# PickPixel

VTKExamples/Cxx/Images/PickPixel

### Description

This example demonstrates how to continuously retrieve pixel values using the mouse.

- Contributed by: Dean Inglis

### Code

PickPixel.cxx

    #include <vtkVersion.h>
    #include <vtkAssemblyPath.h>
    #include <vtkCell.h>
    #include <vtkCommand.h>
    #include <vtkCornerAnnotation.h>
    #include <vtkDataArray.h>
    #include <vtkImageActor.h>
    #include <vtkImageData.h>
    #include <vtkImageViewer2.h>
    #include <vtkInteractorStyleImage.h>
    #include <vtkJPEGReader.h>
    #include <vtkPointData.h>
    #include <vtkPropPicker.h>
    #include <vtkRenderer.h>
    #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
    #include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
    #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
    #include <vtkTextProperty.h>

    // The mouse motion callback, to pick the image and recover pixel values
    class vtkImageInteractionCallback1 : public vtkCommand
    {
    public:

      static vtkImageInteractionCallback1 *New()
      {
        return new vtkImageInteractionCallback1;
      }

      vtkImageInteractionCallback1()
      {
        this->Viewer = 0;
        this->Picker = 0;
        this->Annotation = 0;
        this->PointData = vtkPointData::New();
      }

      ~vtkImageInteractionCallback1()
      {
         this->Viewer = 0;
         this->Picker = 0;
         this->Annotation = 0;
         this->PointData->Delete();
      }

      void SetPicker(vtkPropPicker *picker)
      {
        this->Picker = picker;
      }

      void SetAnnotation(vtkCornerAnnotation *annotation)
      {
        this->Annotation = annotation;
      }

      void SetViewer(vtkImageViewer2 *viewer)
      {
        this->Viewer = viewer;
      }

        virtual void Execute(vtkObject *, unsigned long vtkNotUsed(event), void *)
        {
          //this->Viewer;
          vtkRenderWindowInteractor *interactor =
            this->Viewer->GetRenderWindow()->GetInteractor();
          vtkRenderer* renderer = this->Viewer->GetRenderer();
          vtkImageActor* actor = this->Viewer->GetImageActor();
          vtkImageData* image = this->Viewer->GetInput();
          vtkInteractorStyle *style = vtkInteractorStyle::SafeDownCast(
              interactor->GetInteractorStyle());

    #if VTK_MAJOR_VERSION <= 5
          image->Update();
    #endif

          // Pick at the mouse location provided by the interactor
          this->Picker->Pick( interactor->GetEventPosition()[0],
                              interactor->GetEventPosition()[1],
                              0.0, renderer );

          // There could be other props assigned to this picker, so
          // make sure we picked the image actor
          vtkAssemblyPath* path = this->Picker->GetPath();
          bool validPick = false;

          if( path )
          {
            vtkCollectionSimpleIterator sit;
            path->InitTraversal( sit );
            vtkAssemblyNode *node;
            for( int i = 0; i < path->GetNumberOfItems() && !validPick; ++i )
            {
              node = path->GetNextNode( sit );
              if( actor == vtkImageActor::SafeDownCast( node->GetViewProp() ) )
              {
                validPick = true;
              }
            }
          }

          if( !validPick )
          {
            this->Annotation->SetText( 0, "Off Image" );
            interactor->Render();
            // Pass the event further on
            style->OnMouseMove();
            return;
          }

          // Get the world coordinates of the pick
          double pos[3];
          this->Picker->GetPickPosition( pos );
          // Fixes some numerical problems with the picking
          double *bounds = actor->GetDisplayBounds();
          int axis = this->Viewer->GetSliceOrientation();
          pos[axis] = bounds[2*axis];

          vtkPointData* pd = image->GetPointData();
          if( !pd )
          {
            return;
          }

          this->PointData->InterpolateAllocate( pd, 1, 1 );

          // Use tolerance as a function of size of source data
          double tol2 = image->GetLength();
          tol2 = tol2 ? tol2*tol2 / 1000.0 : 0.001;

          // Find the cell that contains pos
          int subId;
          double pcoords[3], weights[8];
          vtkCell* cell = image->FindAndGetCell(
              pos, NULL, -1, tol2, subId, pcoords, weights );
          if( cell )
          {
            // Interpolate the point data
            this->PointData->InterpolatePoint( pd, 0, cell->PointIds, weights );
            int components =
              this->PointData->GetScalars()->GetNumberOfComponents();
            double* tuple = this->PointData->GetScalars()->GetTuple( 0 );

            std::string message = "Location: ( ";
            message += vtkVariant( pos[0] ).ToString();
            message += ", ";
            message += vtkVariant( pos[1] ).ToString();
            message += ", ";
            message += vtkVariant( pos[2] ).ToString();
            message += " )\nValue: ( ";

            for( int c = 0; c < components; ++c )
            {
              message += vtkVariant( tuple[ c ] ).ToString();
              if( c != components - 1 )
              {
                message += ", ";
              }
            }
            message += " )";
            this->Annotation->SetText( 0, message.c_str() );
            interactor->Render();
            style->OnMouseMove();
          }
        }

    private:

