//# SpectralImageUtil.h: Definitions for casacore::Stokes Image utilities
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#ifndef SYNTHESIS_SPECTRALIMAGEUTIL_H
#define SYNTHESIS_SPECTRALIMAGEUTIL_H

#include <casacore/images/Images/ImageInterface.h>
#include <casacore/images/Images/SubImage.h>

namespace casa { //# NAMESPACE CASA - BEGIN

class SpectralImageUtil {

 public:
  //Returns a pointer to a subimage of the requested plane
  //Note caller is responsible for deleting the subimage object
  // If writeaccess is true ...modification on the subimage will get recorded on the original image if it is writeable
  template <typename T> static casacore::SubImage<T>* getChannel(casacore::ImageInterface<T>& theIm, casacore::Int begchannel=0,  casacore::Int endchannel=-1, casacore::Bool writeAccess=false);
  //Frequency at a given pixel along the spectral axis (value returned is in Hz)
  static casacore::Double worldFreq(const casacore::CoordinateSystem& cs, casacore::Double spectralpix=0.0);

};//end of class

#include <imageanalysis/Utilities/SpectralImageUtil.tcc>
} //# NAMESPACE CASA - END

#endif