HRSTreeSearch.h

//========================================================================
// HRSTreeSearch.h
//========================================================================
// Handwritten recognition system that uses linear search.

#ifndef HRS_TREE_H
#define HRS_TREE_H

#include "IHandwritingRecSys.h"
#include "Tree.h"

// Here we use forward declaration instead of #include. Forward
// declaration is a declaration of an identifier (type, variable, or
// class) before giving a complete definition.
//
// We should use forward declaration whenever possible. Using forward
// declaration is almost always better than using #include because
// #include may have some side effects such as:
// - including other headers you don't need
// - polluting the namespcae
// - longer compilation time

class Image;

template < typename T >
class Vector;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// HRSTreeSearch
//------------------------------------------------------------------------

class HRSTreeSearch : public IHandwritingRecSys
{
public:
  HRSTreeSearch( unsigned int K = 1000 );

  void  train   ( const Vector<Image>& vec );
  Image classify( const Image& img       );

private:
  unsigned int m_k;
  Tree<Image> m_tree;
  Vector<Image> m_vec;

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  // Declare private data members and member functions. Note that
  // according to our naming convention, data member's name should starts
  // with a `m_` prefix.
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};

#endif