/*=============================================================================
  Copyright (C) 2012 Allied Vision Technologies.  All Rights Reserved.

  Redistribution of this file, in original or modified form, without
  prior written consent of Allied Vision Technologies is prohibited.

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  File:        FeatureContainer.hpp

  Description: Inline wrapper functions for class 
               AVT::VmbAPI::FeatureContainer.

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=============================================================================*/

#ifndef AVT_VMBAPI_FEATURECONTAINER_HPP
#define AVT_VMBAPI_FEATURECONTAINER_HPP

//
// Inline wrapper functions that allocate memory for STL objects in the application's context
// and to pass data across DLL boundaries using arrays
//

// HINT: Once queried this information remains static throughout the object's lifetime
inline VmbErrorType FeatureContainer::GetFeatures( FeaturePtrVector &features )
{
    VmbErrorType    res;
    VmbUint32_t     nSize;

    res = GetFeatures( NULL, nSize );
    if (    VmbErrorSuccess == res )
    {
        if( 0 != nSize)
        {
            try
            {
                FeaturePtrVector tmpFeatures( nSize );
                res = GetFeatures( &tmpFeatures[0], nSize );
                if( VmbErrorSuccess == res)
                {
                    features.swap( tmpFeatures );
                }
            }
            catch(...)
            {
                return VmbErrorResources;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            features.clear();
        }
    }

    return res;
}

#endif