OGRLineString Class Reference

#include <ogr_geometry.h>

Inheritance diagram for OGRLineString:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

OGRLineString ()

Create an empty line string.

virtual int WkbSize () const

Returns size of related binary representation.

virtual OGRErr importFromWkb (unsigned char *, int=-1)

Assign geometry from well known binary data.

virtual OGRErr exportToWkb (OGRwkbByteOrder, unsigned char *) const

Convert a geometry into well known binary format.

virtual OGRErr importFromWkt (char **)

Assign geometry from well known text data.

virtual OGRErr exportToWkt (char **ppszDstText) const

Convert a geometry into well known text format.

virtual int getDimension () const

Get the dimension of this object.

virtual OGRGeometry * clone () const

Make a copy of this object.

virtual void empty ()

Clear geometry information. This restores the geometry to it's initial state after construction, and before assignment of actual geometry.

virtual void getEnvelope (OGREnvelope *psEnvelope) const

Computes and returns the bounding envelope for this geometry in the passed psEnvelope structure.

virtual OGRBoolean IsEmpty () const

Returns TRUE (non-zero) if the object has no points.

virtual double get_Length () const

Returns the length of the curve.

virtual void StartPoint (OGRPoint *) const

Return the curve start point.

virtual void EndPoint (OGRPoint *) const

Return the curve end point.

virtual void Value (double, OGRPoint *) const

Fetch point at given distance along curve.

int getNumPoints () const

Fetch vertex count.

void getPoint (int, OGRPoint *) const

Fetch a point in line string.

double getX (int i) const

Get X at vertex.

double getY (int i) const

Get Y at vertex.

double getZ (int i) const

Get Z at vertex.

virtual OGRBoolean Equals (OGRGeometry *) const

Returns TRUE if two geometries are equivalent.

virtual void setCoordinateDimension (int nDimension)

Set the coordinate dimension.

void setNumPoints (int)

Set number of points in geometry.

void setPoint (int, OGRPoint *)

Set the location of a vertex in line string.

void setPoint (int, double, double, double)

Set the location of a vertex in line string.

void setPoints (int, OGRRawPoint *, double *=NULL)

Assign all points in a line string.

void setPoints (int, double *padfX, double *padfY, double *padfZ=NULL)

Assign all points in a line string.

void addPoint (OGRPoint *)

Add a point to a line string.

void addPoint (double, double, double)

Add a point to a line string.

void getPoints (OGRRawPoint *, double *=NULL) const

Returns all points of line string.

void addSubLineString (const OGRLineString *, int nStartVertex=0, int nEndVertex=-1)

Add a segment of another linestring to this one.

virtual OGRwkbGeometryType getGeometryType () const

Fetch geometry type.

virtual const char * getGeometryName () const

Fetch WKT name for geometry type.

virtual OGRErr transform (OGRCoordinateTransformation *poCT)

Apply arbitrary coordinate transformation to geometry.

virtual void flattenTo2D ()

Convert geometry to strictly 2D. In a sense this converts all Z coordinates to 0.0.

virtual void segmentize (double dfMaxLength)

Modify the geometry such it has no segment longer then the given distance.

Detailed Description

Concrete representation of a multi-vertex line.

Member Function Documentation

void OGRLineString::addPoint	(	double	x,
		double	y,
		double	z
	)

Add a point to a line string.

The vertex count of the line string is increased by one, and assigned from the passed location value.

There is no SFCOM analog to this method.

Parameters:

	x	the X coordinate to assign to the new point.
	y	the Y coordinate to assign to the new point.
	z	the Z coordinate to assign to the new point (defaults to zero).

References setPoint().

void OGRLineString::addPoint ( OGRPoint * poPoint )

Add a point to a line string.

The vertex count of the line string is increased by one, and assigned from the passed location value.

There is no SFCOM analog to this method.

Parameters:

poPoint

the point to assign to the new vertex.

References OGRPoint::getX(), OGRPoint::getY(), OGRPoint::getZ(), and setPoint().