      // Pointer to the viewer
      vtkImageViewer2 *Viewer;

      // Pointer to the picker
      vtkPropPicker *Picker;

      // Pointer to the annotation
      vtkCornerAnnotation *Annotation;

      // Interpolator
      vtkPointData* PointData;
    };

    int main ( int argc, char* argv[] )
    {
    //Verify input arguments
      if ( argc != 2 )
      {
        std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0]
                  << " Filename(jpeg)" << std::endl;
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
      }

      //Parse input argument
      std::string inputFilename = argv[1];

      //Read the image
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkJPEGReader> jpegReader =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkJPEGReader>::New();
      if( !jpegReader->CanReadFile( inputFilename.c_str() ) )
      {
        std::cout << argv[0] << ": Error reading file "
                  << inputFilename << endl << "Exiting..." << endl;
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
      }
      jpegReader->SetFileName ( inputFilename.c_str() );

      // Picker to pick pixels
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkPropPicker> propPicker =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkPropPicker>::New();
      propPicker->PickFromListOn();

      // Give the picker a prop to pick
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageViewer2> imageViewer =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageViewer2>::New();
      propPicker->AddPickList( imageViewer->GetImageActor() );

      // Visualize
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> renderWindowInteractor =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New();
      imageViewer->SetInputConnection( jpegReader->GetOutputPort() );
      imageViewer->SetupInteractor( renderWindowInteractor );
      imageViewer->SetSize( 600, 600 );

      vtkRenderer* renderer = imageViewer->GetRenderer();
      renderer->ResetCamera();
      renderer->GradientBackgroundOn();
      renderer->SetBackground(0,0,0);
      renderer->SetBackground2(1,1,1);

      // Annotate the image with window/level and mouse over pixel information
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkCornerAnnotation> cornerAnnotation =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkCornerAnnotation>::New();
      cornerAnnotation->SetLinearFontScaleFactor( 2 );
      cornerAnnotation->SetNonlinearFontScaleFactor( 1 );
      cornerAnnotation->SetMaximumFontSize( 20 );
      cornerAnnotation->SetText( 0, "Off Image" );
      cornerAnnotation->SetText( 3, "<window>\n<level>" );
      cornerAnnotation->GetTextProperty()->SetColor( 1,0,0);

      imageViewer->GetRenderer()->AddViewProp( cornerAnnotation );

      // Callback listens to MouseMoveEvents invoked by the interactor's style
      vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageInteractionCallback1> callback =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageInteractionCallback1>::New();
      callback->SetViewer( imageViewer );
      callback->SetAnnotation( cornerAnnotation );
      callback->SetPicker( propPicker );

      // InteractorStyleImage allows for the following controls:
      // 1) middle mouse + move = camera pan
      // 2) left mouse + move = window/level
      // 3) right mouse + move = camera zoom
      // 4) middle mouse wheel scroll = zoom
      // 5) 'r' = reset window/level
      // 6) shift + 'r' = reset camera
      vtkInteractorStyleImage* imageStyle = imageViewer->GetInteractorStyle();
      imageStyle->AddObserver( vtkCommand::MouseMoveEvent, callback );

      renderWindowInteractor->Initialize();
      renderWindowInteractor->Start();

      return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    }

### CMakeLists.txt

    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)

    PROJECT(PickPixel)

    find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
    include(${VTK_USE_FILE})

    add_executable(PickPixel MACOSX_BUNDLE PickPixel.cxx )

    target_link_libraries(PickPixel ${VTK_LIBRARIES})

### Download and Build PickPixel

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Click here to download PickPixel and its CMakeLists.txt file. Once the tarball PickPixel.tar has been downloaded and extracted,

    cd PickPixel/build

If VTK is installed:

    cmake ..

If VTK is not installed but compiled on your system, you will need to specify the path to your VTK build:

    cmake -DVTK_DIR:PATH=/home/me/vtk_build ..

Build the project:

    make

and run it:

    ./PickPixel

WINDOWS USERS PLEASE NOTE: Be sure to add the VTK bin directory to your path. This will resolve the VTK dll's at run time.