Package org.anchoranalysis.image.voxel.datatype

Class FindCommonVoxelType

Object

org.anchoranalysis.image.voxel.datatype.FindCommonVoxelType

public class FindCommonVoxelType
extends Object

Finds a common voxel-data type to represent two types.

This usually either the class themselves or a type that is minimally larger, and can represent both types without loss of precision.

An exception is the float-type that takes precedence over all others, and this may lead to loss of precision.

Author:

Owen Feehan

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Optional<VoxelDataType>	commonType(Stream<VoxelDataType> stream)	Finds a common type to represent (ideally without loss of precision} of a stream of types.
static VoxelDataType	commonType(VoxelDataType first, VoxelDataType second)	Finds a common type to represent (ideally without loss of precision} both first and second.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

commonType

public static Optional<VoxelDataType> commonType(Stream<VoxelDataType> stream)

Finds a common type to represent (ideally without loss of precision} of a stream of types.

Parameters:

stream - a stream of types to find a common representation for.

Returns:

a type that can represent all types (think of it as a minimal superset of all types), or Optional.empty() if the stream has no elements.

commonType

public static VoxelDataType commonType(VoxelDataType first, VoxelDataType second)

Finds a common type to represent (ideally without loss of precision} both first and second.

Parameters:

first - the first-type that must be represented in the common type

second - the second-type that must be represented in the common type

Returns:

a type that can represent both (think of it as a minimal superset of both types).