Operator Reference
convexity_xld (Operator)
convexity_xld
— Shape factor for the convexity of contours or polygons.
Signature
Description
The operator convexity_xld
calculates the convexity for each input
contour or polygon. 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 is the area of the convex hull and
the area enclosed by the original contour or
polygon the shape factor Convexity
is defined
as:
The shape factor Convexity
is 1 if the contour or polygon is convex
(e.g., a rectangle, circle, etc.). If there are indentations
Convexity
is smaller than 1.
If more than one contour or polygon is passed, the numerical results of the
shape factor 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.
Convexity
(output_control) real(-array) →
(real)
Convexity of the input contours or polygons.
Assertion:
Convexity <= 1
Result
The operator convexity_xld
returns the value 2 (
H_MSG_TRUE)
if the input is not empty.
The behavior in case of empty input (no input contour 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
See also
area_center_xld
,
select_shape_xld
,
shape_trans_xld
Module
Foundation