def getAnnIds(self, imgIds=[], catIds=[], areaRng=[], iscrowd=None):
        """
        Get ann ids that satisfy given filter conditions. default skips that filter
        :param imgIds  (int array)     : get anns for given imgs
               catIds  (int array)     : get anns for given cats
               areaRng (float array)   : get anns for given area range (e.g. [0 inf])
               iscrowd (boolean)       : get anns for given crowd label (False or True)
        :return: ids (int array)       : integer array of ann ids
        """
        imgIds = imgIds if _isArrayLike(imgIds) else [imgIds]
        catIds = catIds if _isArrayLike(catIds) else [catIds]

        if len(imgIds) == len(catIds) == len(areaRng) == 0:
            anns = self.dataset['annotations']
        else:
            if not len(imgIds) == 0:
                lists = [self.imgToAnns[imgId] for imgId in imgIds if imgId in self.imgToAnns]
                anns = list(itertools.chain.from_iterable(lists))
            else:
                anns = self.dataset['annotations']
            anns = anns if len(catIds)  == 0 else [ann for ann in anns if ann['category_id'] in catIds]
            anns = anns if len(areaRng) == 0 else [ann for ann in anns if ann['area'] > areaRng[0] and ann['area'] < areaRng[1]]
        if not iscrowd == None:
            ids = [ann['id'] for ann in anns if ann['iscrowd'] == iscrowd]
        else:
            ids = [ann['id'] for ann in anns]
        return ids