Referenced by OGRLinearRing::closeRings(), OGRBuildPolygonFromEdges(), and OGRLayer::SetSpatialFilterRect().

void OGRLineString::addSubLineString	(	const OGRLineString *	poOtherLine,
		int	nStartVertex = `0`,
		int	nEndVertex = `-1`
	)

Add a segment of another linestring to this one.

Adds the request range of vertices to the end of this line string in an efficient manner. If the nStartVertex is larger than the nEndVertex then the vertices will be reversed as they are copied.

Parameters:

	poOtherLine	the other OGRLineString.
	nStartVertex	the first vertex to copy, defaults to 0 to start with the first vertex in the other linestring.
	nEndVertex	the last vertex to copy, defaults to -1 indicating the last vertex of the other line string.

References getNumPoints(), padfZ, paoPoints, setNumPoints(), OGRRawPoint::x, and OGRRawPoint::y.

Referenced by OGRGeometryFactory::forceToMultiLineString().

OGRGeometry * OGRLineString::clone ( ) const [virtual]

Make a copy of this object.

This method relates to the SFCOM IGeometry::clone() method.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_Clone().

Returns:: a new object instance with the same geometry, and spatial reference system as the original.

Implements OGRGeometry.

Reimplemented in OGRLinearRing.

References OGRGeometry::assignSpatialReference(), OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension(), OGRGeometry::getSpatialReference(), OGRLineString(), setCoordinateDimension(), and setPoints().

void OGRLineString::empty ( ) [virtual]

Clear geometry information. This restores the geometry to it's initial state after construction, and before assignment of actual geometry.

This method relates to the SFCOM IGeometry::Empty() method.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_Empty().

Implements OGRGeometry.

References setNumPoints().

void OGRLineString::EndPoint ( OGRPoint * poPoint ) const [virtual]

Return the curve end point.

This method relates to the SF COM ICurve::get_EndPoint() method.

Parameters:

poPoint

the point to be assigned the end location.

Implements OGRCurve.

References getPoint().

Referenced by Value().

OGRBoolean OGRLineString::Equals ( OGRGeometry * poOtherGeom ) const [virtual]

Returns TRUE if two geometries are equivalent.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_Equals().

Returns:: TRUE if equivalent or FALSE otherwise.

Implements OGRGeometry.

References getGeometryType(), OGRGeometry::getGeometryType(), getNumPoints(), getX(), getY(), and getZ().

Referenced by OGRPolygon::Equals().

OGRErr OGRLineString::exportToWkb	(	OGRwkbByteOrder	eByteOrder,
		unsigned char *	pabyData
	)			const `[virtual]`

Convert a geometry into well known binary format.

This method relates to the SFCOM IWks::ExportToWKB() method.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_ExportToWkb().

Parameters:

	eByteOrder	One of wkbXDR or wkbNDR indicating MSB or LSB byte order respectively.
	pabyData	a buffer into which the binary representation is written. This buffer must be at least OGRGeometry::WkbSize() byte in size.

Returns:: Currently OGRERR_NONE is always returned.

Implements OGRGeometry.

Reimplemented in OGRLinearRing.

References OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension(), and getGeometryType().

OGRErr OGRLineString::exportToWkt ( char ** ppszDstText ) const [virtual]

Convert a geometry into well known text format.

This method relates to the SFCOM IWks::ExportToWKT() method.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_ExportToWkt().

Parameters:

ppszDstText

a text buffer is allocated by the program, and assigned to the passed pointer.

Returns:: Currently OGRERR_NONE is always returned.

Implements OGRGeometry.

References OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension(), and getGeometryName().

Referenced by OGRPolygon::exportToWkt().

void OGRLineString::flattenTo2D ( ) [virtual]

Convert geometry to strictly 2D. In a sense this converts all Z coordinates to 0.0.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_FlattenTo2D().

Implements OGRGeometry.

double OGRLineString::get_Length ( ) const [virtual]

Returns the length of the curve.

This method relates to the SFCOM ICurve::get_Length() method.

Returns:: the length of the curve, zero if the curve hasn't been initialized.

Implements OGRCurve.

