[vtkusers] error C2664: 'SetInput' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'class vtkImageData *'

[David Cole]

#include "vtkImageData.h"

Ramisetti Srinivas wrote:

>
> hi ,
> I am new to VTK.....
> I encountered a problem using this code,when comiled with VC++6...
> here is my code and the error....
> plz help me
>
>
> // First include the required header files for the VTK classes we are 
> using.
> #include "vtkConeSource.h"
> #include "vtkPolyDataMapper.h"
> #include "vtkRenderWindow.h"
> #include "vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h"
> #include "vtkCamera.h"
> #include "vtkActor.h"
> #include "vtkRenderer.h"
> #include "vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera.h"
> #include "vtkElevationFilter.h"
> #include "vtkSphereSource.h"
> #include "vtkQuadric.h"
> #include "vtkPlane.h"
> #include "vtkSampleFunction.h"
> #include "vtkCutter.h"
> int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
> {
>  vtkQuadric *quadric=vtkQuadric::New();
>  quadric->SetCoefficients(.5 ,1, .2, 0, .1, 0, 0, .2, 0, 0);
>
>  vtkSampleFunction * data =vtkSampleFunction::New();
>  data->SetSampleDimensions(30, 30, 30);
>  data->SetImplicitFunction(quadric);
>
>  vtkPlane *plane=vtkPlane::New();
>   //# eval plane SetOrigin [[data GetOutput] GetCenter]
>    plane->SetOrigin( 0, 0, .2);
>    plane->SetNormal( -0.287, 0, 0.9579);
>
>     vtkCutter *planeCut=vtkCutter::New();
>    planeCut->SetInput(data->GetOutput());
>    planeCut->SetCutFunction(plane);
>
>     vtkPolyDataMapper *cutMapper=vtkPolyDataMapper::New();
>    cutMapper->SetInput (planeCut->GetOutput());
> //#    eval cutMapper SetScalarRange \
> //#      [[[[data GetOutput] GetPointData] GetScalars] GetRange]
>     vtkActor *cutActor=vtkActor::New();
>    cutActor->SetMapper (cutMapper);
>     //ren1 AddActor cutActor
>  vtkRenderer *ren1= vtkRenderer::New();
>  ren1->AddActor( cutActor );
>  ren1->SetBackground( 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 );
>  vtkRenderWindow *renWin = vtkRenderWindow::New();
>  renWin->AddRenderer( ren1 );
>  renWin->SetSize( 300, 300 );
>
>  vtkRenderWindowInteractor *iren = vtkRenderWindowInteractor::New();
>  iren->SetRenderWindow(renWin);
>
>  vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera *style =
>    vtkInteractorStyleTrackballCamera::New();
>  iren->SetInteractorStyle(style);
>
>  iren->Initialize();
>  iren->Start();
>
>  cone->Delete();
>  ren1->Delete();
>  renWin->Delete();
>  iren->Delete();
>  style->Delete();
>
>  return 0;
> }
>
>
>
>
> The following is my error:
>
> --------------------Configuration: Cone5 - Win32 
> Debug--------------------
> Compiling...
> Cone5.cxx
> C:\Documents and Settings\Srinivas\Desktop\step\Cone5.cxx(99) : error 
> C2664: 'SetInput' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'class 
> vtkImageData *' to 'class vtkDataSet *'
>        Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires 
> reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
> Error executing cl.exe.
>
> Cone5.exe - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
>
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