Operator Reference
compactness_xld (Operator)
compactness_xld
— Shape factor for the compactness of contours or polygons.
Signature
compactness_xld(XLD : : : Compactness)
Description
The operator compactness_xld
calculates the compactness of each
input contour or polygon in XLD
. The input contour or polygon must
not intersect itself, otherwise the resulting parameter is not meaningful
(Whether the input contour or polygon intersects itself or not can be
determined with test_self_intersection_xld
). If
the input contour or polygon is not closed it will be closed automatically.
Calculation:
If L is the length and F the
enclosed area of the contour or polygon the shape
factor Compactness
is defined as:
The shape factor Compactness
of a circle is 1.
If the contour or polygon encloses an elongated area Compactness
is larger than 1. The operator compactness_xld
responds to the
course of the contour or polygon (roughness).
If more than one contour or polygon is passed, the shape factors are stored
in a tuple in the same order as the respective contours or polygons in
XLD
.
Execution Information
- Multithreading type: reentrant (runs in parallel with non-exclusive operators).
- Multithreading scope: global (may be called from any thread).
- Automatically parallelized on tuple level.
Parameters
XLD
(input_object) xld(-array) →
object
Contours or polygons to be examined.
Compactness
(output_control) real(-array) →
(real)
Compactness of the input contours or polygons.
Assertion:
Compactness >= 1.0 || Compactness == 0
Result
The operator compactness_xld
returns the value 2 (
H_MSG_TRUE)
if the input is not empty.
The behavior in case of empty input (no input contours available) is
set via the operator set_system('no_object_result',<Result>)
.
If necessary an exception is raised.
Possible Predecessors
gen_contours_skeleton_xld
,
edges_sub_pix
,
threshold_sub_pix
,
gen_contour_polygon_xld
,
test_self_intersection_xld
Alternatives
circularity_xld
,
convexity_xld
,
eccentricity_xld
,
rectangularity_xld
See also
area_center_xld
,
select_shape_xld
Module
Foundation