Input/Output (LAS)

I/O Functions for the LAS (Lidar) File Format.

Functions
template<typename Point, typename Vector>
bool	CGAL::IO::read_LAS (std::istream &is, CGAL::Point_set_3< Point, Vector > &point_set)
	reads the content of an input stream in the LAS (Lidar) File Format into a point set.
template<typename Point, typename Vector>
bool	CGAL::IO::read_LAS (const std::string &fname, CGAL::Point_set_3< Point, Vector > &point_set)
	reads the content of an input file in the LAS (Lidar) File Format into a point set.
template<typename Point, typename Vector>
bool	CGAL::IO::write_LAS (std::ostream &os, CGAL::Point_set_3< Point, Vector > &point_set)
	writes the content of a point set into an output stream in the LAS (Lidar) File Format.
template<typename Point, typename Vector>
bool	CGAL::IO::write_LAS (const std::string &fname, CGAL::Point_set_3< Point, Vector > &point_set)
	writes the content of a point set into an output file in the LAS (Lidar) File Format.

Function Documentation

read_LAS() [1/2]

template<typename Point, typename Vector>

bool CGAL::IO::read_LAS	(	const std::string &	fname,
		CGAL::Point_set_3< Point, Vector > &	point_set )

#include <CGAL/Point_set_3/IO/LAS.h>

reads the content of an input file in the LAS (Lidar) File Format into a point set.

Parameters

fname	the path to the input file
point_set	the point set

Note

All LAS properties are read as described in read_LAS_with_properties().

Returns

true if the reading was successful, false otherwise.

read_LAS() [2/2]

template<typename Point, typename Vector>

bool CGAL::IO::read_LAS	(	std::istream &	is,
		CGAL::Point_set_3< Point, Vector > &	point_set )

#include <CGAL/Point_set_3/IO/LAS.h>

reads the content of an input stream in the LAS (Lidar) File Format into a point set.

Attention

To read a binary file, the flag std::ios::binary must be set during the creation of the ifstream.

Parameters

is	the input stream
point_set	the point set

Note

All LAS properties are read as described in read_LAS_with_properties().

Returns

true if the reading was successful, false otherwise.

write_LAS() [1/2]

template<typename Point, typename Vector>

bool CGAL::IO::write_LAS	(	const std::string &	fname,
		CGAL::Point_set_3< Point, Vector > &	point_set )

#include <CGAL/Point_set_3/IO/LAS.h>

writes the content of a point set into an output file in the LAS (Lidar) File Format.

Template Parameters

Point	the point type of the Point_set_3
Vector	the vector type of the Point_set_3

Parameters

fname	the path to the output file
point_set	the point set

Note

All LAS properties are written as described in read_LAS_with_properties().

Returns

true if the writing was successful, false otherwise.

write_LAS() [2/2]

template<typename Point, typename Vector>

bool CGAL::IO::write_LAS	(	std::ostream &	os,
		CGAL::Point_set_3< Point, Vector > &	point_set )

#include <CGAL/Point_set_3/IO/LAS.h>

writes the content of a point set into an output stream in the LAS (Lidar) File Format.

Attention

To write to a binary file, the flag std::ios::binary must be set during the creation of the ofstream.

Template Parameters

Point	the point type of the Point_set_3
Vector	the vector type of the Point_set_3

Parameters

os	the output stream
point_set	the point set

Note

All LAS properties are written as described in read_LAS_with_properties().

Returns

true if the writing was successful, false otherwise.