itkBioCell.h

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#ifndef __itkBioCell_h
#define __itkBioCell_h

#include "itkBioCellBase.h"
#include "itkBioCellularAggregateBase.h"

namespace itk
{
namespace bio
{
template< unsigned int NSpaceDimension = 3 >
class ITK_EXPORT Cell:public CellBase
{
public:
  typedef   CellBase Superclass;

  typedef   itk::Vector< double, NSpaceDimension > VectorType;
  typedef   itk::Point< double, NSpaceDimension >  PointType;

  friend class CellularAggregateBase; // need to give access to the constructor.
public:
  virtual ~Cell();
  virtual void ClearForce(void);

  virtual void AddForce(const VectorType & force);

  virtual void AdvanceTimeStep(void);

  virtual void Mitosis(void);

  virtual void Apoptosis(void);

  virtual void ReceptorsReading(void);

  virtual void SetCellularAggregate(CellularAggregateBase *);

  virtual CellularAggregateBase * GetCellularAggregate(void);

  virtual const CellularAggregateBase * GetCellularAggregate(void) const;

  static const char * GetSpeciesName(void)
  {
    return "Primitive Cell";
  }

  static Cell * CreateEgg(void);

  static unsigned int GetDimension()
  {
    return NSpaceDimension;
  }
protected:
  Cell(); // Users should create a cell with the CreateEgg() method
public:

  virtual const VectorType & GetForce(void) const;

protected:
  VectorType m_Force;

  CellularAggregateBase *m_Aggregate;
};
} // end namespace bio
} // end namespace itk

#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
#include "itkBioCell.hxx"
#endif

#endif