itk::PathSource< TOutputPath > Class Template Reference

#include <itkPathSource.h>

Inheritance diagram for itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >:

Collaboration diagram for itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >:

List of all members.

Public Types
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer
typedef DataObject::Pointer	DataObjectPointer
typedef OutputPathType::IndexType	OutputPathIndexType
typedef OutputPathType::InputType	OutputPathInputType
typedef OutputPathType::OffsetType	OutputPathOffsetType
typedef OutputPathType::OutputType	OutputPathOutputType
typedef OutputPathType::Pointer	OutputPathPointer
typedef TOutputPath	OutputPathType
typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer
typedef PathSource	Self
typedef ProcessObject	Superclass
Public Types inherited from itk::ProcessObject
typedef DataObject::DataObjectIdentifierType	DataObjectIdentifierType
typedef std::vector < DataObjectPointer >	DataObjectPointerArray
typedef std::vector < DataObjectIdentifierType >	NameArray
Public Types inherited from itk::Object
Public Types inherited from itk::LightObject

Public Member Functions
virtual ::itk::LightObject::Pointer	CreateAnother (void) const
virtual const char *	GetNameOfClass () const
OutputPathType *	GetOutput (unsigned int idx)
virtual void	GraftNthOutput (unsigned int idx, OutputPathType *output)
OutputPathType *	GetOutput (void)
virtual void	GraftOutput (OutputPathType *output)
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::ProcessObject
virtual void	AbortGenerateDataOff ()
virtual void	AbortGenerateDataOn ()
virtual void	EnlargeOutputRequestedRegion (DataObject *)
virtual const bool &	GetAbortGenerateData ()
NameArray	GetInputNames () const
MultiThreader *	GetMultiThreader () const
DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfIndexedInputs () const
DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfInputs () const
DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfOutputs () const
virtual DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfValidRequiredInputs () const
NameArray	GetOutputNames () const
virtual const float &	GetProgress ()
NameArray	GetRequiredInputNames () const
bool	HasInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const
bool	HasOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const
virtual DataObjectPointer	MakeOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &)
virtual void	PrepareOutputs ()
virtual void	PropagateRequestedRegion (DataObject *output)
virtual void	ResetPipeline ()
virtual void	SetAbortGenerateData (bool _arg)
virtual void	SetProgress (float _arg)
virtual void	Update ()
virtual void	UpdateLargestPossibleRegion ()
virtual void	UpdateOutputData (DataObject *output)
virtual void	UpdateOutputInformation ()
void	UpdateProgress (float amount)
DataObjectPointerArray	GetInputs ()
DataObjectPointerArray	GetOutputs ()
DataObjectPointerArray	GetIndexedInputs ()
DataObjectPointerArray	GetIndexedOutputs ()
DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	GetNumberOfIndexedOutputs () const
virtual void	SetReleaseDataFlag (bool flag)
virtual bool	GetReleaseDataFlag () const
void	ReleaseDataFlagOn ()
void	ReleaseDataFlagOff ()
virtual void	SetReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlag (bool _arg)
virtual const bool &	GetReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlag ()
virtual void	ReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlagOn ()
virtual void	ReleaseDataBeforeUpdateFlagOff ()
virtual void	SetNumberOfThreads (ThreadIdType _arg)
virtual const ThreadIdType &	GetNumberOfThreads ()
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::Object
unsigned long	AddObserver (const EventObject &event, Command *)
unsigned long	AddObserver (const EventObject &event, Command *) const
virtual void	DebugOff () const
virtual void	DebugOn () const
Command *	GetCommand (unsigned long tag)
bool	GetDebug () const
MetaDataDictionary &	GetMetaDataDictionary (void)
const MetaDataDictionary &	GetMetaDataDictionary (void) const
virtual unsigned long	GetMTime () const
virtual const TimeStamp &	GetTimeStamp () const
bool	HasObserver (const EventObject &event) const
void	InvokeEvent (const EventObject &)
void	InvokeEvent (const EventObject &) const
virtual void	Modified () const
virtual void	Register () const
void	RemoveAllObservers ()
void	RemoveObserver (unsigned long tag)
void	SetDebug (bool debugFlag) const
void	SetMetaDataDictionary (const MetaDataDictionary &rhs)
virtual void	SetReferenceCount (int)
virtual void	UnRegister () const
Public Member Functions inherited from itk::LightObject
virtual void	Delete ()
virtual int	GetReferenceCount () const
	itkCloneMacro (Self)
void	Print (std::ostream &os, Indent indent=0) const

