pcl::FileReader Class Reference

Point Cloud Data (FILE) file format reader interface. More...

#include <pcl/io/file_io.h>

Inheritance diagram for pcl::FileReader:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	FileReader ()
	empty constructor
virtual	~FileReader ()
	empty destructor
virtual int	readHeader (const std::string &file_name, sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 &cloud, Eigen::Vector4f &origin, Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation, int &file_version, int &data_type, int &data_idx)=0
	Read a point cloud data header from a FILE file.
virtual int	read (const std::string &file_name, sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 &cloud, Eigen::Vector4f &origin, Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation, int &file_version)=0
	Read a point cloud data from a FILE file and store it into a sensor_msgs/PointCloud2.
int	read (const std::string &file_name, sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 &cloud)
	Read a point cloud data from a FILE file (FILE_V6 only!) and store it into a sensor_msgs/PointCloud2.
template<typename PointT >
int	read (const std::string &file_name, pcl::PointCloud< PointT > &cloud)
	Read a point cloud data from any FILE file, and convert it to the given template format.

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Detailed Description

Point Cloud Data (FILE) file format reader interface.

Any (FILE) format file reader should implement its virtual methodes.

Author:

Nizar Sallem

Definition at line 54 of file file_io.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

pcl::FileReader::FileReader

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[inline]

empty constructor

Definition at line 58 of file file_io.h.

virtual pcl::FileReader::~FileReader

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[inline, virtual]

empty destructor

Definition at line 60 of file file_io.h.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual int pcl::FileReader::read	(	const std::string &	file_name,
		sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 &	cloud,
		Eigen::Vector4f &	origin,
		Eigen::Quaternionf &	orientation,
		int &	file_version
	)		[pure virtual]

Read a point cloud data from a FILE file and store it into a sensor_msgs/PointCloud2.

Parameters:

[in]	file_name	the name of the file containing the actual PointCloud data
[out]	cloud	the resultant PointCloud message read from disk
[out]	origin	the sensor acquisition origin (only for > FILE_V7 - null if not present)
[out]	orientation	the sensor acquisition orientation (only for > FILE_V7 - identity if not present)
[out]	file_version	the FILE version of the file (either FILE_V6 or FILE_V7)

Implemented in pcl::PCDReader, and pcl::PLYReader.

int pcl::FileReader::read	(	const std::string &	file_name,
		sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 &	cloud
	)		[inline]

Read a point cloud data from a FILE file (FILE_V6 only!) and store it into a sensor_msgs/PointCloud2.

Note:

This function is provided for backwards compatibility only and it can only read FILE_V6 files correctly, as sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 does not contain a sensor origin/orientation. Reading any file

FILE_V6 will generate a warning.

Parameters:

[in]	file_name	the name of the file containing the actual PointCloud data
[out]	cloud	the resultant PointCloud message read from disk

Reimplemented in pcl::PCDReader, and pcl::PLYReader.

Definition at line 105 of file file_io.h.

template<typename PointT >

int pcl::FileReader::read	(	const std::string &	file_name,
		pcl::PointCloud< PointT > &	cloud
	)		[inline]

Read a point cloud data from any FILE file, and convert it to the given template format.

Parameters:

[in]	file_name	the name of the file containing the actual PointCloud data
[out]	cloud	the resultant PointCloud message read from disk

Reimplemented in pcl::PCDReader, and pcl::PLYReader.

Definition at line 118 of file file_io.h.

virtual int pcl::FileReader::readHeader	(	const std::string &	file_name,
		sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 &	cloud,
		Eigen::Vector4f &	origin,
		Eigen::Quaternionf &	orientation,
		int &	file_version,
		int &	data_type,
		int &	data_idx
	)		[pure virtual]

Read a point cloud data header from a FILE file.

Load only the meta information (number of points, their types, etc), and not the points themselves, from a given FILE file. Useful for fast evaluation of the underlying data structure.

Returns:

• < 0 (-1) on error
• > 0 on success

  Parameters:

  [in]	file_name	the name of the file to load
  [out]	cloud	the resultant point cloud dataset (only the header will be filled)
  [out]	origin	the sensor acquisition origin (only for > FILE_V7 - null if not present)
  [out]	orientation	the sensor acquisition orientation (only for > FILE_V7 - identity if not present)
  [out]	file_version	the FILE version of the file (either FILE_V6 or FILE_V7)
  [out]	data_type	the type of data (binary data=1, ascii=0, etc)
  [out]	data_idx	the offset of cloud data within the file

Implemented in pcl::PLYReader, and pcl::PCDReader.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• /builddir/build/BUILD/PCL-1.5.1-Source/io/include/pcl/io/file_io.h