References OGRRawPoint::x, and OGRRawPoint::y.

int OGRLineString::getDimension ( ) const [virtual]

Get the dimension of this object.

This method corresponds to the SFCOM IGeometry::GetDimension() method. It indicates the dimension of the object, but does not indicate the dimension of the underlying space (as indicated by OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension()).

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_GetDimension().

Returns:: 0 for points, 1 for lines and 2 for surfaces.

Implements OGRGeometry.

void OGRLineString::getEnvelope ( OGREnvelope * psEnvelope ) const [virtual]

Computes and returns the bounding envelope for this geometry in the passed psEnvelope structure.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_GetEnvelope().

Parameters:

psEnvelope

the structure in which to place the results.

Implements OGRGeometry.

References OGREnvelope::MaxX, OGREnvelope::MaxY, OGREnvelope::MinX, OGREnvelope::MinY, OGRRawPoint::x, and OGRRawPoint::y.

Referenced by OGRPolygon::getEnvelope().

const char * OGRLineString::getGeometryName ( ) const [virtual]

Fetch WKT name for geometry type.

There is no SFCOM analog to this method.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_GetGeometryName().

Returns:: name used for this geometry type in well known text format. The returned pointer is to a static internal string and should not be modified or freed.

Implements OGRGeometry.

Reimplemented in OGRLinearRing.

Referenced by exportToWkt(), and importFromWkt().

OGRwkbGeometryType OGRLineString::getGeometryType ( ) const [virtual]

Fetch geometry type.

Note that the geometry type may include the 2.5D flag. To get a 2D flattened version of the geometry type apply the wkbFlatten() macro to the return result.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_GetGeometryType().

Returns:: the geometry type code.

Implements OGRGeometry.

References OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension(), wkbLineString, and wkbLineString25D.

Referenced by Equals(), exportToWkb(), OGR_G_AddGeometry(), and OGR_G_AddGeometryDirectly().

int OGRLineString::getNumPoints ( ) const [inline]

Fetch vertex count.

Returns the number of vertices in the line string.

Returns:: vertex count.

Referenced by addSubLineString(), OGRGeometry::dumpReadable(), Equals(), OGR_G_GetPointCount(), and OGRBuildPolygonFromEdges().

void OGRLineString::getPoint	(	int	i,
		OGRPoint *	poPoint
	)			const

Fetch a point in line string.

This method relates to the SFCOM ILineString::get_Point() method.

Parameters:

	i	the vertex to fetch, from 0 to getNumPoints()-1.
	poPoint	a point to initialize with the fetched point.

References OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension(), OGRPoint::setX(), OGRPoint::setY(), and OGRPoint::setZ().

Referenced by EndPoint(), and StartPoint().

void OGRLineString::getPoints	(	OGRRawPoint *	paoPointsOut,
		double *	padfZ = `NULL`
	)			const

Returns all points of line string.

This method copies all points into user list. This list must be at least sizeof(OGRRawPoint) * OGRGeometry::getNumPoints() byte in size. It also copies all Z coordinates.

There is no SFCOM analog to this method.

Parameters:

	paoPointsOut	a buffer into which the points is written.
	padfZ	the Z values that go with the points (optional, may be NULL).

double OGRLineString::getX ( int iVertex ) const [inline]

Get X at vertex.

Returns the X value at the indicated vertex. If iVertex is out of range a crash may occur, no internal range checking is performed.

Parameters:

iVertex

the vertex to return, between 0 and getNumPoints()-1.

Returns:: X value.

Referenced by OGRLinearRing::closeRings(), Equals(), and OGRBuildPolygonFromEdges().

double OGRLineString::getY ( int iVertex ) const [inline]

Get Y at vertex.

Returns the Y value at the indicated vertex. If iVertex is out of range a crash may occur, no internal range checking is performed.

Parameters:

iVertex

the vertex to return, between 0 and getNumPoints()-1.

Returns:: X value.

Referenced by OGRLinearRing::closeRings(), Equals(), and OGRBuildPolygonFromEdges().

double OGRLineString::getZ ( int iVertex ) const

Get Z at vertex.

