vpMoment.h

/****************************************************************************
 *
 * $Id: vpMoment.h 4219 2013-04-17 10:00:56Z mbakthav $
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 * Description:
 * Base for 2D moment descriptor
 *
 * Authors:
 * Filip Novotny
 *
 *****************************************************************************/

#ifndef __MOMENT_H__
#define __MOMENT_H__

#include <visp/vpConfig.h>

#include <vector>
#include <iostream>

class vpMomentDatabase;
class vpMomentObject;


class VISP_EXPORT vpMoment{
 private:
        vpMomentObject* object;
        vpMomentDatabase* moments;
        char _name[255];
 protected:
        std::vector<double> values;
        inline vpMomentDatabase& getMoments(){ return *moments; }


 public:
        inline vpMomentObject& getObject() const { return *object;}
        vpMoment();
        std::vector<double>& get(){ return values;}
        void linkTo(vpMomentDatabase& moments);
        void update(vpMomentObject& object);
        virtual void compute()=0;
        virtual const char* name() = 0;
        friend VISP_EXPORT std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & os, const vpMoment& m);

        virtual ~vpMoment() {}
};
#endif