vtkDataWriter Class Reference

#include <vtkDataWriter.h>

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Detailed Description

helper class for objects that write vtk data files

vtkDataWriter is a helper class that opens and writes the vtk header and point data (e.g., scalars, vectors, normals, etc.) from a vtk data file. See text for various formats.

See also:
vtkDataSetWriter vtkPolyDataWriter vtkStructuredGridWriter vtkStructuredPointsWriter vtkUnstructuredGridWriter vtkFieldDataWriter vtkRectilinearGridWriter

Definition at line 40 of file vtkDataWriter.h.


Public Types

typedef vtkWriter Superclass

Public Member Functions

virtual const char * GetClassName ()
virtual int IsA (const char *type)
void PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
char * RegisterAndGetOutputString ()
virtual ostream * OpenVTKFile ()
int WriteHeader (ostream *fp)
int WritePoints (ostream *fp, vtkPoints *p)
int WriteCoordinates (ostream *fp, vtkDataArray *coords, int axes)
int WriteCells (ostream *fp, vtkCellArray *cells, const char *label)
int WriteCellData (ostream *fp, vtkDataSet *ds)
int WritePointData (ostream *fp, vtkDataSet *ds)
int WriteEdgeData (ostream *fp, vtkGraph *g)
int WriteVertexData (ostream *fp, vtkGraph *g)
int WriteFieldData (ostream *fp, vtkFieldData *f)
int WriteDataSetData (ostream *fp, vtkDataSet *ds)
void CloseVTKFile (ostream *fp)
virtual void SetFileName (const char *)
virtual char * GetFileName ()
virtual void SetWriteToOutputString (int)
virtual int GetWriteToOutputString ()
virtual void WriteToOutputStringOn ()
virtual void WriteToOutputStringOff ()
virtual int GetOutputStringLength ()
virtual char * GetOutputString ()
unsigned char * GetBinaryOutputString ()
virtual void SetHeader (const char *)
virtual char * GetHeader ()
virtual void SetFileType (int)
virtual int GetFileType ()
void SetFileTypeToASCII ()
void SetFileTypeToBinary ()
virtual void SetScalarsName (const char *)
virtual char * GetScalarsName ()
virtual void SetVectorsName (const char *)
virtual char * GetVectorsName ()
virtual void SetTensorsName (const char *)
virtual char * GetTensorsName ()
virtual void SetNormalsName (const char *)
virtual char * GetNormalsName ()
virtual void SetTCoordsName (const char *)
virtual char * GetTCoordsName ()
virtual void SetGlobalIdsName (const char *)
virtual char * GetGlobalIdsName ()
virtual void SetPedigreeIdsName (const char *)
virtual char * GetPedigreeIdsName ()
virtual void SetLookupTableName (const char *)
virtual char * GetLookupTableName ()
virtual void SetFieldDataName (const char *)
virtual char * GetFieldDataName ()

Static Public Member Functions

static int IsTypeOf (const char *type)
static vtkDataWriterSafeDownCast (vtkObject *o)
static vtkDataWriterNew ()

Protected Member Functions

 vtkDataWriter ()
 ~vtkDataWriter ()
void WriteData ()
int WriteArray (ostream *fp, int dataType, vtkAbstractArray *data, const char *format, int num, int numComp)
int WriteScalarData (ostream *fp, vtkDataArray *s, int num)
int WriteVectorData (ostream *fp, vtkDataArray *v, int num)
int WriteNormalData (ostream *fp, vtkDataArray *n, int num)
int WriteTCoordData (ostream *fp, vtkDataArray *tc, int num)
int WriteTensorData (ostream *fp, vtkDataArray *t, int num)
int WriteGlobalIdData (ostream *fp, vtkDataArray *g, int num)
int WritePedigreeIdData (ostream *fp, vtkAbstractArray *p, int num)

Protected Attributes

int WriteToOutputString
char * OutputString
int OutputStringLength
int OutputStringAllocatedLength
char * FileName
char * Header
int FileType
char * ScalarsName
char * VectorsName
char * TensorsName
char * TCoordsName
char * NormalsName
char * LookupTableName
char * FieldDataName
char * GlobalIdsName
char * PedigreeIdsName

Member Typedef Documentation


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkDataWriter::vtkDataWriter (  )  [protected]

vtkDataWriter::~vtkDataWriter (  )  [protected]


Member Function Documentation

virtual const char* vtkDataWriter::GetClassName (  )  [virtual]

static int vtkDataWriter::IsTypeOf ( const char *  name  )  [static]

Return 1 if this class type is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeRevisionMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.

Reimplemented from vtkWriter.

Reimplemented in vtkBYUWriter, vtkCGMWriter, vtkDataSetWriter, vtkGenericDataObjectWriter, vtkGraphWriter, vtkIVWriter, vtkMCubesWriter, vtkPLYWriter, vtkPolyDataWriter, vtkRectilinearGridWriter, vtkSTLWriter, vtkStructuredGridWriter, vtkStructuredPointsWriter, vtkTableWriter, vtkTreeWriter, vtkUnstructuredGridWriter, and vtkPDataSetWriter.

virtual int vtkDataWriter::IsA ( const char *  name  )  [virtual]

Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeRevisionMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.

