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// .NAME vtkExtractVectorComponents - extract components of vector as separate scalars
// .SECTION Description
// vtkExtractVectorComponents is a filter that extracts vector components as
// separate scalars. This is accomplished by creating three different outputs.
// Each output is the same as the input, except that the scalar values will be
// one of the three components of the vector. These can be found in the
// VxComponent, VyComponent, and VzComponent.

// .SECTION Caveats
// This filter is unusual in that it creates multiple outputs. As a result,
// it cannot take advantage of the convenience classes (e.g., 
// vtkPolyToPolyFilter) for deriving concrete filters. Instead, it overloads 
// the Update() method of its superclasses and provides methods for retrieving
// the output.
//
// If you use the GetOutput() method, you will be retrieving the x vector component.

#ifndef __vtkExtractVectorComponents_h
#define __vtkExtractVectorComponents_h

#include "vtkFilter.h"

class vtkExtractVectorComponents : public vtkFilter
{
public:
  vtkExtractVectorComponents();
  char *GetClassName() {return "vtkExtractVectorComponents";};

  // filter interface (need to overload because of multiple output
  void Update();
  virtual void SetInput(vtkDataSet *input);
  void SetInput(vtkDataSet &input) {this->SetInput(&input);};

  vtkDataSet *GetVxComponent();
  vtkDataSet *GetVyComponent();
  vtkDataSet *GetVzComponent();

  vtkDataSet *GetOutput(int i=0); //default extracts vector component.

protected:
  void Execute();

  //Note; inverited ivar Output serves as pointer to VxComponent
  vtkDataSet *VyComponent;
  vtkDataSet *VzComponent;
};

#endif