Static Public Member Functions
static Pointer	New ()

Protected Member Functions
	PathSource ()
void	PrintSelf (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
virtual	~PathSource ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::ProcessObject
virtual void	AddInput (DataObject *input)
virtual void	AddOutput (DataObject *output)
bool	AddRequiredInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &)
virtual void	CacheInputReleaseDataFlags ()
virtual void	GenerateData ()
virtual void	GenerateInputRequestedRegion ()
virtual void	GenerateOutputInformation ()
virtual void	GenerateOutputRequestedRegion (DataObject *output)
virtual const DataObjectPointerArraySizeType &	GetNumberOfRequiredInputs ()
virtual const DataObjectPointerArraySizeType &	GetNumberOfRequiredOutputs ()
bool	IsIndexedName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &) const
bool	IsRequiredInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &) const
	itkLegacyMacro (virtual void RemoveInput(DataObject *input))
	itkLegacyMacro (virtual void RemoveOutput(DataObject *output))
	itkLegacyMacro (void SetNumberOfInputs(DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num))
	itkLegacyMacro (void SetNumberOfOutputs(DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num))
DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	MakeIndexFromName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &) const
DataObjectIdentifierType	MakeNameFromIndex (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType) const
	ProcessObject ()
virtual void	PropagateResetPipeline ()
virtual void	ReleaseInputs ()
virtual void	RemoveInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)
virtual void	RemoveInput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType)
virtual void	RemoveOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)
virtual void	RemoveOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)
bool	RemoveRequiredInputName (const DataObjectIdentifierType &)
virtual void	RestoreInputReleaseDataFlags ()
virtual void	SetInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key, DataObject *input)
virtual void	SetNthInput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num, DataObject *input)
virtual void	SetNthOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num, DataObject *output)
void	SetNumberOfIndexedInputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num)
void	SetNumberOfIndexedOutputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType num)
virtual void	SetNumberOfRequiredInputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType)
virtual void	SetNumberOfRequiredOutputs (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType _arg)
virtual void	SetOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key, DataObject *output)
virtual void	SetPrimaryInput (DataObject *input)
virtual void	SetPrimaryOutput (DataObject *output)
void	SetRequiredInputNames (const NameArray &)
virtual void	VerifyInputInformation ()
virtual void	VerifyPreconditions ()
	~ProcessObject ()
DataObject *	GetInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)
const DataObject *	GetInput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const
DataObject *	GetInput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType)
const DataObject *	GetInput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx) const
DataObject *	GetPrimaryInput ()
const DataObject *	GetPrimaryInput () const
DataObject *	GetOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key)
const DataObject *	GetOutput (const DataObjectIdentifierType &key) const
DataObject *	GetOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)
const DataObject *	GetOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx) const
DataObject *	GetPrimaryOutput ()
const DataObject *	GetPrimaryOutput () const
virtual void	PushBackInput (const DataObject *input)
virtual void	PopBackInput ()
virtual void	PushFrontInput (const DataObject *input)
virtual void	PopFrontInput ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::Object
	Object ()
bool	PrintObservers (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
virtual void	SetTimeStamp (const TimeStamp &time)
virtual	~Object ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::LightObject
virtual LightObject::Pointer	InternalClone () const
	LightObject ()
virtual void	PrintHeader (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
virtual void	PrintTrailer (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
virtual	~LightObject ()

Private Member Functions
void	operator= (const Self &)
	PathSource (const Self &)
typedef ProcessObject::DataObjectPointerArraySizeType	DataObjectPointerArraySizeType
virtual DataObjectPointer	MakeOutput (DataObjectPointerArraySizeType idx)

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Attributes inherited from itk::ProcessObject
bool	m_Updating
TimeStamp	m_OutputInformationMTime

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Detailed Description

template<class TOutputPath>
class itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >

Base class for all process objects that output path data.

PathSource is the base class for all process objects that output path data. Specifically, this class defines the GetOutput() method that returns a pointer to the output path. The class also defines some internal private data members that are used to manage streaming of data.

Definition at line 41 of file itkPathSource.h.

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Member Typedef Documentation

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef SmartPointer< const Self > itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::ConstPointer

Reimplemented from itk::ProcessObject.