Returns the Z (elevation) value at the indicated vertex. If no Z value is available, 0.0 is returned. If iVertex is out of range a crash may occur, no internal range checking is performed.

Parameters:

iVertex

the vertex to return, between 0 and getNumPoints()-1.

Returns:: Z value.

Referenced by OGRLinearRing::closeRings(), Equals(), and OGRBuildPolygonFromEdges().

OGRErr OGRLineString::importFromWkb	(	unsigned char *	pabyData,
		int	nSize = `-1`
	)			`[virtual]`

Assign geometry from well known binary data.

The object must have already been instantiated as the correct derived type of geometry object to match the binaries type. This method is used by the OGRGeometryFactory class, but not normally called by application code.

This method relates to the SFCOM IWks::ImportFromWKB() method.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_ImportFromWkb().

Parameters:

	pabyData	the binary input data.
	nSize	the size of pabyData in bytes, or zero if not known.

Returns:: OGRERR_NONE if all goes well, otherwise any of OGRERR_NOT_ENOUGH_DATA, OGRERR_UNSUPPORTED_GEOMETRY_TYPE, or OGRERR_CORRUPT_DATA may be returned.

Implements OGRGeometry.

Reimplemented in OGRLinearRing.

References setNumPoints(), and wkbLineString.

OGRErr OGRLineString::importFromWkt ( char ** ppszInput ) [virtual]

Assign geometry from well known text data.

The object must have already been instantiated as the correct derived type of geometry object to match the text type. This method is used by the OGRGeometryFactory class, but not normally called by application code.

This method relates to the SFCOM IWks::ImportFromWKT() method.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_ImportFromWkt().

Parameters:

ppszInput

pointer to a pointer to the source text. The pointer is updated to pointer after the consumed text.

Returns:: OGRERR_NONE if all goes well, otherwise any of OGRERR_NOT_ENOUGH_DATA, OGRERR_UNSUPPORTED_GEOMETRY_TYPE, or OGRERR_CORRUPT_DATA may be returned.

Implements OGRGeometry.

References getGeometryName().

OGRBoolean OGRLineString::IsEmpty ( ) const [virtual]

Returns TRUE (non-zero) if the object has no points.

Normally this returns FALSE except between when an object is instantiated and points have been assigned.

This method relates to the SFCOM IGeometry::IsEmpty() method.

Returns:: TRUE if object is empty, otherwise FALSE.

Implements OGRGeometry.

void OGRLineString::segmentize ( double dfMaxLength ) [virtual]

Modify the geometry such it has no segment longer then the given distance.

Interpolated points will have Z and M values (if needed) set to 0. Distance computation is performed in 2d only

This function is the same as the C function OGR_G_Segmentize()

Parameters:

dfMaxLength

the maximum distance between 2 points after segmentization

Reimplemented from OGRGeometry.

References OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension(), OGRRawPoint::x, and OGRRawPoint::y.

void OGRLineString::setCoordinateDimension ( int nNewDimension ) [virtual]

Set the coordinate dimension.

This method sets the explicit coordinate dimension. Setting the coordinate dimension of a geometry to 2 should zero out any existing Z values. Setting the dimension of a geometry collection will not necessarily affect the children geometries.

Parameters:

nNewDimension

New coordinate dimension value, either 2 or 3.

Reimplemented from OGRGeometry.

Referenced by clone(), and OGRPolygon::exportToWkt().

void OGRLineString::setNumPoints ( int nNewPointCount )

Set number of points in geometry.

This method primary exists to preset the number of points in a linestring geometry before setPoint() is used to assign them to avoid reallocating the array larger with each call to addPoint().

This method has no SFCOM analog.

Parameters:

nNewPointCount

the new number of points for geometry.

References OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension().

Referenced by addSubLineString(), OGRGeometryFactory::createFromFgf(), empty(), importFromWkb(), setPoint(), and setPoints().

void OGRLineString::setPoint	(	int	iPoint,
		double	xIn,
		double	yIn,
		double	zIn
	)

Set the location of a vertex in line string.

