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NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector > Class Template Reference

#include <NCollection_CellFilter.hxx>

Data Structures

struct  Cell
 
struct  CellHasher
 
struct  ListNode
 

Public Types

typedef Inspector::Target Target
 
typedef Inspector::Point Point
 

Public Member Functions

 NCollection_CellFilter (const Standard_Integer theDim, const Standard_Real theCellSize=0, const Handle< NCollection_IncAllocator > &theAlloc=0)
 Constructor; initialized by dimension count and cell size.
 
 NCollection_CellFilter (const Standard_Real theCellSize=0, const Handle< NCollection_IncAllocator > &theAlloc=0)
 Constructor when dimension count is known at compilation time.
 
void Reset (Standard_Real theCellSize, const Handle< NCollection_IncAllocator > &theAlloc=0)
 Clear the data structures, set new cell size and allocator.
 
void Reset (NCollection_Array1< Standard_Real > &theCellSize, const Handle< NCollection_IncAllocator > &theAlloc=0)
 Clear the data structures and set new cell sizes and allocator.
 
void Add (const Target &theTarget, const Point &thePnt)
 Adds a target object for further search at a point (into only one cell)
 
void Add (const Target &theTarget, const Point &thePntMin, const Point &thePntMax)
 Adds a target object for further search in the range of cells defined by two points (the first point must have all coordinates equal or less than the same coordinate of the second point)
 
void Remove (const Target &theTarget, const Point &thePnt)
 Find a target object at a point and remove it from the structures. For usage of this method "operator ==" should be defined for Target.
 
void Remove (const Target &theTarget, const Point &thePntMin, const Point &thePntMax)
 Find a target object in the range of cells defined by two points and remove it from the structures (the first point must have all coordinates equal or less than the same coordinate of the second point). For usage of this method "operator ==" should be defined for Target.
 
void Inspect (const Point &thePnt, Inspector &theInspector)
 Inspect all targets in the cell corresponding to the given point.
 
void Inspect (const Point &thePntMin, const Point &thePntMax, Inspector &theInspector)
 Inspect all targets in the cells range limited by two given points (the first point must have all coordinates equal or less than the same coordinate of the second point)
 

Protected Types

typedef Standard_Integer Cell_IndexType
 Cell index type.
 
typedef NCollection_Map< Cell, CellHasherCellMap
 

Protected Member Functions

void resetAllocator (const Handle< NCollection_IncAllocator > &theAlloc)
 Reset allocator to the new one.
 
void add (const Cell &theCell, const Target &theTarget)
 Add a new target object into the specified cell.
 
void iterateAdd (int idim, Cell &theCell, const Cell &theCellMin, const Cell &theCellMax, const Target &theTarget)
 Internal addition function, performing iteration for adjacent cells by one dimension; called recursively to cover all dimensions.
 
void remove (const Cell &theCell, const Target &theTarget)
 Remove the target object from the specified cell.
 
void iterateRemove (int idim, Cell &theCell, const Cell &theCellMin, const Cell &theCellMax, const Target &theTarget)
 Internal removal function, performing iteration for adjacent cells by one dimension; called recursively to cover all dimensions.
 
void inspect (const Cell &theCell, Inspector &theInspector)
 Inspect the target objects in the specified cell.
 
void iterateInspect (int idim, Cell &theCell, const Cell &theCellMin, const Cell &theCellMax, Inspector &theInspector)
 Inspect the target objects in the specified range of the cells.
 

Protected Attributes

Standard_Integer myDim
 
Handle< NCollection_BaseAllocatormyAllocator
 
CellMap myCells
 
NCollection_Array1< Standard_RealmyCellSize
 

Detailed Description

template<class Inspector>
class NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >

A data structure for sorting geometric objects (called targets) in n-dimensional space into cells, with associated algorithm for fast checking of coincidence (overlapping, intersection, etc.) with other objects (called here bullets).

Description

The algorithm is based on hash map, thus it has linear time of initialization (O(N) where N is number of cells covered by added targets) and constant-time search for one bullet (more precisely, O(M) where M is number of cells covered by the bullet).

The idea behind the algorithm is to separate each coordinate of the space into equal-size cells. Note that this works well when cell size is approximately equal to the characteristic size of the involved objects (targets and bullets; including tolerance eventually used for coincidence check).

Usage

The target objects to be searched are added to the tool by methods Add(); each target is classified as belonging to some cell(s). The data on cells (list of targets found in each one) are stored in the hash map with key being cumulative index of the cell by all coordinates. Thus the time needed to find targets in some cell is O(1) * O(number of targets in the cell).

As soon as all the targets are added, the algorithm is ready to check for coincidence. To find the targets coincident with any given bullet, it checks all the candidate targets in the cell(s) covered by the bullet object (methods Inspect()).

The methods Add() and Inspect() have two flavours each: one accepts single point identifying one cell, another accept two points specifying the range of cells. It should be noted that normally at least one of these methods is called as for range of cells: either due to objects having non- zero size, or in order to account for the tolerance when objects are points.

The set of targets can be modified during the process: new targets can be added by Add(), existing targets can be removed by Remove().

Implementation

The algorithm is implemented as template class, thus it is capable to work with objects of any type. The only argument of the template should be the specific class providing all necessary features required by the algorithm:

  • typedef "Target" defining type of target objects. This type must have copy constructor
  • typedef "Point" defining type of geometrical points used
  • enum Dimension whose value must be dimension of the point
  • method Coord() returning value of the i-th coordinate of the point:

    static Standard_Real Coord (int i, const Point& thePnt);

    Note that index i is from 0 to Dimension-1.

