/** @format */
import { InputBuffer } from '../../common/input-buffer.js';
import { OutputBuffer } from '../../common/output-buffer.js';
import { IfdValue } from './ifd-value.js';
import { IfdValueType } from '../ifd-value-type.js';
/**
 * Class representing an IFD (Image File Directory) value that stores an offset to another IFD.
 * This is typically used for tags that point to sub-IFDs or linked directories within EXIF/TIFF metadata.
 */
export declare class IfdIfdValue extends IfdValue {
    /**
     * The offset value pointing to another IFD.
     */
    private _offset;
    /**
     * Gets the type of the IFD value.
     * @returns {IfdValueType} The type of the IFD value.
     */
    get type(): IfdValueType;
    /**
     * Gets the length of the IFD value.
     * Always returns 1, as IFD offsets are single 32-bit values.
     * @returns {number} The length of the IFD value.
     */
    get length(): number;
    /**
     * Constructs an IfdIfdValue instance.
     * @param {number} value - The offset value pointing to another IFD.
     */
    constructor(value: number);
    /**
     * Creates an IfdIfdValue from input buffer data.
     * Reads a 32-bit unsigned integer as the offset.
     * @param {InputBuffer<Uint8Array>} data - The input buffer containing the offset data.
     * @returns {IfdIfdValue} The created IfdIfdValue instance.
     */
    static data(data: InputBuffer<Uint8Array>): IfdIfdValue;
    /**
     * Gets the offset value as an integer.
     * Only index 0 is valid, as there is always a single offset.
     * @param {number} [index=0] - The index of the value to retrieve.
     * @returns {number} The offset value.
     * @throws {LibError} If index is not 0.
     */
    toInt(index?: number): number;
    /**
     * Converts the offset value to a Uint8Array (big-endian order).
     * @returns {Uint8Array} The offset value as a Uint8Array.
     */
    toData(): Uint8Array;
    /**
     * Writes the offset value to an output buffer as a 32-bit unsigned integer.
     * @param {OutputBuffer} out - The output buffer to write to.
     */
    write(out: OutputBuffer): void;
    /**
     * Sets the offset value.
     * Only index 0 is valid, as there is always a single offset.
     * @param {number} v - The new offset value.
     * @param {number} [index=0] - The index to set (must be 0).
     * @throws {LibError} If index is not 0.
     */
    setInt(v: number, index?: number): void;
    /**
     * Checks if this value is equal to another IFD value.
     * @param {IfdValue} other - The other IFD value to compare with.
     * @returns {boolean} True if the values are equal, false otherwise.
     */
    equals(other: IfdValue): boolean;
    /**
     * Creates a clone of this IFD value.
     * @returns {IfdValue} The cloned IFD value.
     */
    clone(): IfdValue;
    /**
     * Converts the IFD value to a string representation.
     * @returns {string} The string representation of the IFD value.
     */
    toString(): string;
}