If iPoint is larger than the number of necessary the number of existing points in the line string, the point count will be increased to accomodate the request.

There is no SFCOM analog to this method.

Parameters:

	iPoint	the index of the vertex to assign (zero based).
	xIn	input X coordinate to assign.
	yIn	input Y coordinate to assign.
	zIn	input Z coordinate to assign (defaults to zero).

References OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension(), setNumPoints(), OGRRawPoint::x, and OGRRawPoint::y.

void OGRLineString::setPoint	(	int	iPoint,
		OGRPoint *	poPoint
	)

Set the location of a vertex in line string.

If iPoint is larger than the number of necessary the number of existing points in the line string, the point count will be increased to accomodate the request.

There is no SFCOM analog to this method.

Parameters:

	iPoint	the index of the vertex to assign (zero based).
	poPoint	the value to assign to the vertex.

References OGRPoint::getX(), OGRPoint::getY(), and OGRPoint::getZ().

Referenced by addPoint(), OGRGeometryFactory::approximateArcAngles(), and OGRGeometryFactory::createFromFgf().

void OGRLineString::setPoints	(	int	nPointsIn,
		double *	padfX,
		double *	padfY,
		double *	padfZ = `NULL`
	)

Assign all points in a line string.

This method clear any existing points assigned to this line string, and assigns a whole new set.

There is no SFCOM analog to this method.

Parameters:

	nPointsIn	number of points being passed in padfX and padfY.
	padfX	list of X coordinates of points being assigned.
	padfY	list of Y coordinates of points being assigned.
	padfZ	list of Z coordinates of points being assigned (defaults to NULL for 2D objects).

References setNumPoints(), OGRRawPoint::x, and OGRRawPoint::y.

void OGRLineString::setPoints	(	int	nPointsIn,
		OGRRawPoint *	paoPointsIn,
		double *	padfZ = `NULL`
	)

Assign all points in a line string.

This method clears any existing points assigned to this line string, and assigns a whole new set. It is the most efficient way of assigning the value of a line string.

There is no SFCOM analog to this method.

Parameters:

	nPointsIn	number of points being passed in paoPointsIn
	paoPointsIn	list of points being assigned.
	padfZ	the Z values that go with the points (optional, may be NULL).

References OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension(), and setNumPoints().

Referenced by clone(), OGRLinearRing::clone(), OGRPolygon::importFromWkt(), OGRMultiPolygon::importFromWkt(), OGRMultiLineString::importFromWkt(), and transform().

void OGRLineString::StartPoint ( OGRPoint * poPoint ) const [virtual]

Return the curve start point.

This method relates to the SF COM ICurve::get_StartPoint() method.

Parameters:

poPoint

the point to be assigned the start location.

Implements OGRCurve.

References getPoint().

Referenced by Value().

OGRErr OGRLineString::transform ( OGRCoordinateTransformation * poCT ) [virtual]

Apply arbitrary coordinate transformation to geometry.

This method will transform the coordinates of a geometry from their current spatial reference system to a new target spatial reference system. Normally this means reprojecting the vectors, but it could include datum shifts, and changes of units.

Note that this method does not require that the geometry already have a spatial reference system. It will be assumed that they can be treated as having the source spatial reference system of the OGRCoordinateTransformation object, and the actual SRS of the geometry will be ignored. On successful completion the output OGRSpatialReference of the OGRCoordinateTransformation will be assigned to the geometry.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_Transform().

Parameters:

poCT

the transformation to apply.

Returns:: OGRERR_NONE on success or an error code.

Implements OGRGeometry.

References OGRGeometry::assignSpatialReference(), OGRCoordinateTransformation::GetTargetCS(), setPoints(), OGRCoordinateTransformation::Transform(), OGRRawPoint::x, and OGRRawPoint::y.

Referenced by OGRPolygon::transform().

void OGRLineString::Value	(	double	dfDistance,
		OGRPoint *	poPoint
	)			const `[virtual]`

Fetch point at given distance along curve.

This method relates to the SF COM ICurve::get_Value() method.

Parameters:

	dfDistance	distance along the curve at which to sample position. This distance should be between zero and get_Length() for this curve.
	poPoint	the point to be assigned the curve position.

