[vtk-developers] No api for vtkAlgorithm::SetInputData()

[Bill Lorensen]

Why not reactivate GetProducerPort()? And do not add a new Set method.

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Berk Geveci <berk.geveci at kitware.com> wrote:
> I am fine with making this change with the exception of calling it
> "SetInputData". The moment you did that, you will start seeing hidden method
> warning in all subclasses that define SetInputData with another type as
> input. SetInputDataObject? SetInputDataAsDataObject?
>
> -berk
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Pat Marion <pat.marion at kitware.com> wrote:
>>
>> Here is a example, which may not be very common, but I had it in my
>> code...
>>
>> void foo(vtkAlgorithm* aFilter, vtkDataObject* aData)
>> {
>>   vtkDataObject* aDataCopy = copyData(aData);
>>   aFilter->SetInputConnection(aDataCopy->GetProducerPort());
>>   ...
>> }
>>
>> In VTK 6, I can't find a generic way to connect a data object to an
>> algorithm.
>> I have to create a trivial producer (reimplement
>> vtkAlgorithm::SetInputDataInternal)
>>
>> I'm curious if there is a reason not to change protected
>> SetInputDataInternal to public SetInputData?
>>
>> Most subclasses define SetInputData as:
>>
>> void vtkPolyDataAlgorithm::SetInputData(int index, vtkDataObject* input)
>> {
>>   this->SetInputDataInternal(index, input);
>> }
>>
>>
>> Pat
>>
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