[vtkusers] Array for vtkPoints?

[Ambar C]

Got it. And do you have to encapsulate the vtkPoints into a smart
pointer before you put them into the vector?

On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 2:23 PM, David Gobbi <david.gobbi at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure what you mean.  The vector is a C++ "vector" object,
> so you can iterate over it just like you can with any STL container.
>   David
>
> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Ambar C <ambarc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks David.
>>
>> How does the iteration for the vector work? Does it happen in the same
>> order as the insertion did?
>>
>> Best,
>> Ambar
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 1:09 PM, David Gobbi <david.gobbi at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi Ambar,
>> > There is a VTK class called vtkCollection that can hold an array of
>> > vtkObjects, but it has a poor user interface so I can't really recommend
>> > it.
>> > Most people use a vector of smart pointers, like this:
>> > vtkstd::vector<vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> > pointVector;
>> > You can add to the vector like this:
>> > points = vtkPoints::New();
>> > // add all points
>> > pointVector.push_back(points);
>> > points->Delete();
>> > The "Delete()" is bookkeeping for the garbage collector.  After you push
>> > the
>> > points onto pointsVector, the pointsVector owns the reference so you
>> > have to
>> > delete the local reference.
>> >   David
>> >
>> > On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Ambar C <ambarc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> I'm currently coding a project that needs me to keep creating vtkPoint
>> >> objects in a loop as I get data. I don't know how much data I'm going
>> >> to get so I need a way to keep track of all of my different point
>> >> groups. Is there some kind of stack or array in vtk that will allow me
>> >> to keep adding on my points (while creating vtkPoint inside the loop)
>> >> and still having them in scope after the loop? Please feel free to ask
>> >> questions.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers.
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