What is the meaning of following code line in opencv?

Question

What does this code line means and how can I convert this code into javacv?

gray = Scalar::all(255);

This is whole code which related to this

Answer 1

As I mentioned in my comment, it is used to set the gray image to white.

What is its benefit? It can be said only if we know what is this code for or see the full code.

Regarding Java, OpenCV has now some android samples, in which you can find Java codes.

You can check them. I saw a similar function there : mWhilte = Scalar.all(255);

Also check the JavaCV samples : http://code.google.com/p/javacv/wiki/OpenCV2_Cookbook_Examples_Chapter_2

Answer 2

The highlighted code line sets gray to 255. It is one of the methods avaliable in OpenCV to set a matrix to a value.

Other ways to do it are:

gray.setTo(255); // prior to 2.3.1 it was a buggy on multichannel images
gray = 255; // prior to 2.3.1 it was a buggy on multichannel images

gray.setTo(Scalar::all(255)); // it works regardless the OpenCV version.

But I think the question is why this source line after findfContours...

According to the docs, findContours modifies the image it is working on (it extracts a contour, deteles it, then proceed to the next one, until there are no more contours). The result is a garbage image (probably black).

So, the set-to-255 line clears it up for some other use.

The Mat::setTo() method should also be available in JavaCV, so you should not have problems converting it to Java