metadata(new Driver\Tag\XMPIptcExt\PersonInImage(), new Driver\Value\Multi(array('Romain', 'Nicolas'))));
     $this->object->erase(true);
     $changedFiles = $this->object->write($this->inPlace, $metadatas);
     $this->assertEquals(1, $changedFiles);
     $reader = new Reader($this->getExiftool(), new RDFParser());
     $metadatasRead = $reader->files($this->inPlace)->first()->getMetadatas();
     $this->assertLessThan(50, count($metadatasRead));
     $this->assertEquals('Beautiful Object', $metadatasRead->get('IPTC:ObjectName')->getValue()->asString());
     $this->assertEquals(array('Romain', 'Nicolas'), $metadatasRead->get('XMP-iptcExt:PersonInImage')->getValue()->asArray());
 }
Example #2
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 /**
  * Generates a metadatas-free version of the file in the temporary directory
  *
  * @return string the path file to the temporary file
  */
 private function getTemporaryEmptyFile()
 {
     $tmpFile = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'hash');
     unlink($tmpFile);
     try {
         $this->writer->reset();
         $this->writer->erase(true);
         $this->writer->write($this->file->getPathname(), new MetadataBag(), $tmpFile);
     } catch (PHPExiftoolExceptionInterface $e) {
         /**
          * Some files can not be written by exiftool
          */
         copy($this->file->getPathname(), $tmpFile);
     }
     $this->temporaryFiles[] = $tmpFile;
     return $tmpFile;
 }