Examples/SpatialObjects/SpatialObjectHierarchy.cxx

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// Software Guide : BeginLatex
//
// \index{itk::SpatialObjectHierarchy}
// This example describes how \doxygen{SpatialObject} can form a hierarchy.
// This first example also shows how to create and manipulate
// spatial objects.
//
// Software Guide : EndLatex

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#include "itkSpatialObject.h"
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int main( int , char *[] )
{

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//
// First, we create two spatial objects and give them the names \code{First
// Object} and \code{Second Object}, respectively.
//
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  typedef itk::SpatialObject<3> SpatialObjectType;

  SpatialObjectType::Pointer object1 = SpatialObjectType ::New();
  object1->GetProperty()->SetName("First Object");

  SpatialObjectType::Pointer object2 = SpatialObjectType ::New();
  object2->GetProperty()->SetName("Second Object");
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//
// We then add the second object to the first one by using the
// \code{AddSpatialObject()} method.  As a result \code{object2} becomes a
// child of object1.
//
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  object1->AddSpatialObject(object2);
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//
// We can query if an object has a parent by using the HasParent() method. If
// it has one, the \code{GetParent()} method returns a constant pointer to
// the parent.  In our case, if we ask the parent's name of the object2 we
// should obtain: \code{First Object}.
//
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  if(object2->HasParent())
    {
    std::cout << "Name of the parent of the object2: ";
    std::cout << object2->GetParent()->GetProperty()->GetName() << std::endl;
    }
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//
// To access the list of children of the object, the \code{GetChildren()}
// method returns a pointer to the (STL) list of children.
//
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  SpatialObjectType::ChildrenListType * childrenList = object1->GetChildren();
  std::cout << "object1 has " << childrenList->size() << " child" << std::endl;

  SpatialObjectType::ChildrenListType::const_iterator it
                                                      = childrenList->begin();
  while(it != childrenList->end())
    {
    std::cout << "Name of the child of the object 1: ";
    std::cout << (*it)->GetProperty()->GetName() << std::endl;
    ++it;
    }
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//
// Do NOT forget to delete the list of children since the \code{GetChildren()} function
// creates an internal list.
//
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  delete childrenList;
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//
// An object can also be removed by using the \code{RemoveSpatialObject()}
// method.
//
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  object1->RemoveSpatialObject(object2);
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//
// We can query the number of children an object has with the
// \code{GetNumberOfChildren()} method.
//
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  std::cout << "Number of children for object1: ";
  std::cout << object1->GetNumberOfChildren() << std::endl;
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//
// The \code{Clear()} method erases all the information regarding the object
// as well as the data. This method is usually overloaded by
// derived classes.
//
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  object1->Clear();
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//
// The output of this first example looks like the following:
// \small
// \begin{verbatim}
//   Name of the parent of the object2: First Object
//   object1 has 1 child
//   Name of the child of the object 1: Second Object
//   Number of children for object1: 0
// \end{verbatim}
// \normalsize
// Software Guide : EndLatex

  return 0;
}