source: branches/pixelmap-refactor-branch/src/Detection/mergeIntoList.cc @ 1441

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
// mergeIntoList.cc: Add a Detection to a list, merging with existing
//                   members if necessary.
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright (C) 2006, Matthew Whiting, ATNF
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#include <vector>
#include <duchamp/Cubes/cubes.hh>
#include <duchamp/Utils/utils.hh>

namespace duchamp
{

  void mergeIntoList(Detection &object, std::vector <Detection> &objList, 
                     Param &par)
  {
    /// @details
    /// A function to add a detection to a list of detections, checking
    /// first to see if it can be combined with existing members of the
    /// list.
    /// 
    /// The areClose testing and combining is now done with the
    /// parameters as given by the Param set, not just assuming adjacency
    /// (as previously done).
    /// 
    /// \param object The Detection to be merged into the list.
    /// \param objList The vector list of Detections.
    /// \param par The Param set, used for testing if merging needs to be done.

    bool haveMerged = false;

    std::vector<Detection>::iterator iter;
    for(unsigned int ctr=0; (!(haveMerged) && (ctr<objList.size())); ctr++){
    
      if(areClose(object, objList[ctr], par)){
        Detection newobj = objList[ctr] + object;
        iter = objList.begin() + ctr;
        objList.erase( iter );
        objList.push_back( newobj );
        haveMerged = true;
      }
    
    }
  
    if(!haveMerged) objList.push_back(object);

  }

}