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#ifndef __itkLineSpatialObjectPoint_h
#define __itkLineSpatialObjectPoint_h

#include "itkSpatialObjectPoint.h"
#include "itkCovariantVector.h"
#include "itkFixedArray.h"

namespace itk
{
/** \class LineSpatialObjectPoint
 * \brief Point used for a line definition
 *
 * This class contains all the functions necessary to define a point
 * that can be used to build lines.
 * This Class derives from SpatialObjectPoint.
 * A LineSpatialObjectPoint has NDimension-1 normals.
 * \ingroup ITKSpatialObjects
 *
 * \wiki
 * \wikiexample{SpatialObjects/LineSpatialObject,Line spatial object}
 * \endwiki
 */

template< unsigned int TPointDimension = 3 >
class LineSpatialObjectPoint:
  public SpatialObjectPoint< TPointDimension >
{
public:

  typedef LineSpatialObjectPoint                        Self;
  typedef SpatialObjectPoint< TPointDimension >         Superclass;
  typedef Point< double, TPointDimension >              PointType;
  typedef CovariantVector< double, TPointDimension >    VectorType;
  typedef FixedArray< VectorType, TPointDimension - 1 > NormalArrayType;

  /** Constructor */
  LineSpatialObjectPoint(void);

  /** Destructor */
  virtual ~LineSpatialObjectPoint(void);

  /** Get Normal */
  const VectorType & GetNormal(unsigned int index) const;

  /** Set Normal */
  void SetNormal(VectorType & normal, unsigned int index);

  /** Copy one LineSpatialObjectPoint to another */
  Self & operator=(const LineSpatialObjectPoint & rhs);

protected:

  NormalArrayType m_NormalArray;

  /** Method to print the object. */
  virtual void PrintSelf(std::ostream & os, Indent indent) const;
};
} // end of namespace itk

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

#endif // __itkLineSpatialObjectPoint_h
