How to convert MatOfPoint to MatOfPoint2f in opencv java api

Question

I'm trying to implement the example code of the following question by using opencv java api. To implement findContours(gray, contours, CV_RETR_LIST, CV_CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE); in java i used this syntax Imgproc.findContours(gray, contours, new Mat(), Imgproc.RETR_LIST, Imgproc.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE);.

So now contours should be List<MatOfPoint> contours = new ArrayList<MatOfPoint>(); rather than vector<vector<cv::Point> > contours;.

Then i need implement this approxPolyDP(Mat(contours[i]), approx, arcLength(Mat(contours[i]), true)*0.02, true);. In java api, Imgproc.approxPolyDP accept argument as approxPolyDP(MatOfPoint2f curve, MatOfPoint2f approxCurve, double epsilon, boolean closed). How i can i convert MatOfPoint to MatOfPoint2f?

Or is there a way to use vectors as same as c++ interface to implement this. Any suggestion or sample code is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

MatOfPoint2f differs from MatOfPoint only in the type of the elements (32-bit float and 32-bit int respectively). The viable option (though with a performance penalty) is to create MatOfPoint2f instance and set its elements (in a loop) to be equal to the elements of of the source MatOfPoint.

There are

 public void fromArray(Point... lp);
 public Point[] toArray();

methods in both of the classes.

So you can do just

 /// Source variable
 MatOfPoint SrcMtx;

 /// New variable
 MatOfPoint2f  NewMtx = new MatOfPoint2f( SrcMtx.toArray() );

Answer 2

I realise this question has already been well answered, but to add an alternative for anyone who finds it in the future -

Imgproc.findContours(gray, contours, new Mat(), Imgproc.RETR_LIST, Imgproc.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE);

for(int i=0;i<contours.size();i++){
    //Convert contours(i) from MatOfPoint to MatOfPoint2f
    contours.get(i).convertTo(mMOP2f1, CvType.CV_32FC2);
    //Processing on mMOP2f1 which is in type MatOfPoint2f
    Imgproc.approxPolyDP(mMOP2f1, mMOP2f2, approxDistance, true); 
    //Convert back to MatOfPoint and put the new values back into the contours list
    mMOP2f2.convertTo(contours.get(i), CvType.CV_32S);
}