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

[Berk Geveci]

It is not possible to bring back GetProducerPort(). Data objects can no
longer point to pipeline/algorithm related classes because we decoupled
them.

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Bill Lorensen <bill.lorensen at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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