vtkDataReader

Section: Visualization Toolkit IO Classes

Usage

vtkDataReader is a helper superclass that reads the vtk data file header, dataset type, and attribute data (point and cell attributes such as scalars, vectors, normals, etc.) from a vtk data file. See text for the format of the various vtk file types.

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

  obj = vtkDataReader

Methods

The class vtkDataReader 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 vtkDataReader class.