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#ifndef itkBresenhamLine_h
#define itkBresenhamLine_h

#include "itkVector.h"
#include "itkIndex.h"
#include <vector>

namespace itk
{
/* a simple class that will return an array of indexes that are
* offsets along the line. The line will be described by a vector and a
* length */

template< unsigned int VDimension >
class ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPORT BresenhamLine
{
public:
  typedef BresenhamLine Self;
  // This defines the line direction
  typedef Vector< float, VDimension > LType;
  typedef Offset< VDimension >        OffsetType;
  typedef Index< VDimension >         IndexType;
  typedef std::vector< OffsetType >   OffsetArray;
  typedef std::vector< IndexType >    IndexArray;

  // constructurs
  BresenhamLine(){}
  ~BresenhamLine(){}

  /** Build a line in a specified Direction. */
  OffsetArray BuildLine(LType Direction, unsigned int length);

  /** Build a line between two pixels. */
  IndexArray BuildLine(IndexType p0, IndexType p1);
};
}

#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
#include "itkBresenhamLine.hxx"
#endif

#endif