Reimplemented from vtkWriter.

Reimplemented in vtkBYUWriter, vtkCGMWriter, vtkDataSetWriter, vtkGenericDataObjectWriter, vtkGraphWriter, vtkIVWriter, vtkMCubesWriter, vtkPLYWriter, vtkPolyDataWriter, vtkRectilinearGridWriter, vtkSTLWriter, vtkStructuredGridWriter, vtkStructuredPointsWriter, vtkTableWriter, vtkTreeWriter, vtkUnstructuredGridWriter, and vtkPDataSetWriter.

static vtkDataWriter* vtkDataWriter::SafeDownCast ( vtkObject o  )  [static]

void vtkDataWriter::PrintSelf ( ostream &  os,
vtkIndent  indent 
) [virtual]

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 vtkWriter.

Reimplemented in vtkBYUWriter, vtkCGMWriter, vtkDataSetWriter, vtkGenericDataObjectWriter, vtkGraphWriter, vtkIVWriter, vtkMCubesWriter, vtkPLYWriter, vtkPolyDataWriter, vtkRectilinearGridWriter, vtkSTLWriter, vtkStructuredGridWriter, vtkStructuredPointsWriter, vtkTableWriter, vtkTreeWriter, vtkUnstructuredGridWriter, and vtkPDataSetWriter.

static vtkDataWriter* vtkDataWriter::New (  )  [static]

Created object with default header, ASCII format, and default names for scalars, vectors, tensors, normals, and texture coordinates.

Reimplemented from vtkAlgorithm.

Reimplemented in vtkBYUWriter, vtkCGMWriter, vtkDataSetWriter, vtkGenericDataObjectWriter, vtkGraphWriter, vtkIVWriter, vtkMCubesWriter, vtkPLYWriter, vtkPolyDataWriter, vtkRectilinearGridWriter, vtkSTLWriter, vtkStructuredGridWriter, vtkStructuredPointsWriter, vtkTableWriter, vtkTreeWriter, vtkUnstructuredGridWriter, and vtkPDataSetWriter.

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetFileName ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Specify file name of vtk polygon data file to write.

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetFileName (  )  [virtual]

Specify file name of vtk polygon data file to write.

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetWriteToOutputString ( int   )  [virtual]

Enable writing to an OutputString instead of the default, a file.

virtual int vtkDataWriter::GetWriteToOutputString (  )  [virtual]

Enable writing to an OutputString instead of the default, a file.

virtual void vtkDataWriter::WriteToOutputStringOn (  )  [virtual]

Enable writing to an OutputString instead of the default, a file.

virtual void vtkDataWriter::WriteToOutputStringOff (  )  [virtual]

Enable writing to an OutputString instead of the default, a file.

virtual int vtkDataWriter::GetOutputStringLength (  )  [virtual]

When WriteToOutputString in on, then a string is allocated, written to, and can be retrieved with these methods. The string is deleted during the next call to write ...

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetOutputString (  )  [virtual]

When WriteToOutputString in on, then a string is allocated, written to, and can be retrieved with these methods. The string is deleted during the next call to write ...

unsigned char* vtkDataWriter::GetBinaryOutputString (  )  [inline]

When WriteToOutputString in on, then a string is allocated, written to, and can be retrieved with these methods. The string is deleted during the next call to write ...

Definition at line 69 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::RegisterAndGetOutputString (  ) 

This convenience method returns the string, sets the IVAR to NULL, so that the user is responsible for deleting the string. I am not sure what the name should be, so it may change in the future.

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetHeader ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Specify the header for the vtk data file.

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetHeader (  )  [virtual]

Specify the header for the vtk data file.

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetFileType ( int   )  [virtual]

Specify file type (ASCII or BINARY) for vtk data file.

virtual int vtkDataWriter::GetFileType (  )  [virtual]

Specify file type (ASCII or BINARY) for vtk data file.

void vtkDataWriter::SetFileTypeToASCII (  )  [inline]

Specify file type (ASCII or BINARY) for vtk data file.

Definition at line 90 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

void vtkDataWriter::SetFileTypeToBinary (  )  [inline]

Specify file type (ASCII or BINARY) for vtk data file.

Definition at line 91 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetScalarsName ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Give a name to the scalar data. If not specified, uses default name "scalars".

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetScalarsName (  )  [virtual]

Give a name to the scalar data. If not specified, uses default name "scalars".

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetVectorsName ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Give a name to the vector data. If not specified, uses default name "vectors".

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetVectorsName (  )  [virtual]

Give a name to the vector data. If not specified, uses default name "vectors".

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetTensorsName ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Give a name to the tensors data. If not specified, uses default name "tensors".

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetTensorsName (  )  [virtual]

Give a name to the tensors data. If not specified, uses default name "tensors".

