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  Program:   Visualization Toolkit
  Module:    vtkImager.h
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date$
  Version:   $Revision$
  Thanks:    Thanks to Matt Turek who developed this class.

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// .NAME vtkImager - Renders into part of a ImageWindow
// .SECTION Description
// vtkImager is the 2D counterpart to vtkRenderer. An Imager renders
// 2D actors into a viewport of a window. 

// .SECTION See Also
//  vtkImageWindow vtkViewport
   

#ifndef __vtkImager_h
#define __vtkImager_h

#include "vtkReferenceCount.h"
#include "vtkActor2DCollection.h"
#include "vtkActor2D.h"
#include "vtkViewport.h"


class vtkImageWindow;

class VTK_EXPORT vtkImager : public vtkViewport
{ 
public:

  vtkImager();
  static vtkImager *New() {return new vtkImager;};
  const char *GetClassName() {return "vtkImager";};

  // Description:
  // Renders an imager.  Passes Render message on the 
  // the imager's actor2D collection.
  void Render();

  // Description:
  // Set/Get the image window that an imager is attached to.
  void SetImageWindow (vtkImageWindow* win) 
  {this->VTKWindow = (vtkWindow*) win;};
  vtkImageWindow* GetImageWindow () {return (vtkImageWindow*) this->VTKWindow;};
  void SetVTKWindow (vtkWindow* win) {this->VTKWindow = (vtkWindow*) win;};
  vtkWindow *GetVTKWindow() {return (vtkWindow*) this->VTKWindow;};
  
  // Description:
  // Erase the contents of the imager in the window.
  void Erase(){vtkErrorMacro(<<"vtkImager::Erase - Not implemented!");};

protected:


};


#endif




