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  Program:   Visualization Toolkit
  Module:    vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter.h
  Language:  C++
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// .NAME vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter - Write VTK XML StructuredGrid files.
// .SECTION Description
// vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter writes the VTK XML StructuredGrid file
// format.  One structured grid input can be written into one file in
// any number of streamed pieces.  The standard extension for this
// writer's file format is "vts".  This writer is also used to write a
// single piece of the parallel file format.

// .SECTION See Also
// vtkXMLPStructuredGridWriter

#ifndef __vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter_h
#define __vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter_h

#include "vtkXMLStructuredDataWriter.h"

class vtkStructuredGrid;

class VTK_IO_EXPORT vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter : public vtkXMLStructuredDataWriter
{
public:
  static vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter* New();
  vtkTypeRevisionMacro(vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter,vtkXMLStructuredDataWriter);
  void PrintSelf(ostream& os, vtkIndent indent);
  
  // Description:
  // Get/Set the writer's input.
  void SetInput(vtkStructuredGrid* input);
  vtkStructuredGrid* GetInput();
  
  // Description:
  // Get the default file extension for files written by this writer.
  const char* GetDefaultFileExtension();
  
protected:
  vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter();
  ~vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter();  
  
  void WriteAppendedMode(vtkIndent indent);
  void WriteAppendedPiece(int index, vtkIndent indent);
  void WriteAppendedPieceData(int index);
  void WriteInlinePiece(int index, vtkIndent indent);
  void GetInputExtent(int* extent);
  const char* GetDataSetName();
  
  // The position of the appended data offset attribute for the points
  // array.
  unsigned long* PointsPosition;
  
private:
  vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter(const vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter&);  // Not implemented.
  void operator=(const vtkXMLStructuredGridWriter&);  // Not implemented.
};

#endif
