converting IplImage into 1D vector in opencv

Question

I want to convert a mXn IplImage into a (m*n) x 1 1D vector..can this be done with any function in opencv..?

any help is greatly appreciated

Answer 1

cvReshape

CvMat* cvReshape(const CvArr* arr, CvMat* header, int newCn, 
int newRows=0) 

Changes shape of matrix/image without copying data.

And the next example converts a 3x3 matrix to a single 1x9 vector:

CvMat* mat = cvCreateMat(3, 3, CV_32F);
CvMat row_header, *row;
row = cvReshape(mat, &row_header, 0, 1);