Detailed Description

template<class T, unsigned int NVectorDimension = 3>
class itk::CovariantVector< T, NVectorDimension >

A templated class holding a n-Dimensional covariant vector.

CovariantVector is a templated class that holds a single vector (i.e., an array of values). CovariantVector can be used as the data type held at each pixel in an Image or at each vertex of an Mesh. The template parameter T can be any data type that behaves like a primitive (or atomic) data type (int, short, float, complex). The NVectorDimension defines the number of components in the vector array.

CovariantVector is not a dynamically extendible array like std::vector. It is intended to be used like a mathematical vector.

If you wish a simpler pixel types, you can use Scalar, which represents a single data value at a pixel. There is also the more complex type ScalarCovariantVector, which supports (for a given pixel) a single scalar value plus an array of vector values. (The scalar and vectors can be of different data type.)

CovariantVector is the type that should be used for representing normals to surfaces and gradients of functions. AffineTransform transform covariant vectors different than vectors.

See Also: Image; Mesh; Point; Vector; Matrix

Wiki Examples:

All Examples

Create a covariant vector

Compute the norm of a covariant vector

Examples:: PointSetWithCovariantVectors.cxx.

Definition at line 67 of file itkCovariantVector.h.

Public Types
typedef FixedArray< T, NVectorDimension >	BaseArray

typedef T	ComponentType

typedef Self	CovariantVectorType

typedef NumericTraits < ValueType >::RealType	RealValueType

typedef CovariantVector	Self

typedef FixedArray< T, NVectorDimension >	Superclass

typedef T	ValueType

Public Types inherited from itk::FixedArray< T, NVectorDimension >
typedef ValueType	CArray [VLength]

typedef const ValueType *	const_pointer

typedef const ValueType &	const_reference

typedef const ValueType *	ConstIterator

typedef ValueType *	Iterator

typedef ValueType *	pointer

typedef ValueType &	reference

typedef unsigned int	SizeType

typedef T	ValueType

Public Member Functions
	CovariantVector ()

	CovariantVector (const ValueType &r)

RealValueType	GetNorm (void) const

RealValueType	GetSquaredNorm (void) const

vnl_vector_ref< T >	GetVnlVector (void)

vnl_vector< T >	GetVnlVector (void) const

	itkLegacyMacro (void Set_vnl_vector(const vnl_vector< T > &))

	itkLegacyMacro (vnl_vector_ref< T > Get_vnl_vector(void))

	itkLegacyMacro (vnl_vector< T > Get_vnl_vector(void) const)

void	Normalize (void)

ValueType	operator* (const Self &vec) const

ValueType	operator* (const Vector< T, NVectorDimension > &vec) const

Self	operator* (const ValueType &val) const

Self	operator+ (const Self &vec) const

const Self &	operator+= (const Self &vec)

Self	operator- () const

Self	operator- (const Self &vec) const

const Self &	operator-= (const Self &vec)

template<class Tt >
Self	operator/ (const Tt &val) const

CovariantVector &	operator= (const Self &r)

CovariantVector &	operator= (const ValueType r[NVectorDimension])

void	SetVnlVector (const vnl_vector< T > &)


template<class TVectorValueType >
	CovariantVector (const CovariantVector< TVectorValueType, NVectorDimension > &r)

	CovariantVector (const ValueType r[Dimension])


template<class Tt >
Self &	operator= (const Tt &v)


template<class Tt >
const Self &	operator*= (const Tt &value)


template<class Tt >
const Self &	operator/= (const Tt &value)


template<typename TCoordRepB >
void	CastFrom (const CovariantVector< TCoordRepB, NVectorDimension > &pa)

Public Member Functions inherited from itk::FixedArray< T, NVectorDimension >
Iterator	Begin ()

ConstIterator	Begin () const

Iterator	End ()

ConstIterator	End () const

void	Fill (const ValueType &)

ValueType *	GetDataPointer ()

const ValueType *	GetDataPointer () const

bool	operator!= (const FixedArray &r) const

FixedArray &	operator= (const ValueType r[VLength])

bool	operator== (const FixedArray &r) const

ReverseIterator	rBegin ()

ConstReverseIterator	rBegin () const

ReverseIterator	rEnd ()

ConstReverseIterator	rEnd () const

SizeType	Size () const

	FixedArray ()

	FixedArray (const ValueType r[VLength])

	FixedArray (const ValueType &r)

	FixedArray (const FixedArray< TFixedArrayValueType, VLength > &r)

FixedArray &	operator= (const FixedArray< TFixedArrayValueType, VLength > &r)

reference	operator[] (short index)

const_reference	operator[] (short index) const

reference	operator[] (unsigned short index)

const_reference	operator[] (unsigned short index) const

reference	operator[] (int index)

const_reference	operator[] (int index) const

reference	operator[] (unsigned int index)

const_reference	operator[] (unsigned int index) const

reference	operator[] (long index)

const_reference	operator[] (long index) const

reference	operator[] (unsigned long index)

const_reference	operator[] (unsigned long index) const

reference	operator[] (long long index)

const_reference	operator[] (long long index) const

reference	operator[] (unsigned long long index)

const_reference	operator[] (unsigned long long index) const

void	SetElement (unsigned short index, const_reference value)

const_reference	GetElement (unsigned short index) const

Static Public Member Functions
static unsigned int	GetCovariantVectorDimension ()

static unsigned int	GetNumberOfComponents ()

Static Public Member Functions inherited from itk::FixedArray< T, NVectorDimension >
static FixedArray	Filled (const ValueType &)

Static Public Attributes
static const unsigned int	Dimension = NVectorDimension

Static Public Attributes inherited from itk::FixedArray< T, NVectorDimension >
static const unsigned int	Dimension

static const unsigned int	Length