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QwtSpline - Base class for all splines.

NAME  SYNOPSIS  Public Types  Public Member Functions  Detailed Description  Member Enumeration Documentation  enum QwtSpline::BoundaryCondition  enum QwtSpline::BoundaryPosition  enum QwtSpline::BoundaryType  Constructor & Destructor Documentation  QwtSpline::QwtSpline ()  QwtSpline::˜QwtSpline () [virtual]  Member Function Documentation  int QwtSpline::boundaryCondition (BoundaryPosition position) const  QwtSpline::BoundaryType QwtSpline::boundaryType () const  double QwtSpline::boundaryValue (BoundaryPosition position) const  uint QwtSpline::locality () const [virtual]  virtual QPainterPath QwtSpline::painterPath (const QPolygonF & points)const [pure virtual]  const QwtSplineParametrization * QwtSpline::parametrization () const  QPolygonF QwtSpline::polygon (const QPolygonF & points, double tolerance)const [virtual]  void QwtSpline::setBoundaryCondition (BoundaryPosition position, intcondition)  void QwtSpline::setBoundaryConditions (int condition, double valueBegin =0.0, double valueEnd = 0.0)  void QwtSpline::setBoundaryType (BoundaryType boundaryType)  void QwtSpline::setBoundaryValue (BoundaryPosition position, double value)  void QwtSpline::setParametrization (int type)  void QwtSpline::setParametrization (QwtSplineParametrization *parametrization)  Author 

NAME

QwtSpline − Base class for all splines.

SYNOPSIS

#include <qwt_spline.h>

Inherited by QwtSplineBasis, and QwtSplineInterpolating.

Public Types

enum BoundaryType { ConditionalBoundaries, PeriodicPolygon, ClosedPolygon }
enum BoundaryPosition { AtBeginning, AtEnd }
enum BoundaryCondition { Clamped1, Clamped2, Clamped3, LinearRunout }
Boundary condition.

Public Member Functions

QwtSpline ()
Constructor.
virtual ˜QwtSpline ()
Destructor.
void setParametrization (int type)
void setParametrization (QwtSplineParametrization *)
const QwtSplineParametrization * parametrization () const
void setBoundaryType (BoundaryType)
BoundaryType boundaryType () const
void setBoundaryValue (BoundaryPosition, double value)
Define the boundary value.
double boundaryValue (BoundaryPosition) const
void setBoundaryCondition (BoundaryPosition, int condition)
Define the condition for an endpoint of the spline.
int boundaryCondition (BoundaryPosition) const
void setBoundaryConditions (int condition, double valueBegin=0.0, double valueEnd=0.0)
Define the condition at the endpoints of a spline.
virtual QPolygonF polygon (const QPolygonF &, double tolerance) const
Interpolate a curve by a polygon.
virtual QPainterPath painterPath (const QPolygonF &) const =0
virtual uint locality () const

Detailed Description

Base class for all splines.

A spline is a curve represented by a sequence of polynomials. Spline approximation is the process of finding polynomials for a given set of points. When the algorithm preserves the initial points it is called interpolating.

Splines can be classified according to conditions of the polynomials that are met at the start/endpoints of the pieces:

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Geometric Continuity

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G0: polynomials are joined

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G1: first derivatives are proportional at the join point The curve tangents thus have the same direction, but not necessarily the same magnitude. i.e., C1’(1) = (a,b,c) and C2’(0) = (k*a, k*b, k*c).

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G2: first and second derivatives are proportional at join point

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Parametric Continuity

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C0: curves are joined

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C1: first derivatives equal

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C2: first and second derivatives are equal

Geometric continuity requires the geometry to be continuous, while parametric continuity requires that the underlying parameterization be continuous as well. Parametric continuity of order n implies geometric continuity of order n, but not vice-versa.

QwtSpline is the base class for spline approximations of any continuity.

Definition at line 57 of file qwt_spline.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum QwtSpline::BoundaryCondition

Boundary condition. A spline algorithm calculates polynomials by looking a couple of points back/ahead ( locality() ). At the ends additional rules are necessary to compensate the missing points.

See also

boundaryCondition(), boundaryValue()

QwtSplineC2::BoundaryConditionC2

Enumerator
Clamped1

The first derivative at the end point is given

See also

boundaryValue()

Clamped2

The second derivative at the end point is given

See also

boundaryValue()

Note

a condition having a second derivative of 0 is also called "natural".

Clamped3

The third derivative at the end point is given

See also

boundaryValue()

Note

a condition having a third derivative of 0 is also called "parabolic runout".

LinearRunout

The first derivate at the endpoint is related to the first derivative at its neighbour by the boundary value. F,e when the boundary value at the end is 1.0 then the slope at the last 2 points is the same.

See also

boundaryValue().

Definition at line 119 of file qwt_spline.h.

enum QwtSpline::BoundaryPosition

position of a boundary condition

See also

boundaryCondition(), boundaryValue()

Enumerator
AtBeginning

the condition is at the beginning of the polynomial

AtEnd

the condition is at the end of the polynomial

Definition at line 99 of file qwt_spline.h.

enum QwtSpline::BoundaryType

Boundary type specifying the spline at its endpoints

See also

setBoundaryType(), boundaryType()

Enumerator
ConditionalBoundaries

The polynomials at the start/endpoint depend on specific conditions

See also

QwtSpline::BoundaryCondition

PeriodicPolygon

The polynomials at the start/endpoint are found by using imaginary additional points. Additional points at the end are found by translating points from the beginning or v.v.

