vtkAnnotationLink

Section: Visualization Toolkit Graphics Classes

Usage

vtkAnnotationLink is a simple source filter which outputs the vtkAnnotationLayers object stored internally. Multiple objects may share the same annotation link filter and connect it to an internal pipeline so that if one object changes the annotation set, it will be pulled into all the other objects when their pipelines update.

The shared vtkAnnotationLayers object (a collection of annotations) is shallow copied to output port 0.

vtkAnnotationLink can also store a set of domain maps. A domain map is simply a table associating values between domains. The domain of each column is defined by the array name of the column. The domain maps are sent to a multi-block dataset in output port 1.

Output ports 0 and 1 can be set as input ports 0 and 1 to vtkConvertSelectionDomain, which can use the domain maps to convert the domains of selections in the vtkAnnotationLayers to match a particular data object (set as port 2 on vtkConvertSelectionDomain).

The shared vtkAnnotationLayers object also stores a "current selection" normally interpreted as the interactive selection of an application. As a convenience, this selection is sent to output port 2 so that it can be connected to pipelines requiring a vtkSelection.

To create an instance of class vtkAnnotationLink, simply invoke its constructor as follows 

  obj = vtkAnnotationLink

Methods

The class vtkAnnotationLink has several methods that can be used. They are listed below. Note that the documentation is translated automatically from the VTK sources, and may not be completely intelligible. When in doubt, consult the VTK website. In the methods listed below, obj is an instance of the vtkAnnotationLink class.