LatticeUtilities.h

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//# LatticeUtilities.h: useful global functions for Lattices
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#ifndef LATTICES_LATTICEUTILITIES_H
#define LATTICES_LATTICEUTILITIES_H
 
#include <casacore/casa/aips.h>
#include <casacore/casa/Arrays/ArrayFwd.h>
 
namespace casacore { //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - BEGIN
 
template <class T> class Lattice;
template <class T> class MaskedLattice;
class IPosition;
class LogIO;
class Slicer;
 
// <summary>Static functions for Lattices</summary>
// <use visibility=export>
 
// <reviewed reviewer="" date="yyyy/mm/dd" tests="tLatticeUtilities.cc" demos="">
// </reviewed>
//
// <prerequisite>
//   <li> <linkto class="Lattice">Lattice</linkto>
// </prerequisite>
//
// <synopsis>
// Some static helper functions for Lattices
// </synopsis>
//
// <motivation>
// Common functionality not appropriate for Lattice member functions
// </motivation>
//
// <todo asof="2001/08/27">
//   <li> nothing I know of
// </todo>
//
 
 
class LatticeUtilities 
{
   public:
 
// Copy data and mask from input to output.  If the input has no mask,
// that means all True (good), and these values will be transferred
// to the output.   Mask transfer only  occurs if the output has
// a writeable mask.
   template <class T>
   static void copyDataAndMask (LogIO& os, MaskedLattice<T>& out,
                                const MaskedLattice<T>& in, Bool zeroMasked=False);
 
// Replicate array through lattice in the specified region.
// The shape of <src>pixels</src> has to fit exactly into the shape of
// the selected region for each axis of <src>pixels</src>. Otherwise
// and exception will be thrown. For example,
// if the shape of the region is [10,20], the shape of pixels could
// be [10] and it will be replicated 20 times.  Another example would
// be that the shape of pixels could be [5,10] and it would be
// replicated 4 times fitting into the Lattice
   template <class T>
   static void replicate (Lattice<T>& lat,
                          const Slicer& region,
                          const Array<T>& pixels);
 
// Bin up one axis of MaskedArray (uses Lattices in implementation)
   template <class T>
   static void bin (MaskedArray<T>& out, const MaskedArray<T>& in, uInt axis, uInt bin);
 
// Add degenerate axes to the lattice if needed (nDim is the desired number of dimensions
// for the output lattice).  If the shapes are the same, the returned
// pointer holds a SubLattice.  If a reshape was necessary, the pointer
// holds an ExtendLattice.  The pointer is the callers responsibility to delete.
   template <class T>
   static void addDegenerateAxes (Lattice<T>*& pLatOut, const Lattice<T>& latIn, uInt nDim);
};
 
 
} //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - END
 
#ifndef CASACORE_NO_AUTO_TEMPLATES
#include <casacore/lattices/Lattices/LatticeUtilities.tcc>
#endif //# CASACORE_NO_AUTO_TEMPLATES
#endif