Detailed Description

This is the base class for any type to be stored in Values.

Note: As of GTSAM 4.0, Value types should no longer derive from Value or DerivedValue. Use type traits instead. See https://bitbucket.org/gtborg/gtsam/wiki/Migrating%20from%20GTSAM%203.X%20to%20GTSAM%204.0#markdown-header-custom-value-types for current usage and migration details.

Inheritance diagram for gtsam::Value:

Public Member Functions
virtual Value *	clone_ () const =0
	Clone this value in a special memory pool, must be deleted with Value::deallocate_, not with the 'delete' operator. More...

virtual void	deallocate_ () const =0
	Deallocate a raw pointer of this value. More...

virtual boost::shared_ptr< Value >	clone () const =0
	Clone this value (normal clone on the heap, delete with 'delete' operator) More...

virtual bool	equals_ (const Value &other, double tol=1e-9) const =0
	Compare this Value with another for equality. More...

virtual void	print (const std::string &str="") const =0
	Print this value, for debugging and unit tests. More...

virtual size_t	dim () const =0
	Return the dimensionality of the tangent space of this value. More...

virtual Value *	retract_ (const Vector &delta) const =0
	Increment the value, by mapping from the vector delta in the tangent space of the current value back to the manifold to produce a new, incremented value. More...

virtual Vector	localCoordinates_ (const Value &value) const =0
	Compute the coordinates in the tangent space of this value that retract() would map to `value`. More...

virtual Value &	operator= (const Value &)
	Assignment operator. More...

template<typename ValueType >
const ValueType &	cast () const
	Cast to known ValueType.

virtual	~Value ()
	Virutal destructor.

Friends
class	boost::serialization::access
	Empty serialization function. More...

Member Function Documentation

◆ clone()

virtual boost::shared_ptr< Value > gtsam::Value::clone ( ) const

pure virtual

Clone this value (normal clone on the heap, delete with 'delete' operator)

Implemented in gtsam::GenericValue< T >.

◆ clone_()

virtual Value * gtsam::Value::clone_ ( ) const

pure virtual

Clone this value in a special memory pool, must be deleted with Value::deallocate_, not with the 'delete' operator.

Implemented in gtsam::GenericValue< T >.

◆ deallocate_()

virtual void gtsam::Value::deallocate_ ( ) const

pure virtual

Deallocate a raw pointer of this value.

Implemented in gtsam::GenericValue< T >.

◆ dim()

virtual size_t gtsam::Value::dim ( ) const

pure virtual

Return the dimensionality of the tangent space of this value.

This is the dimensionality of delta passed into retract() and of the vector returned by localCoordinates().

Returns: The dimensionality of the tangent space

Implemented in gtsam::GenericValue< T >.

◆ equals_()

virtual bool gtsam::Value::equals_	(	const Value &	other,
		double	tol = `1e-9`
	)		const

pure virtual

Compare this Value with another for equality.

Implemented in gtsam::GenericValue< T >.

◆ localCoordinates_()

virtual Vector gtsam::Value::localCoordinates_ ( const Value & value ) const

pure virtual

Compute the coordinates in the tangent space of this value that retract() would map to value.

Parameters

value The value whose coordinates should be determined in the tangent space of the value on which this function is called.

Returns: The coordinates of value in the tangent space of this.

Implemented in gtsam::GenericValue< T >.

◆ operator=()

virtual Value & gtsam::Value::operator= ( const Value & )

inlinevirtual

Assignment operator.

Reimplemented in gtsam::GenericValue< T >.

◆ print()

virtual void gtsam::Value::print ( const std::string & str = "" ) const

pure virtual

Print this value, for debugging and unit tests.

Implemented in gtsam::GenericValue< T >.

◆ retract_()

virtual Value * gtsam::Value::retract_ ( const Vector & delta ) const

pure virtual

Increment the value, by mapping from the vector delta in the tangent space of the current value back to the manifold to produce a new, incremented value.

Parameters

delta The delta vector in the tangent space of this value, by which to increment this value.

Implemented in gtsam::GenericValue< T >.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

◆ boost::serialization::access

friend class boost::serialization::access

friend

Empty serialization function.

There are two important things that users need to do to serialize derived objects in Values successfully: (Those derived objects are stored in Values as pointer to this abstract base class Value)

1. All DERIVED classes derived from Value must put the following line in their serialization function:
  \code
     ar & boost::serialization::make_nvp("DERIVED", boost::serialization::base_object<Value>(*this));
 \endcode
  or, alternatively
  \code
     ar & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_BASE_OBJECT_NVP(Value);
 \endcode
  See: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/serialization/doc/serialization.html#runtimecasting

2. The source module that includes archive class headers to serialize objects of derived classes
 (boost/archive/text_oarchive.h, for example) must *export* all derived classes, using either
 BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT or BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT_GUID macros:
      \code
     BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT(DERIVED_CLASS_1)
     BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT_GUID(DERIVED_CLASS_2, "DERIVED_CLASS_2_ID_STRING")
      \endcode
  See:   http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/serialization/doc/serialization.html#derivedpointers
        http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/serialization/doc/serialization.html#export
        http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/serialization/doc/serialization.html#instantiation\
        http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/serialization/doc/special.html#export
        http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/serialization/doc/traits.html#export
  The last two links explain why these export lines have to be in the same source module that includes
  any of the archive class headers.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

/Users/dellaert/git/github/gtsam/base/Value.h
/Users/dellaert/git/github/gtsam/base/GenericValue.h

Detailed Description

Public Member Functions

Friends

Member Function Documentation

◆ clone()

◆ clone_()

◆ deallocate_()

◆ dim()

◆ equals_()

◆ localCoordinates_()

◆ operator=()

◆ print()

◆ retract_()

Friends And Related Function Documentation

◆ boost::serialization::access