Can I perform nested operations with the Mat object?

Mat

asked 2012-09-12 17:26:16 -0600

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I am really new to OpenCV and I started out using the C structures. I had to release the images when I was done with them and I could not nest the operations I performed on the image. Now I am using Cv::Mat and I was wondering if I could do the following code with not memory problems:

Mat image;
transpose(imread( argv[1], 0 ),image);

Will this work without leaving any images stuck in the memory. I am also pretty new to C++ coming from a Java background so I appreciate any answers. Thank you!

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answered 2012-09-13 05:09:27 -0600

Michael Burdinov
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Well, yes you can do that and normaly it should not leak any memory, but it is not a very good practice. Mat is a smart pointer and as such should release its memory. But smart pointers may leak memory when initialized in function call. It is hard to create situation in which the memory is leaked, but it is possible. So it is better to spend extra line to read image and only after that to call transpose.

If you want to know more about how and why this may happen read 'Item 17' of 'Effective C++' 3rd edition: "Store newed objects in smart pointers in standalone statements".