ClosedPolygon

ClosedPolygon is similar to PeriodicPolygon beside, that the interpolation includes the connection between the last and the first control point.

Note

Only works for parametrizations, where the parameter increment for the the final closing line is positive. This excludes QwtSplineParametrization::ParameterX and QwtSplineParametrization::ParameterY

Definition at line 65 of file qwt_spline.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

QwtSpline::QwtSpline ()

Constructor. The default setting is a non closing spline with chordal parametrization

See also

setParametrization(), setBoundaryType()

Definition at line 540 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

QwtSpline::˜QwtSpline () [virtual]

Destructor.

Definition at line 546 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

int QwtSpline::boundaryCondition (BoundaryPosition position) const

Returns

Condition for an endpoint of the spline

Parameters

position At the beginning or the end of the spline

See also

setBoundaryCondition(), boundaryValue(), setBoundaryConditions()

Definition at line 651 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

QwtSpline::BoundaryType QwtSpline::boundaryType () const

Returns

Boundary type

See also

setBoundaryType()

Definition at line 626 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

double QwtSpline::boundaryValue (BoundaryPosition position) const

Returns

Boundary value

Parameters

position At the beginning or the end of the spline

See also

setBoundaryValue(), boundaryCondition()

Definition at line 682 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

uint QwtSpline::locality () const [virtual]

The locality of an spline interpolation identifies how many adjacent polynomials are affected, when changing the position of one point.

A locality of ’n’ means, that changing the coordinates of a point has an effect on ’n’ leading and ’n’ following polynomials. Those polynomials can be calculated from a local subpolygon.

A value of 0 means, that the interpolation is not local and any modification of the polygon requires to recalculate all polynomials ( f.e cubic splines ).

Returns

Order of locality

Reimplemented in QwtSplineBasis, QwtSplineCubic, QwtSplineLocal, and QwtSplinePleasing.

Definition at line 564 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

virtual QPainterPath QwtSpline::painterPath (const QPolygonF & points)const [pure virtual]

Approximates a polygon piecewise with cubic Bezier curves and returns them as QPainterPath.

Parameters

points Control points

Returns

Painter path, that can be rendered by QPainter

See also

polygon(), QwtBezier

Implemented in QwtSplineBasis, QwtSplineC1, QwtSplineC2, QwtSplineCubic, QwtSplineInterpolating, QwtSplineLocal, and QwtSplinePleasing.

const QwtSplineParametrization * QwtSpline::parametrization () const

Returns

parametrization

See also

setParametrization()

Definition at line 605 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

QPolygonF QwtSpline::polygon (const QPolygonF & points, double tolerance)const [virtual]

Interpolate a curve by a polygon. Interpolates a polygon piecewise with Bezier curves interpolating them in a 2nd pass by polygons.

The interpolation is based on "Piecewise Linear Approximation of Bézier Curves" by Roger Willcocks ( http://www.rops.org )

Parameters

points Control points
tolerance Maximum for the accepted error of the approximation

Returns

polygon approximating the interpolating polynomials

See also

bezierControlLines(), QwtBezier

Reimplemented in QwtSplineInterpolating.

Definition at line 496 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

void QwtSpline::setBoundaryCondition (BoundaryPosition position, intcondition)

Define the condition for an endpoint of the spline.

Parameters

position At the beginning or the end of the spline
condition Condition

See also

BoundaryCondition, QwtSplineC2::BoundaryCondition, boundaryCondition()

Definition at line 639 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

void QwtSpline::setBoundaryConditions (int condition, double valueBegin =0.0, double valueEnd = 0.0)

Define the condition at the endpoints of a spline.

Parameters

condition Condition
valueBegin Used for the condition at the beginning of te spline
valueEnd Used for the condition at the end of te spline

See also

BoundaryCondition, QwtSplineC2::BoundaryCondition, testBoundaryCondition(), setBoundaryValue()

Definition at line 700 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

void QwtSpline::setBoundaryType (BoundaryType boundaryType)

Define the boundary type for the endpoints of the approximating spline.

Parameters

boundaryType Boundary type

See also

boundaryType()

Definition at line 617 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

void QwtSpline::setBoundaryValue (BoundaryPosition position, double value)

Define the boundary value. The boundary value is an parameter used in combination with the boundary condition. Its meaning depends on the condition.

Parameters

position At the beginning or the end of the spline
value Value used for the condition at the end point

See also

boundaryValue(), setBoundaryCondition()

Definition at line 670 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

void QwtSpline::setParametrization (int type)

Define the parametrization for a parametric spline approximation The default setting is a chordal parametrization.

Parameters

type Type of parametrization, usually one of QwtSplineParametrization::Type

See also

parametrization()

Definition at line 576 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

void QwtSpline::setParametrization (QwtSplineParametrization *parametrization)

Define the parametrization for a parametric spline approximation The default setting is a chordal parametrization.

Parameters

parametrization Parametrization

See also

parametrization()

Definition at line 592 of file qwt_spline.cpp.

Author

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