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cvFloodFill

Module:	OpenCV

Fills a connected component with the given color.

	Name	Type	Description
	ioSrc	Image	Input image.
	inMask	Image *	Operation mask that should be a single-channel 8-bit image, 2 pixels wider and 2 pixels taller. The function uses and updates the mask, so you take responsibility of initializing the mask content. Flood-filling cannot go across non-zero pixels in the mask. For example, an edge detector output can be used as a mask to stop filling at edges. It is possible to use the same mask in multiple calls to the function to make sure the filled area does not overlap.
	inSeed	Location	Starting point.
	inNewVal	Pixel	New value of the repainted domain pixels.
	inLoDiff	Pixel	Maximal lower brightness/color difference between the currently observed pixel and one of its neighbors belonging to the component, or a seed pixel being added to the component.
	inUpDiff	Pixel	Maximal upper brightness/color difference between the currently observed pixel and one of its neighbors belonging to the component, or a seed pixel being added to the component.
	inConnectivity	RegionConnectivity	Connectivity determines which neighbors of a pixel are considered.
	inFloodFillFixedRange	Bool	If set, the difference between the current pixel and seed pixel is considered. Otherwise, the difference between neighbor pixels is considered.
	outRect	Region
	outMask	Image	Output operation mask.

Errors

This filter can throw an exception to report error. Read how to deal with errors in Error Handling.

List of possible exceptions:

Error type	Description
DomainError	Input image must be 1- or 3-channel, UINT8 or REAL image in cvFloodFill.
DomainError	Mask size must be larger by 2px in width and height than inSrc in cvFloodFill.

Complexity Level

This filter is available on Basic Complexity Level.