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How can I find out the detailed API of messages?

asked 2011-08-16 14:58:59 -0500

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updated 2014-01-28 17:10:13 -0500

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How can I find out the detailed API of messages?

Point, I can only find the definition here http://www.ros.org/doc/api/geometry_m... . However, there are many methods such as push_back and so on which are not mention in ros-wiki or ros-api. I think ros must have been befined some iterators and containers. So where are the document of API or source code?

Any suggestion would be appreciate. Best regards!

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answered 2011-08-16 20:21:27 -0500

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Message generation uses standard C++/Boost data types and containers when creating messages for C++. Variable size arrays are represented by std::vector, fixed size arrays are represented by boost:array. For more information on how to use these, please have a look at your favorite C++ API reference and the boost documentation.

You can find a complete list of data type mappings used in message generation here.

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you provide a very important document. That have been solved my question. Thanks.
gong gravatar image gong  ( 2011-08-17 12:49:16 -0500 )edit
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answered 2011-08-16 20:03:04 -0500

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updated 2011-08-16 20:03:40 -0500

I attempt to use Point.pop(), the compiler give me an error. ERROR: 'class std::vector<geometry_msgs::point_<std::allocator<void>>, std::allocator<geometry_msgs::point_<std::allocator<void>>>' has no member named 'pop'.

In this case, Point as a datatype in container std::vector.

So, there must be some mechanism to encapsulate the datatype in ROS such as visualization_msgs::Marker. Where are they?

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There is no pop() function in vector, only pop_back(). Here is a documentation of the vector class: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vector.
dornhege gravatar image dornhege  ( 2011-08-17 00:00:20 -0500 )edit
That's right. Thanks.
gong gravatar image gong  ( 2011-08-17 12:46:06 -0500 )edit

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