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// .NAME vtkVolumeRayCastCompositeFunction - a ray function for compositing

// .SECTION Description
// vtkVolumeRayCastCompositeFunction is a ray function that can be used
// within a vtkVolumeRayCastMapper. This function performs compositing along
// the ray according to the properties stored in the vtkVolumeProperty for
// the volume. 

// .SECTION See Also
// vtkVolumeRayCastMapper vtkVolumeProperty vtkVolume

#ifndef __vtkVolumeRayCastCompositeFunction_h
#define __vtkVolumeRayCastCompositeFunction_h

#include "vtkVolumeRayCastFunction.h"

class VTK_EXPORT vtkVolumeRayCastCompositeFunction : public vtkVolumeRayCastFunction
{
public:
  vtkVolumeRayCastCompositeFunction();
  ~vtkVolumeRayCastCompositeFunction();
  static vtkVolumeRayCastCompositeFunction *New() {return new vtkVolumeRayCastCompositeFunction;};
  const char *GetClassName() {return "vtkVolumeRayCastCompositeFunction";};
  void PrintSelf( ostream& os, vtkIndent index );

  // Description:
  // Give a ray type (0 = unsigned char, 1 = unsigned short,
  // 2 = short) cast a ray through the scalar data starting
  // at ray_position and taking num_steps of ray_increment size.
  // Return the final compositing value in pixel_value where
  // pixel_value[0] = red, pixel_value[1] = green, 
  // pixel_value[2] = blue, pixel_value[3] = alpha
  // pixel_value[4] = depth, and pixel_value[5] = number of steps
  void CastARay( int ray_type, void *data_ptr,
		 float ray_position[3], float ray_increment[3],
		 int num_steps, float pixel_value[6] );

  float GetZeroOpacityThreshold( vtkVolume *vol );

protected:
  void SpecificFunctionInitialize( vtkRenderer *ren,
				   vtkVolume   *vol,
				   vtkVolumeRayCastMapper *mapper );

};
#endif
