CGAL 5.5.3 - CGAL and Boost Property Maps
Point_set_processing_3/read_write_xyz_point_set_example.cpp
#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel.h>
#include <CGAL/property_map.h>
#include <CGAL/IO/read_xyz_points.h>
#include <CGAL/IO/write_xyz_points.h>
#include <utility> // defines std::pair
#include <vector>
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
// types
typedef Kernel::Point_3 Point;
typedef Kernel::Vector_3 Vector;
// Point with normal vector stored as a std::pair.
typedef std::pair<Point, Vector> Pwn;
int main(int argc, char*argv[])
{
const std::string fname = (argc>1) ? argv[1] : CGAL::data_file_path("points_3/oni.pwn");
// Reads a .xyz point set file in points[].
// Note: read_points() requires an output iterator
// over points and as well as property maps to access each
// point position and normal.
std::vector<Pwn> points;
if(!CGAL::IO::read_XYZ(fname,
std::back_inserter(points),
CGAL::parameters::point_map(CGAL::First_of_pair_property_map<Pwn>())
{
std::cerr << "Error: cannot read file " << fname << std::endl;
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
// Saves point set.
// Note: write_XYZ() requires property maps to access each
// point position and normal.
if(!CGAL::IO::write_XYZ("oni_copy.xyz", points,
CGAL::parameters::point_map(CGAL::First_of_pair_property_map<Pwn>())
.stream_precision(17)))
return EXIT_FAILURE;
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}