vtkDataSetCollection.h

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  Program:   Visualization Toolkit
  Module:    vtkDataSetCollection.h

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// .NAME vtkDataSetCollection - maintain an unordered list of dataset objects
// .SECTION Description
// vtkDataSetCollection is an object that creates and manipulates lists of
// datasets. See also vtkCollection and subclasses.

#ifndef __vtkDataSetCollection_h
#define __vtkDataSetCollection_h

#include "vtkCollection.h"

#include "vtkDataSet.h" // Needed for inline methods.

class VTK_FILTERING_EXPORT vtkDataSetCollection : public vtkCollection
{
public:
  static vtkDataSetCollection *New();
  vtkTypeMacro(vtkDataSetCollection,vtkCollection);

  // Description:
  // Add a dataset to the list.
  void AddItem(vtkDataSet *ds)
    {
      this->vtkCollection::AddItem(ds);
    }
  
  // Description:
  // Get the next dataset in the list.
  vtkDataSet *GetNextItem() { 
    return static_cast<vtkDataSet *>(this->GetNextItemAsObject());};
  vtkDataSet *GetNextDataSet() { 
    return static_cast<vtkDataSet *>(this->GetNextItemAsObject());};

  // Description:
  // Get the ith dataset in the list.
  vtkDataSet *GetItem(int i) { 
    return static_cast<vtkDataSet *>(this->GetItemAsObject(i));};
  vtkDataSet *GetDataSet(int i) { 
    return static_cast<vtkDataSet *>(this->GetItemAsObject(i));};
  
  //BTX
  // Description: 
  // Reentrant safe way to get an object in a collection. Just pass the
  // same cookie back and forth. 
  vtkDataSet *GetNextDataSet(vtkCollectionSimpleIterator &cookie) {
    return static_cast<vtkDataSet *>(this->GetNextItemAsObject(cookie));};
  //ETX

protected:
  vtkDataSetCollection() {};
  ~vtkDataSetCollection() {};

private:
  // hide the standard AddItem from the user and the compiler.
  void AddItem(vtkObject *o) { this->vtkCollection::AddItem(o); };

private:
  vtkDataSetCollection(const vtkDataSetCollection&);  // Not implemented.
  void operator=(const vtkDataSetCollection&);  // Not implemented.
};


#endif