ltiAbsValue.h

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/*----------------------------------------------------------------
 * project ....: LTI Digital Image/Signal Processing Library
 * file .......: ltiAbsValue.h
 * authors ....: Thomas Rusert
 * organization: LTI, RWTH Aachen
 * creation ...: 16.04.99
 * revisions ..: $Id: ltiAbsValue.h,v 1.3 2006/02/08 12:10:23 ltilib Exp $
 */

#ifndef _LTI_ABS_VALUE_H_
#define _LTI_ABS_VALUE_H_

#include "ltiIteratingFunctor.h"

namespace lti {
  /** AbsoluteValue functor class.
      Apply sets each element of the T-object to it's absoulte value.*/
  template<class T>
    class absoluteValue : public iteratingFunctor<T> {
  public:
    /// default constructor
    absoluteValue() {};
    /// destructor
    virtual ~absoluteValue() {};

    /** onPlace version of apply.
  applies the functor's function to <em>theObject</em>. */
    virtual vector<T>& apply(vector<T>& theObject) const;

    /** onCopy version of apply.
  applies the functor's function to the copy of <em>theObject</em>,
  <em>newObject</em>. */
    virtual vector<T>& apply(const vector<T>& theObject,
                                   vector<T>& newObject) const;

    /** onPlace version of apply.
  applies the functor's function to <em>theObject</em>. */
    virtual matrix<T>& apply(matrix<T>& theObject) const;

    /** onCopy version of apply.
  applies the functor's function to the copy of <em>theObject</em>,
  <em>newObject</em>. */
    virtual matrix<T>& apply(const matrix<T>& theObject,
                                   matrix<T>& newObject) const;


    /// returns a pointer to a clone of the functor.
    virtual functor* clone() const {
      return (new absoluteValue<T>(*this));
    };

    /// returns the name of this type.
    virtual const char* getTypeName() const {
      return "absoluteValue";
    };

  };
}

#include "ltiAbsValue_template.h"

#endif