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  Module:    vtkImageDecomposedFilter.h
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// .NAME vtkImageDecomposedFilter - Contains multiple 1d filters.
// .SECTION Description
// vtkImageDecomposedFilter is a super class for filters that break
// their Nd processing into three 1d steps.  They contain a sub pipeline
// that contains multiple 1d filters in series.


#ifndef __vtkImageDecomposedFilter_h
#define __vtkImageDecomposedFilter_h


#include "vtkImageFilter.h"

class VTK_EXPORT vtkImageDecomposedFilter : public vtkImageFilter
{
public:
  vtkImageDecomposedFilter();
  ~vtkImageDecomposedFilter();
  char *GetClassName() {return "vtkImageDecomposedFilter";};
  void PrintSelf(ostream& os, vtkIndent indent);

  // Forward Object messages to all fitlers
  void DebugOn();
  void Modified();
  // Foward Source messages to last filter
  void SetCache(vtkImageCache *cache);
  vtkImageCache *GetCache();
  void SetReleaseDataFlag(int flag);
  vtkImageSource *GetOutput();
  unsigned long GetPipelineMTime();
  // Foward filter messages to first fitler
  void SetInput(vtkImageSource *Input);
  void SetInput(vtkStructuredPoints *spts)
    {this->SetInput(spts->GetStructuredPointsToImage()->GetOutput());}
  // Input memory limit causes streaming
  void SetInputMemoryLimit(long limit);
  
  
  // Description:
  // Set the axes of the filter. This also tells the filter how many 
  // 1D filters should be created.
  void SetAxes(int num, int *axes);
  
  // Description:
  // This function must be implemented by the subclass to create
  // the sub filters.
  virtual void SetDimensionality(int num) = 0;
  
protected:
  vtkImageFilter *Filters[VTK_IMAGE_DIMENSIONS];
};


#endif



