ITK  4.8.0
Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit
WikiExamples/Meshes/ReadWrite.cxx
// Include the relevant header files
#include "itkMesh.h"
// Create convenience typedefs
const unsigned int Dimension = 3;
typedef float TCoordinate;
int main(int argc, char * argv[] )
{
// The user can choose to provide a commandline argument
// between 0 and 8, in order to specify the file type.
// If no argument is provided, zero will be used.
// If an invalid integer is provided, zero will be used.
// If the integer is less than zero, zero will be used.
// If the integer is greater than seven, seven will be used.
int i = 0;
if (argc == 2) i = atoi(argv[1]);
i = std::max(std::min(i,8),0);
// Create a string using the appropriate file extension.
std::string fileName = "sphere";
switch (i) {
case 0: fileName += ".vtk"; break;
case 1: fileName += ".byu"; break;
case 2: fileName += ".fcv"; break;
case 3: fileName += ".fsa"; break;
case 4: fileName += ".fsb"; break;
case 5: fileName += ".gii"; break;
case 6: fileName += ".obj"; break;
case 7: fileName += ".off"; break;
}
// Print out the file name.
std::cout << "File Name: " << fileName << std::endl;
// Create the sphere source, writer, and reader.
TSphere::Pointer sphere = TSphere::New();
TWriter::Pointer writer = TWriter::New();
TReader::Pointer reader = TReader::New();
// Set the writer's input and file name, then update.
writer->SetInput( sphere->GetOutput() );
writer->SetFileName( fileName );
writer->Update();
// Set the reader's file name, then update.
reader->SetFileName( fileName );
reader->Update();
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}