MLKitObjectDetectionCommon Framework Reference

MLKObjectDetector

@interface MLKObjectDetector : NSObject

An object detector and tracker that detects objects in an image and supports tracking them.

• +objectDetectorWithOptions:

  Returns an object detector with the given options.

  Declaration

  Objective-C

  + (nonnull instancetype)objectDetectorWithOptions:
      (nonnull MLKCommonObjectDetectorOptions *)options;

  Parameters

  options

  Options for configuring the object detector. It should be an instance of one of CommonObjectDetectorOptions‘s subclasses.

  Return Value

  An object detector configured with the given options.

• -init

  Unavailable. Use the class methods.

  Declaration

  Objective-C

  - (nonnull instancetype)init;

• -processImage:completion:

  Processes the given image for object detection and tracking.

  Declaration

  Objective-C

  - (void)processImage:(nonnull id<MLKCompatibleImage>)image
            completion:(nonnull MLKObjectDetectionCallback)completion;

  Parameters

  image	The image to process.
  completion	Handler to call back on the main thread with objects detected or error.

• -resultsInImage:error:

  Returns object results in the given image or nil if there was an error. The object detection is performed synchronously on the calling thread.

  It is advised to call this method off the main thread to avoid blocking the UI. As a result, an NSException is raised if this method is called on the main thread.

  Declaration

  Objective-C

  - (nullable NSArray<MLKObject *> *)
      resultsInImage:(nonnull id<MLKCompatibleImage>)image
               error:(NSError *_Nullable *_Nullable)error;

  Parameters

  image	The image to get results in.
  error	An optional error parameter populated when there is an error getting results.

  Return Value

  Array of object results in the given image or nil if there was an error.