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// .NAME vtkSLCReader - read an SLC volume file.
// .SECTION Description
// vtkSLCReader reads an SLC file and creates a structured point dataset.
// The size of the volume and the data spacing is set from the SLC file
// header.

#ifndef __vtkSLCReader_h
#define __vtkSLCReader_h

#include <stdio.h>
#include "vtkStructuredPointsSource.h"

class VTK_IO_EXPORT vtkSLCReader : public vtkStructuredPointsSource 
{
public:
  static vtkSLCReader *New();
  vtkTypeMacro(vtkSLCReader,vtkStructuredPointsSource);
  void PrintSelf(ostream& os, vtkIndent indent);

  // Description:
  // Set/Get the name of the file to read.
  vtkSetStringMacro(FileName);
  vtkGetStringMacro(FileName);

  // Description:
  // Was there an error on the last read performed?
  vtkGetMacro(Error,int);
  
protected:
  vtkSLCReader();
  ~vtkSLCReader();

  // Stores the FileName of the SLC file to read.
  char *FileName;

  // Reads the file name and builds a vtkStructuredPoints dataset.
  void Execute();

  // Not used now, but will be needed when this is made into an 
  // imaging filter.
  // Sets WholeExtent, Origin, Spacing, ScalarType 
  // and NumberOfComponents of output.
  void ExecuteInformation();
  
  // Decodes an array of eight bit run-length encoded data.
  unsigned char *Decode8BitData( unsigned char *in_ptr, int size );
  int Error;
private:
  vtkSLCReader(const vtkSLCReader&);  // Not implemented.
  void operator=(const vtkSLCReader&);  // Not implemented.
};

#endif