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#ifndef __itkVTKPolyDataWriter_h
#define __itkVTKPolyDataWriter_h

#include "itkIntTypes.h"
#include "itkMesh.h"
#include "itkTriangleCell.h"

namespace itk
{
/** \class VTKPolyDataWriter
 * \brief
 * Writes an itkMesh to a file in VTK file format.
 *
 * Caveat: The input to itkVTKPolyDataWriter must be a triangle mesh.
 *         Use vtkTriangleFilter to convert your mesh to a triangle mesh.
 *
 * This class may be deprecated in the future. The MeshFileWriter is
 * preferred.
 *
 * \ingroup ITKMesh
 *
 * \sa MeshFileWriter
 */
template< typename TInputMesh >
class VTKPolyDataWriter:public Object
{
public:
  /** Standard "Self" typedef. */
  typedef VTKPolyDataWriter          Self;
  typedef Object                     Superclass;
  typedef SmartPointer< Self >       Pointer;
  typedef SmartPointer< const Self > ConstPointer;

  /** Method for creation through the object factory */
  itkNewMacro(Self);

  /** Run-time type information (and related methods). */
  itkTypeMacro(VTKPolyDataWriter, Object);

  /** Write the Input mesh to the Output file.
   * Use either Update() or Write(). */
  void Update(void);

  void Write(void);

  /** Hold on to the type information specified by the template parameters.
   */
  typedef TInputMesh                              InputMeshType;
  typedef typename InputMeshType::PixelType       PixelType;
  typedef typename InputMeshType::PointType       PointType;
  typedef typename InputMeshType::CellType        CellType;
  typedef typename InputMeshType::PointIdentifier PointIdentifier;

  /** Some convenient typedefs. */
  typedef typename InputMeshType::ConstPointer InputMeshPointer;
  typedef typename InputMeshType::CellTraits   CellTraits;

  /** Define the triangular cell types which form the surface  */
  typedef CellInterface< PixelType, CellTraits > CellInterfaceType;
  typedef TriangleCell< CellInterfaceType >      TriangleCellType;

  typedef typename InputMeshType::PointsContainer PointsContainer;
  typedef typename InputMeshType::CellsContainer  CellsContainer;

  typedef typename PointsContainer::ConstIterator PointIterator;
  typedef typename CellsContainer::ConstIterator  CellIterator;

  typedef typename CellType::PointIdIterator PointIdIterator;

  /** Set the Input */
  void SetInput(const InputMeshType *input);

  /** Set/Get the name of the file where data are written. */
  itkSetStringMacro(FileName);
  itkGetStringMacro(FileName);

protected:
  VTKPolyDataWriter();
  virtual ~VTKPolyDataWriter();

  virtual void GenerateData();

  std::string m_FileName;

  InputMeshPointer m_Input;

  virtual void PrintSelf(std::ostream & os, Indent indent) const ITK_OVERRIDE;

private:
  VTKPolyDataWriter(const Self &); //purposely not implemented
  void operator=(const Self &);    //purposely not implemented
};
} // namespace itk

#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
#include "itkVTKPolyDataWriter.hxx"
#endif

#endif