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, PolyLineParametricPath< 2 > >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, and itk::PathToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >.

Definition at line 48 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef DataObject::Pointer itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::DataObjectPointer

Smart Pointer type to a DataObject.

Reimplemented from itk::ProcessObject.

Definition at line 51 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef ProcessObject::DataObjectPointerArraySizeType itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::DataObjectPointerArraySizeType

Make a DataObject of the correct type to used as the specified output. Every ProcessObject subclass must be able to create a DataObject that can be used as a specified output. This method is automatically called when DataObject::DisconnectPipeline() is called. DataObject::DisconnectPipeline, disconnects a data object from being an output of its current source. When the data object is disconnected, the ProcessObject needs to construct a replacement output data object so that the ProcessObject is in a valid state. So DataObject::DisconnectPipeline eventually calls ProcessObject::MakeOutput. Note that MakeOutput always returns a SmartPointer to a DataObject. If a subclass of ImageSource has multiple outputs of different types, then that class must provide an implementation of MakeOutput().

Reimplemented from itk::ProcessObject.

Definition at line 171 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef OutputPathType::IndexType itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::OutputPathIndexType

Reimplemented in itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, and itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >.

Definition at line 64 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef OutputPathType::InputType itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::OutputPathInputType

Reimplemented in itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, and itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >.

Definition at line 62 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef OutputPathType::OffsetType itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::OutputPathOffsetType

Reimplemented in itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, and itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >.

Definition at line 65 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef OutputPathType::OutputType itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::OutputPathOutputType

Reimplemented in itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, and itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >.

Definition at line 63 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef OutputPathType::Pointer itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::OutputPathPointer

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, and itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >.

Definition at line 61 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef TOutputPath itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::OutputPathType

Some convenient typedefs.

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, and itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >.

Definition at line 57 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef SmartPointer< Self > itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::Pointer

Reimplemented from itk::ProcessObject.

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, PolyLineParametricPath< 2 > >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, and itk::PathToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >.

Definition at line 47 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef PathSource itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::Self

Standard class typedefs.

Reimplemented from itk::ProcessObject.

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, PolyLineParametricPath< 2 > >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, and itk::PathToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >.

Definition at line 45 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

typedef ProcessObject itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::Superclass

Reimplemented from itk::ProcessObject.

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, PolyLineParametricPath< 2 > >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, and itk::PathToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >.

Definition at line 46 of file itkPathSource.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class TOutputPath>

itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::PathSource ( )

protected

template<class TOutputPath>

virtual itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::~PathSource ( )

inlineprotectedvirtual

Definition at line 178 of file itkPathSource.h.

template<class TOutputPath>

itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::PathSource ( const Self &  )

private

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Member Function Documentation

template<class TOutputPath>

virtual::itk::LightObject::Pointer itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::CreateAnother ( void  ) const

virtual

Create an object from an instance, potentially deferring to a factory. This method allows you to create an instance of an object that is exactly the same type as the referring object. This is useful in cases where an object has been cast back to a base class.

Reimplemented from itk::Object.

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, and itk::PathToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >.

template<class TOutputPath>

virtual const char* itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::GetNameOfClass ( ) const

virtual

Run-time type information (and related methods).

Reimplemented from itk::ProcessObject.

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, PolyLineParametricPath< 2 > >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, and itk::PathToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >.

template<class TOutputPath>

OutputPathType* itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::GetOutput

(

void

)

Get the output data of this process object. The output of this function is not valid until an appropriate Update() method has been called, either explicitly or implicitly. Both the filter itself and the data object have Update() methods, and both methods update the data. Here are three ways to use GetOutput() and make sure the data is valid. In these examples, image is a pointer to some Image object, and the particular ProcessObjects involved are filters. The same examples apply to non-image (e.g. Mesh) data as well.

   anotherFilter->SetInput( someFilter->GetOutput() );
   anotherFilter->Update();

In this situation, someFilter and anotherFilter are said to constitute a pipeline.

   image = someFilter->GetOutput();
   image->Update();

   someFilter->Update();
   image = someFilter->GetOutput();

(In the above example, the two lines of code can be in either order.)

Note that Update() is not called automatically except within a pipeline as in the first example. When streaming (using a StreamingImageFilter) is activated, it may be more efficient to use a pipeline than to call Update() once for each filter in turn.