Implements OGRCurve.

References EndPoint(), OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension(), OGRPoint::setX(), OGRPoint::setY(), OGRPoint::setZ(), StartPoint(), OGRRawPoint::x, and OGRRawPoint::y.

int OGRLineString::WkbSize ( ) const [virtual]

Returns size of related binary representation.

This method returns the exact number of bytes required to hold the well known binary representation of this geometry object. Its computation may be slightly expensive for complex geometries.

This method relates to the SFCOM IWks::WkbSize() method.

This method is the same as the C function OGR_G_WkbSize().

Returns:: size of binary representation in bytes.

Implements OGRGeometry.

Reimplemented in OGRLinearRing.

References OGRGeometry::getCoordinateDimension().

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

ogr_geometry.h
ogrlinestring.cpp


Public Member Functions
	OGRLineString ()
	Create an empty line string.
virtual int	WkbSize () const
	Returns size of related binary representation.
virtual OGRErr	importFromWkb (unsigned char *, int=-1)
	Assign geometry from well known binary data.
virtual OGRErr	exportToWkb (OGRwkbByteOrder, unsigned char *) const
	Convert a geometry into well known binary format.
virtual OGRErr	importFromWkt (char **)
	Assign geometry from well known text data.
virtual OGRErr	exportToWkt (char **ppszDstText) const
	Convert a geometry into well known text format.
virtual int	getDimension () const
	Get the dimension of this object.
virtual OGRGeometry *	clone () const
	Make a copy of this object.
virtual void	empty ()
	Clear geometry information. This restores the geometry to it's initial state after construction, and before assignment of actual geometry.
virtual void	getEnvelope (OGREnvelope *psEnvelope) const
	Computes and returns the bounding envelope for this geometry in the passed psEnvelope structure.
virtual OGRBoolean	IsEmpty () const
	Returns TRUE (non-zero) if the object has no points.
virtual double	get_Length () const
	Returns the length of the curve.
virtual void	StartPoint (OGRPoint *) const
	Return the curve start point.
virtual void	EndPoint (OGRPoint *) const
	Return the curve end point.
virtual void	Value (double, OGRPoint *) const
	Fetch point at given distance along curve.
int	getNumPoints () const
	Fetch vertex count.
void	getPoint (int, OGRPoint *) const
	Fetch a point in line string.
double	getX (int i) const
	Get X at vertex.
double	getY (int i) const
	Get Y at vertex.
double	getZ (int i) const
	Get Z at vertex.
virtual OGRBoolean	Equals (OGRGeometry *) const
	Returns TRUE if two geometries are equivalent.
virtual void	setCoordinateDimension (int nDimension)
	Set the coordinate dimension.
void	setNumPoints (int)
	Set number of points in geometry.
void	setPoint (int, OGRPoint *)
	Set the location of a vertex in line string.
void	setPoint (int, double, double, double)
	Set the location of a vertex in line string.
void	setPoints (int, OGRRawPoint , double =NULL)
	Assign all points in a line string.
void	setPoints (int, double padfX, double padfY, double *padfZ=NULL)
	Assign all points in a line string.
void	addPoint (OGRPoint *)
	Add a point to a line string.
void	addPoint (double, double, double)
	Add a point to a line string.
void	getPoints (OGRRawPoint , double =NULL) const
	Returns all points of line string.
void	addSubLineString (const OGRLineString *, int nStartVertex=0, int nEndVertex=-1)
	Add a segment of another linestring to this one.
virtual OGRwkbGeometryType	getGeometryType () const
	Fetch geometry type.
virtual const char *	getGeometryName () const
	Fetch WKT name for geometry type.
virtual OGRErr	transform (OGRCoordinateTransformation *poCT)
	Apply arbitrary coordinate transformation to geometry.
virtual void	flattenTo2D ()
	Convert geometry to strictly 2D. In a sense this converts all Z coordinates to 0.0.
virtual void	segmentize (double dfMaxLength)
	Modify the geometry such it has no segment longer then the given distance.