Michael Pfeuti

Since, OpenCV’s documentation is more than lacking a few sentences I’ll post some important facts that can easily be missed.

To access the elements of a

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cv::Mat

cv::Mat

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at<T>(int y, int x)

at<T>(int y, int x)

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CV_64F

CV_64F

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mat.at<double>(1,1);

mat.at<double>(1,1);

but you’re not forbidden to call

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mat.at<float>(1,1);

mat.at<float>(1,1);

OpenCV won’t complain that you’re reading the wrong data type. OpenCV also doesn’t perform a type conversion. Hence, you’ll end up with the wrong data.

In summary, make sure you’re reading the correct data type. You might use the

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depth()

depth()