For an image, the data generated is for the requested Region, which can be set using ImageBase::SetRequestedRegion(). By default, the largest possible region is requested.

template<class TOutputPath>

OutputPathType* itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::GetOutput

(

unsigned int

idx

)

template<class TOutputPath>

virtual void itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::GraftNthOutput ( unsigned int  idx, OutputPathType *  output  )

virtual

Graft the specified data object onto this ProcessObject's idx'th output. This is the similar to GraftOutput method except is allows you specify which output is affected. The specified index must be a valid output number (less than ProcessObject::GetNumberOfIndexedOutputs()). See the GraftOutput for general usage information.

template<class TOutputPath>

virtual void itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::GraftOutput ( OutputPathType *  output )

virtual

Graft the specified DataObject onto this ProcessObject's output. This method grabs a handle to the specified DataObject's path data to use as its output's own path data. It also copies the region ivars (RequestedRegion, BufferedRegion, LargestPossibleRegion) and meta-data (Spacing, Origin) from the specified data object into this filter's output data object. Most importantly, however, it leaves the Source ivar untouched so the original pipeline routing is intact. This method is used when a process object is implemented using a mini-pipeline which is defined in its GenerateData() method. The usage is:

    // setup the mini-pipeline to process the input to this filter
    firstFilterInMiniPipeline->SetInput( this->GetInput() );

    // setup the mini-pipeline to calculate the correct regions
    // and write to the appropriate bulk data block
    lastFilterInMiniPipeline->GraftOutput( this->GetOutput() );

    // execute the mini-pipeline
    lastFilterInMiniPipeline->Update();

    // graft the mini-pipeline output back onto this filter's output.
    // this is needed to get the appropriate regions passed back.
    this->GraftOutput( lastFilterInMiniPipeline->GetOutput() );

For proper pipeline execution, a filter using a mini-pipeline must implement the GeneratseInputRequestedRegion(), GenerateOutputRequestedRegion(), GenerateOutputInformation() and EnlargeOutputRequestedRegion() methods as necessary to reflect how the mini-pipeline will execute (in other words, the outer filter's pipeline mechanism must be consistent with what the mini-pipeline will do).

template<class TOutputPath>

virtual DataObjectPointer itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::MakeOutput ( DataObjectPointerArraySizeType  idx )

virtual

Make a DataObject of the correct type to used as the specified output. Every ProcessObject subclass must be able to create a DataObject that can be used as a specified output. This method is automatically called when DataObject::DisconnectPipeline() is called. DataObject::DisconnectPipeline, disconnects a data object from being an output of its current source. When the data object is disconnected, the ProcessObject needs to construct a replacement output data object so that the ProcessObject is in a valid state. So DataObject::DisconnectPipeline eventually calls ProcessObject::MakeOutput. Note that MakeOutput always returns a SmartPointer to a DataObject. If a subclass of ImageSource has multiple outputs of different types, then that class must provide an implementation of MakeOutput().

Reimplemented from itk::ProcessObject.

template<class TOutputPath>

static Pointer itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::New ( )

static

Method for creation through the object factory.

Reimplemented from itk::Object.

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, and itk::PathToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >.

template<class TOutputPath>

void itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::operator= ( const Self &  )

private

Time when GenerateOutputInformation was last called.

Reimplemented from itk::ProcessObject.

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, PolyLineParametricPath< 2 > >, and itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >.

template<class TOutputPath>

void itk::PathSource< TOutputPath >::PrintSelf ( std::ostream &  os, Indent  indent  ) const

protectedvirtual

Methods invoked by Print() to print information about the object including superclasses. Typically not called by the user (use Print() instead) but used in the hierarchical print process to combine the output of several classes.

Reimplemented from itk::ProcessObject.

Reimplemented in itk::ContourExtractor2DImageFilter< TInputImage >, itk::OrthogonalSwath2DPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TInputPath, TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::PathAndImageToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, TSwathMeritImage, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, itk::ChainCodeToFourierSeriesPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, TOutputPath >, itk::ImageToPathFilter< TInputImage, PolyLineParametricPath< 2 > >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TInputChainCodePath, TOutputFourierSeriesPath >, itk::PathToPathFilter< TFourierSeriesPath, OrthogonallyCorrected2DParametricPath >, and itk::PathToChainCodePathFilter< TInputPath, TOutputChainCodePath >.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• itkPathSource.h