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itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType > Class Template Reference

#include <itkMetaDataObject.h>

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Detailed Description

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
class itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >

Allows arbitrary data types to be stored as MetaDataObjectBase types, and to be stored in a MetaDataDictionary.

Author
Hans J. Johnson

The MetaDataObject class is a templated class that is a specialization of the MetaDataObjectBase type. This class allows arbitrary data types to be stored as MetaDataObjectBase types, and to be stored in a MetaDataDictionary.

Any class or built in type that has valid copy constructor and operator= can be wrapped directly with this simple template type.

Classes or built in types that do not have valid copy constructors or operator= implemented will have to implement those functions by deriving from MetaDataObject<MetaDataObjectType> and redefining the copy constructor and initializing constructor and the Get/Set functions to work around those deficiencies.

The behavior of the MetaDataObject<Type>::Print() function has many plausible application dependent implementations. The default implementation prints the string "[UNKNOWN PRINT CHARACTERISTICS]" that works for all possible MetaDataObject types.

The application developer may overload the default implementation to provide a specialized Print() characteristics to produce results desirable for their application. A set of very crude Macros {NATIVE_TYPE_METADATAPRINT, ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA, ITK_IMAGE_TYPE_METADATAPRINT } are provided to facilitate a very simple implementation, and as an example.

Definition at line 73 of file itkMetaDataObject.h.

Public Types

typedef SmartPointer< const SelfConstPointer
 
typedef SmartPointer< SelfPointer
 
typedef MetaDataObject Self
 
typedef MetaDataObjectBase Superclass
 
- Public Types inherited from itk::MetaDataObjectBase
typedef SmartPointer< const SelfConstPointer
 
typedef SmartPointer< SelfPointer
 
typedef MetaDataObjectBase Self
 
typedef LightObject Superclass
 
- Public Types inherited from itk::LightObject
typedef SmartPointer< const SelfConstPointer
 
typedef SmartPointer< SelfPointer
 
typedef LightObject Self
 

Public Member Functions

virtual ::itk::LightObject::Pointer CreateAnother (void) const
 
virtual const std::type_info & GetMetaDataObjectTypeInfo (void) const
 
virtual const char * GetMetaDataObjectTypeName (void) const
 
const MetaDataObjectType & GetMetaDataObjectValue (void) const
 
virtual const char * GetNameOfClass () const
 
 MetaDataObject (void)
 
 MetaDataObject (const MetaDataObjectType InitializerValue)
 
 MetaDataObject (const MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType > &TemplateObject)
 
virtual void Print (std::ostream &os) const
 
void SetMetaDataObjectValue (const MetaDataObjectType &NewValue)
 
virtual ~MetaDataObject (void)
 

Static Public Member Functions

static Pointer New (void)
 

Private Attributes

MetaDataObjectType m_MetaDataObjectValue
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Types inherited from itk::LightObject
typedef int InternalReferenceCountType
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from itk::MetaDataObjectBase
virtual ~MetaDataObjectBase ()
 
 MetaDataObjectBase ()
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from itk::LightObject
InternalReferenceCountType m_ReferenceCount
 
SimpleFastMutexLock m_ReferenceCountLock
 

Member Typedef Documentation

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
typedef SmartPointer< const Self > itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::ConstPointer

Definition at line 81 of file itkMetaDataObject.h.

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
typedef SmartPointer< Self > itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::Pointer

Definition at line 80 of file itkMetaDataObject.h.

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
typedef MetaDataObject itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::Self

Smart pointer typedef support.

Definition at line 78 of file itkMetaDataObject.h.

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
typedef MetaDataObjectBase itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::Superclass

Definition at line 79 of file itkMetaDataObject.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::MetaDataObject ( void  )
Author
Hans J. Johnson Default constructor with no initialization.
template<class MetaDataObjectType>
virtual itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::~MetaDataObject ( void  )
virtual
Author
Hans J. Johnson Default virtual Destructor
template<class MetaDataObjectType>
itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::MetaDataObject ( const MetaDataObjectType  InitializerValue)
Author
Hans J. Johnson Initializer constructor that sets m_MetaDataObjectValue to InitializerValue
template<class MetaDataObjectType>
itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::MetaDataObject ( const MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType > &  TemplateObject)
Author
Hans J. Johnson Copy constructor that sets m_MetaDataObjectValue to TemplateObject.m_MetaDataObjectValue

Member Function Documentation

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
virtual ::itk::LightObject::Pointer itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::CreateAnother ( void  ) const
virtual

Create an object from an instance, potentially deferring to a factory. This method allows you to create an instance of an object that is exactly the same type as the referring object. This is useful in cases where an object has been cast back to a base class.

Reimplemented from itk::LightObject.

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
virtual const std::type_info& itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::GetMetaDataObjectTypeInfo ( void  ) const
virtual
Author
Hans J. Johnson

The definition of this function is necessary to fulfill the interface of the MetaDataObjectBase

Returns
A constant reference to a std::type_info object

Reimplemented from itk::MetaDataObjectBase.

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
virtual const char* itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::GetMetaDataObjectTypeName ( void  ) const
virtual
Author
Hans J. Johnson

The definition of this function is necessary to fulfill the interface of the MetaDataObjectBase

Returns
A pointer to a const char array containing the unique type name.

Reimplemented from itk::MetaDataObjectBase.

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
const MetaDataObjectType& itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::GetMetaDataObjectValue ( void  ) const
Author
Hans J. Johnson Function to return the stored value of type MetaDataObjectType.
Returns
a constant reference to a MetaDataObjectType
template<class MetaDataObjectType>
virtual const char* itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::GetNameOfClass ( ) const
virtual

Run-time type information (and related methods).

Reimplemented from itk::MetaDataObjectBase.

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
static Pointer itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::New ( void  )
static

Method for creation through the object factory.

Referenced by itk::EncapsulateMetaData().

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
virtual void itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::Print ( std::ostream &  os) const
virtual

Defines the default behavior for printing out this element

Parameters
osAn output stream

Reimplemented from itk::MetaDataObjectBase.

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
void itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::SetMetaDataObjectValue ( const MetaDataObjectType &  NewValue)
Author
Hans J. Johnson Function to set the stored value of type MetaDataObjectType.
Parameters
NewValueA constant reference to at MetaDataObjectType.

Member Data Documentation

template<class MetaDataObjectType>
MetaDataObjectType itk::MetaDataObject< MetaDataObjectType >::m_MetaDataObjectValue
private
Author
Hans J. Johnson A variable to store this derived type.

Definition at line 158 of file itkMetaDataObject.h.


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