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#ifndef itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer_h
#define itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer_h

#include "itkConvertPixelBuffer.h"
#include "itkVariableLengthVector.h"

namespace itk
{
/**
 * \class ConvertPixelBuffer
 *  \brief Class to convert blocks of data from one type to another.
 *
 * Derived from ConvertPixelBuffer has a static method Convert().  It is used
 * to work with pixel type as VariableLengthVector type.
 * \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
 */
template <typename InputPixelType, typename T, typename OutputConvertTraits>
class ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ConvertPixelBuffer<InputPixelType, VariableLengthVector<T>, OutputConvertTraits>
{
public:
  /** Determine the output data type. */
  using OutputComponentType = typename OutputConvertTraits::ComponentType;

  /** General method converts from one type to another. */
  static void Convert(InputPixelType* inputData,
                      int inputNumberOfComponents,
                      VariableLengthVector<T>* outputData ,
                      size_t size);

private:
  ConvertPixelBuffer() = delete;
  ~ConvertPixelBuffer() = delete;
};
} //namespace ITK

#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
#include "itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.hxx"
#endif

#endif // itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer_h
