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  Program:   Visualization Toolkit
  Module:    vtkXMLImageDataWriter.h
  Language:  C++
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  Version:   $Revision$

  Copyright (c) 1993-2002 Ken Martin, Will Schroeder, Bill Lorensen 
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// .NAME vtkXMLImageDataWriter - Write VTK XML ImageData files.
// .SECTION Description
// vtkXMLImageDataWriter writes the VTK XML ImageData file format.
// One image data input can be written into one file in any number of
// streamed pieces.  The standard extension for this writer's file
// format is "vti".  This writer is also used to write a single piece
// of the parallel file format.

// .SECTION See Also
// vtkXMLPImageDataWriter

#ifndef __vtkXMLImageDataWriter_h
#define __vtkXMLImageDataWriter_h

#include "vtkXMLStructuredDataWriter.h"

class vtkImageData;

class VTK_IO_EXPORT vtkXMLImageDataWriter : public vtkXMLStructuredDataWriter
{
public:
  static vtkXMLImageDataWriter* New();
  vtkTypeRevisionMacro(vtkXMLImageDataWriter,vtkXMLStructuredDataWriter);
  void PrintSelf(ostream& os, vtkIndent indent);
  
  // Description:
  // Get/Set the writer's input.
  void SetInput(vtkImageData* input);
  vtkImageData* GetInput();
  
  // Description:
  // Get the default file extension for files written by this writer.
  const char* GetDefaultFileExtension();
  
protected:
  vtkXMLImageDataWriter();
  ~vtkXMLImageDataWriter();  
  
  void WritePrimaryElementAttributes();
  void GetInputExtent(int* extent);
  const char* GetDataSetName();
  
private:
  vtkXMLImageDataWriter(const vtkXMLImageDataWriter&);  // Not implemented.
  void operator=(const vtkXMLImageDataWriter&);  // Not implemented.
};

#endif