  • method IsEqual() used by Remove() to identify objects to be removed:

    Standard_Boolean IsEqual (const Target& theT1, const Target& theT2);

  • method Inspect() performing necessary actions on the candidate target object (usially comparison with the currently checked bullet object):

    NCollection_CellFilter_Action Inspect (const Target& theObject);

    The returned value can be used to command CellFilter to remove the inspected item from the current cell; this allows to exclude the items that has been processed and are not needed any more in further search (for better performance).

    Note that method Inspect() can be const and/or virtual.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ Cell_IndexType

template<class Inspector >
Standard_Integer NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Cell_IndexType
protected

Cell index type.

◆ CellMap

template<class Inspector >
NCollection_Map<Cell, CellHasher> NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::CellMap
protected

◆ Point

template<class Inspector >
Inspector::Point NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Point

◆ Target

template<class Inspector >
Inspector::Target NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Target

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ NCollection_CellFilter() [1/2]

template<class Inspector >
NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::NCollection_CellFilter ( const Standard_Integer theDim,
const Standard_Real theCellSize = 0,
const Handle< NCollection_IncAllocator > & theAlloc = 0 )
inline

Constructor; initialized by dimension count and cell size.

Note: the cell size must be ensured to be greater than maximal coordinate of the involved points divided by INT_MAX, in order to avoid integer overflow of cell index.

By default cell size is 0, which is invalid; thus if default constructor is used, the tool must be initialized later with appropriate cell size by call to Reset() Constructor when dimension count is unknown at compilation time.

◆ NCollection_CellFilter() [2/2]

template<class Inspector >
NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::NCollection_CellFilter ( const Standard_Real theCellSize = 0,
const Handle< NCollection_IncAllocator > & theAlloc = 0 )
inline

Constructor when dimension count is known at compilation time.

Member Function Documentation

◆ Add() [1/2]

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Add ( const Target & theTarget,
const Point & thePnt )
inline

Adds a target object for further search at a point (into only one cell)

◆ Add() [2/2]

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Add ( const Target & theTarget,
const Point & thePntMin,
const Point & thePntMax )
inline

Adds a target object for further search in the range of cells defined by two points (the first point must have all coordinates equal or less than the same coordinate of the second point)

◆ add()

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::add ( const Cell & theCell,
const Target & theTarget )
inlineprotected

Add a new target object into the specified cell.

◆ Inspect() [1/2]

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Inspect ( const Point & thePnt,
Inspector & theInspector )
inline

Inspect all targets in the cell corresponding to the given point.

◆ Inspect() [2/2]

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Inspect ( const Point & thePntMin,
const Point & thePntMax,
Inspector & theInspector )
inline

Inspect all targets in the cells range limited by two given points (the first point must have all coordinates equal or less than the same coordinate of the second point)

◆ inspect()

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::inspect ( const Cell & theCell,
Inspector & theInspector )
inlineprotected

Inspect the target objects in the specified cell.

◆ iterateAdd()

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::iterateAdd ( int idim,
Cell & theCell,
const Cell & theCellMin,
const Cell & theCellMax,
const Target & theTarget )
inlineprotected

Internal addition function, performing iteration for adjacent cells by one dimension; called recursively to cover all dimensions.

◆ iterateInspect()

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::iterateInspect ( int idim,
Cell & theCell,
const Cell & theCellMin,
const Cell & theCellMax,
Inspector & theInspector )
inlineprotected

Inspect the target objects in the specified range of the cells.

◆ iterateRemove()

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::iterateRemove ( int idim,
Cell & theCell,
const Cell & theCellMin,
const Cell & theCellMax,
const Target & theTarget )
inlineprotected

Internal removal function, performing iteration for adjacent cells by one dimension; called recursively to cover all dimensions.

◆ Remove() [1/2]

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Remove ( const Target & theTarget,
const Point & thePnt )
inline

Find a target object at a point and remove it from the structures. For usage of this method "operator ==" should be defined for Target.

◆ Remove() [2/2]

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Remove ( const Target & theTarget,
const Point & thePntMin,
const Point & thePntMax )
inline

Find a target object in the range of cells defined by two points and remove it from the structures (the first point must have all coordinates equal or less than the same coordinate of the second point). For usage of this method "operator ==" should be defined for Target.

◆ remove()

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::remove ( const Cell & theCell,
const Target & theTarget )
inlineprotected

Remove the target object from the specified cell.

◆ Reset() [1/2]

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Reset ( NCollection_Array1< Standard_Real > & theCellSize,
const Handle< NCollection_IncAllocator > & theAlloc = 0 )
inline

Clear the data structures and set new cell sizes and allocator.

◆ Reset() [2/2]

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::Reset ( Standard_Real theCellSize,
const Handle< NCollection_IncAllocator > & theAlloc = 0 )
inline

Clear the data structures, set new cell size and allocator.

◆ resetAllocator()

template<class Inspector >
void NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::resetAllocator ( const Handle< NCollection_IncAllocator > & theAlloc)
inlineprotected

Reset allocator to the new one.

Field Documentation

◆ myAllocator

template<class Inspector >
Handle< NCollection_BaseAllocator > NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::myAllocator
protected

◆ myCells

template<class Inspector >
CellMap NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::myCells
protected

◆ myCellSize

template<class Inspector >
NCollection_Array1<Standard_Real> NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::myCellSize
protected

◆ myDim

template<class Inspector >
Standard_Integer NCollection_CellFilter< Inspector >::myDim
protected

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