opencv/modules/ocl/doc/data_structures.rst

Data Structures
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.. ocv:class:: oclMat

OpenCV C++ 1-D or 2-D dense array class ::

        class CV_EXPORTS oclMat
        {
        public:
            //! default constructor
            oclMat();
            //! constructs oclMatrix of the specified size and type (_type is CV_8UC1, CV_64FC3, CV_32SC(12) etc.)
            oclMat(int rows, int cols, int type);
            oclMat(Size size, int type);
            //! constucts oclMatrix and fills it with the specified value _s.
            oclMat(int rows, int cols, int type, const Scalar &s);
            oclMat(Size size, int type, const Scalar &s);
            //! copy constructor
            oclMat(const oclMat &m);

            //! constructor for oclMatrix headers pointing to user-allocated data
            oclMat(int rows, int cols, int type, void *data, size_t step = Mat::AUTO_STEP);
            oclMat(Size size, int type, void *data, size_t step = Mat::AUTO_STEP);

            //! creates a matrix header for a part of the bigger matrix
            oclMat(const oclMat &m, const Range &rowRange, const Range &colRange);
            oclMat(const oclMat &m, const Rect &roi);

            //! builds oclMat from Mat. Perfom blocking upload to device.
            explicit oclMat (const Mat &m);

            //! destructor - calls release()
            ~oclMat();

            //! assignment operators
            oclMat &operator = (const oclMat &m);
            //! assignment operator. Perfom blocking upload to device.
            oclMat &operator = (const Mat &m);


            //! pefroms blocking upload data to oclMat.
            void upload(const cv::Mat &m);


            //! downloads data from device to host memory. Blocking calls.
            operator Mat() const;
            void download(cv::Mat &m) const;


            //! returns a new oclMatrix header for the specified row
            oclMat row(int y) const;
            //! returns a new oclMatrix header for the specified column
            oclMat col(int x) const;
            //! ... for the specified row span
            oclMat rowRange(int startrow, int endrow) const;
            oclMat rowRange(const Range &r) const;
            //! ... for the specified column span
            oclMat colRange(int startcol, int endcol) const;
            oclMat colRange(const Range &r) const;

            //! returns deep copy of the oclMatrix, i.e. the data is copied
            oclMat clone() const;
            //! copies the oclMatrix content to "m".
            // It calls m.create(this->size(), this->type()).
            // It supports any data type
            void copyTo( oclMat &m ) const;
            //! copies those oclMatrix elements to "m" that are marked with non-zero mask elements.
            //It supports 8UC1 8UC4 32SC1 32SC4 32FC1 32FC4
            void copyTo( oclMat &m, const oclMat &mask ) const;
            //! converts oclMatrix to another datatype with optional scalng. See cvConvertScale.
            //It supports 8UC1 8UC4 32SC1 32SC4 32FC1 32FC4
            void convertTo( oclMat &m, int rtype, double alpha = 1, double beta = 0 ) const;

            void assignTo( oclMat &m, int type = -1 ) const;

            //! sets every oclMatrix element to s
            //It supports 8UC1 8UC4 32SC1 32SC4 32FC1 32FC4
            oclMat &operator = (const Scalar &s);
            //! sets some of the oclMatrix elements to s, according to the mask
            //It supports 8UC1 8UC4 32SC1 32SC4 32FC1 32FC4
            oclMat &setTo(const Scalar &s, const oclMat &mask = oclMat());
            //! creates alternative oclMatrix header for the same data, with different
            // number of channels and/or different number of rows. see cvReshape.
            oclMat reshape(int cn, int rows = 0) const;

            //! allocates new oclMatrix data unless the oclMatrix already has specified size and type.
            // previous data is unreferenced if needed.
            void create(int rows, int cols, int type);
            void create(Size size, int type);
            //! decreases reference counter;
            // deallocate the data when reference counter reaches 0.
            void release();

            //! swaps with other smart pointer
            void swap(oclMat &mat);

            //! locates oclMatrix header within a parent oclMatrix. See below
            void locateROI( Size &wholeSize, Point &ofs ) const;
            //! moves/resizes the current oclMatrix ROI inside the parent oclMatrix.
            oclMat &adjustROI( int dtop, int dbottom, int dleft, int dright );
            //! extracts a rectangular sub-oclMatrix
            // (this is a generalized form of row, rowRange etc.)
            oclMat operator()( Range rowRange, Range colRange ) const;
            oclMat operator()( const Rect &roi ) const;

            //! returns true if the oclMatrix data is continuous
            // (i.e. when there are no gaps between successive rows).
            // similar to CV_IS_oclMat_CONT(cvoclMat->type)
            bool isContinuous() const;
            //! returns element size in bytes,
            // similar to CV_ELEM_SIZE(cvMat->type)
            size_t elemSize() const;
            //! returns the size of element channel in bytes.
            size_t elemSize1() const;
            //! returns element type, similar to CV_MAT_TYPE(cvMat->type)
            int type() const;
            //! returns element type, i.e. 8UC3 returns 8UC4 because in ocl
            //! 3 channels element actually use 4 channel space
            int ocltype() const;
            //! returns element type, similar to CV_MAT_DEPTH(cvMat->type)
            int depth() const;
            //! returns element type, similar to CV_MAT_CN(cvMat->type)
            int channels() const;
            //! returns element type, return 4 for 3 channels element,
            //!becuase 3 channels element actually use 4 channel space
            int oclchannels() const;
            //! returns step/elemSize1()
            size_t step1() const;
            //! returns oclMatrix size:
            // width == number of columns, height == number of rows
            Size size() const;
            //! returns true if oclMatrix data is NULL
            bool empty() const;

            //! returns pointer to y-th row
            uchar *ptr(int y = 0);
            const uchar *ptr(int y = 0) const;

            //! template version of the above method
            template<typename _Tp> _Tp *ptr(int y = 0);
            template<typename _Tp> const _Tp *ptr(int y = 0) const;

            //! matrix transposition
            oclMat t() const;

            /*! includes several bit-fields:
              - the magic signature
              - continuity flag
              - depth
              - number of channels
              */
            int flags;
            //! the number of rows and columns
            int rows, cols;
            //! a distance between successive rows in bytes; includes the gap if any
            size_t step;
            //! pointer to the data(OCL memory object)
            uchar *data;

            //! pointer to the reference counter;
            // when oclMatrix points to user-allocated data, the pointer is NULL
            int *refcount;

            //! helper fields used in locateROI and adjustROI
            //datastart and dataend are not used in current version
            uchar *datastart;
            uchar *dataend;

            //! OpenCL context associated with the oclMat object.
            Context *clCxt;
            //add offset for handle ROI, calculated in byte
            int offset;
            //add wholerows and wholecols for the whole matrix, datastart and dataend are no longer used
            int wholerows;
            int wholecols;
        };

Basically speaking, the oclMat is the mirror of Mat with the extension of ocl feature, the members have the same meaning and useage of Mat except following:

datastart and dataend are replaced with wholerows and wholecols

add clCxt for oclMat

Only basic flags are supported in oclMat(i.e. depth number of channels)

All the 3-channel matrix(i.e. RGB image) are represented by 4-channel matrix in oclMat. It means 3-channel image have 4-channel space with the last channel unused. We provide a transparent interface to handle the difference between OpenCV Mat and oclMat.

For example: If a oclMat has 3 channels, channels() returns 3 and oclchannels() returns 4