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetNormalsName ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Give a name to the normals data. If not specified, uses default name "normals".

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetNormalsName (  )  [virtual]

Give a name to the normals data. If not specified, uses default name "normals".

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetTCoordsName ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Give a name to the texture coordinates data. If not specified, uses default name "textureCoords".

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetTCoordsName (  )  [virtual]

Give a name to the texture coordinates data. If not specified, uses default name "textureCoords".

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetGlobalIdsName ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Give a name to the global ids data. If not specified, uses default name "global_ids".

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetGlobalIdsName (  )  [virtual]

Give a name to the global ids data. If not specified, uses default name "global_ids".

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetPedigreeIdsName ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Give a name to the pedigree ids data. If not specified, uses default name "pedigree_ids".

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetPedigreeIdsName (  )  [virtual]

Give a name to the pedigree ids data. If not specified, uses default name "pedigree_ids".

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetLookupTableName ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Give a name to the lookup table. If not specified, uses default name "lookupTable".

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetLookupTableName (  )  [virtual]

Give a name to the lookup table. If not specified, uses default name "lookupTable".

virtual void vtkDataWriter::SetFieldDataName ( const char *   )  [virtual]

Give a name to the field data. If not specified, uses default name "field".

virtual char* vtkDataWriter::GetFieldDataName (  )  [virtual]

Give a name to the field data. If not specified, uses default name "field".

virtual ostream* vtkDataWriter::OpenVTKFile (  )  [virtual]

Open a vtk data file. Returns NULL if error.

int vtkDataWriter::WriteHeader ( ostream *  fp  ) 

Write the header of a vtk data file. Returns 0 if error.

int vtkDataWriter::WritePoints ( ostream *  fp,
vtkPoints p 
)

Write out the points of the data set.

int vtkDataWriter::WriteCoordinates ( ostream *  fp,
vtkDataArray coords,
int  axes 
)

Write out coordinates for rectilinear grids.

int vtkDataWriter::WriteCells ( ostream *  fp,
vtkCellArray cells,
const char *  label 
)

Write out the cells of the data set.

int vtkDataWriter::WriteCellData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkDataSet ds 
)

Write the cell data (e.g., scalars, vectors, ...) of a vtk dataset. Returns 0 if error.

int vtkDataWriter::WritePointData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkDataSet ds 
)

Write the point data (e.g., scalars, vectors, ...) of a vtk dataset. Returns 0 if error.

int vtkDataWriter::WriteEdgeData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkGraph g 
)

Write the edge data (e.g., scalars, vectors, ...) of a vtk graph. Returns 0 if error.

int vtkDataWriter::WriteVertexData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkGraph g 
)

Write the vertex data (e.g., scalars, vectors, ...) of a vtk graph. Returns 0 if error.

int vtkDataWriter::WriteFieldData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkFieldData f 
)

Write out the field data.

int vtkDataWriter::WriteDataSetData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkDataSet ds 
)

Write out the data associated with the dataset (i.e. field data owned by the dataset itself - distinct from that owned by the cells or points).

void vtkDataWriter::CloseVTKFile ( ostream *  fp  ) 

Close a vtk file.

void vtkDataWriter::WriteData (  )  [protected, virtual]

int vtkDataWriter::WriteArray ( ostream *  fp,
int  dataType,
vtkAbstractArray data,
const char *  format,
int  num,
int  numComp 
) [protected]

int vtkDataWriter::WriteScalarData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkDataArray s,
int  num 
) [protected]

int vtkDataWriter::WriteVectorData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkDataArray v,
int  num 
) [protected]

int vtkDataWriter::WriteNormalData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkDataArray n,
int  num 
) [protected]

int vtkDataWriter::WriteTCoordData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkDataArray tc,
int  num 
) [protected]

int vtkDataWriter::WriteTensorData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkDataArray t,
int  num 
) [protected]

int vtkDataWriter::WriteGlobalIdData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkDataArray g,
int  num 
) [protected]

int vtkDataWriter::WritePedigreeIdData ( ostream *  fp,
vtkAbstractArray p,
int  num 
) [protected]


Member Data Documentation

Definition at line 204 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::OutputString [protected]

Definition at line 205 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

Definition at line 206 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

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char* vtkDataWriter::FileName [protected]

Definition at line 211 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::Header [protected]

Definition at line 212 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

int vtkDataWriter::FileType [protected]

Definition at line 213 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::ScalarsName [protected]

Definition at line 215 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::VectorsName [protected]

Definition at line 216 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::TensorsName [protected]

Definition at line 217 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::TCoordsName [protected]

Definition at line 218 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::NormalsName [protected]

Definition at line 219 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::LookupTableName [protected]

Definition at line 220 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::FieldDataName [protected]

Definition at line 221 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::GlobalIdsName [protected]

Definition at line 222 of file vtkDataWriter.h.

char* vtkDataWriter::PedigreeIdsName [protected]

Definition at line 223 of file vtkDataWriter.h.


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