#include <vtkGenericDataObjectReader.h>
#include <vtkStructuredGrid.h>
#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
#include <vtkPolyData.h>
#include <string>
int main ( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
// Ensure a filename was specified
if(argc != 2)
{
std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " InputFilename" << endl;
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
// Get the filename from the command line
std::string inputFilename = argv[1];
// Get all data from the file
vtkSmartPointer<vtkGenericDataObjectReader> reader =
vtkSmartPointer<vtkGenericDataObjectReader>::New();
reader->SetFileName(inputFilename.c_str());
reader->Update();
// All of the standard data types can be checked and obtained like this:
if(reader->IsFilePolyData())
{
std::cout << "output is a polydata" << std::endl;
vtkPolyData* output = reader->GetPolyDataOutput();
std::cout << "output has " << output->GetNumberOfPoints() << " points." << std::endl;
}
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}