Function GenerateImageFromReference

Modules/Core/include/mitkImageGenerator.h:112–140

     */
    template <typename TPixelType>
    static mitk::Image::Pointer GenerateImageFromReference(mitk::Image::Pointer reference, TPixelType fill_value)
    {
      mitk::Image::Pointer output = mitk::Image::New();
      mitk::PixelType output_type = MakeScalarPixelType<TPixelType>();

      // all metadata (except type) come from reference image
      output->SetGeometry(reference->GetGeometry());
      output->Initialize(output_type, reference->GetDimension(), reference->GetDimensions());

      // get a pointer to the image buffer to write into
      TPixelType *imageBuffer = nullptr;
      try
      {
        mitk::ImageWriteAccessor writeAccess(output);
        imageBuffer = static_cast<TPixelType *>(writeAccess.GetData());
      }
      catch (...)
      {
        MITK_ERROR << "Write access not granted on mitk::Image.";
      }

      // fill the buffer with the specified value
      for (unsigned int i = 0; i < output->GetVolumeData(0)->GetSize(); i++)
      {
        imageBuffer[i] = fill_value;
      }

      return output;
    }

    /**
     * \brief Generates a random image with the defined size and spacing.