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// .NAME vtkColorScalars - abstract class represents scalar data in color specification
// .SECTION Description
// vtkColorScalars is an abstract class whose subclasses represent scalar
// data using a color specification such as rgb, grayscale, rgba, hsv, etc. 
//
// In order to be a vtkScalars subclass, vtkColorScalars must be able to 
// return a single value given a point id. By default, this operation is 
// performed by computing luminance (or equivalent) as the single value. 
// Concrete subclasses of vtkColorScalars may have additional methods to 
// convert multi-dimensional color information into a single scalar value.
// .SECTION Caveats
// Derived classes of vtkColorScalars treat colors differently. All derived 
// classes will return a rgba (red-green-blue-alpha transparency) array in
// response to "GetColor()" methods. However, when setting colors, the rgba
// data is converted to internal form. For example, a vtkAGraymap converts
// rgba into a luminance value and stores that.
// .SECTION See Also
// vtkAGraymap vtkAPixmap vtkBitmap vtkGraymap vtkPixmap 

#ifndef __vtkColorScalars_h
#define __vtkColorScalars_h

#include "vtkScalars.hh"

class vtkAPixmap;

class vtkColorScalars : public vtkScalars 
{
public:
  vtkColorScalars() {};
  char *GetClassName() {return "vtkColorScalars";};

  // vtkScalars interface
  char *GetScalarType() {return "ColorScalar";};
  char *GetDataType() {return "unsigned char";};
  float GetScalar(int i);
  void SetScalar(int i, float s);
  void InsertScalar(int i, float s);
  int InsertNextScalar(float s);

  // Description:
  // Get pointer to array of data starting at data position "id".
  virtual unsigned char *GetPtr(const int id) = 0;

  // abstract interface for vtkColorScalars
  // Description:
  // Return number of colors (same as number of scalars).
  int GetNumberOfColors() {return this->GetNumberOfScalars();};  

  // Description:
  // Return an unsigned char rgba for a particular point id. No matter
  // what internal representation of color, derived class must convert it
  // to rgba.
  virtual unsigned char *GetColor(int id) = 0;

  // Description:
  // Copy color components into user provided array rgba[4] for specified
  // point id. No matter what internal representation of color, derived 
  // class must convert it to rgba form.
  virtual void GetColor(int id, unsigned char rgba[4]) = 0;

  // Description:
  // Insert color into object. No range checking performed (fast!).
  virtual void SetColor(int id, unsigned char rgba[4]) = 0;

  // Description:
  // Insert color into object. Range checking performed and memory
  // allocated as necessary.
  virtual void InsertColor(int id, unsigned char rgba[4]) = 0;
  void InsertColor(int id, float R, float G, float B, float A);

  // Description:
  // Insert color into next available slot. Returns point id of slot.
  virtual int InsertNextColor(unsigned char rgba[4]) = 0;
  int InsertNextColor(float R, float G, float B, float A);

  // Description:
  // Allocate space for color data.
  virtual int Allocate(const int sz, const int ext=1000) = 0;

  void GetColors(vtkIdList& ptId, vtkAPixmap& ap);

  void GetComponentRange(unsigned char range[8]);
  unsigned char *GetComponentRange();
};

// These include files are placed here so that if CoScalar.hh is included 
// all other classes necessary for compilation are also included. 
#include "vtkIdList.hh"
#include "vtkAPixmap.hh"

#endif
