PointCloudLibrary/pcl

Use strongly typed 'enum' instead of 'int' for properties in PCLVisualizer code

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#1,692 opened on Aug 24, 2016

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Description

Right now functions like setPointCloudRenderingProperties use an int to represent the property to be modified. This means that there is no way of knowing which properties are accepted by the function. A solution is to use strongly typed enum instead of int for properties. The issue was brought up in #1668.

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Identify functions in PCLVisualizer that use int for property parameters and replace them with a strongly typed enum. Look at the issue #1668 for related discussion and potential design choices.
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cpp
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apicomputer graphics
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