StateVariable Class Reference

#include <StateVariable.hpp>

Public Types
enum class	Identifier {   Volume , BulkVelocity , MagneticField , NumberDensity ,   Metallicity , Temperature , Custom }

Public Member Functions
int	customIndex () const
const string &	description () const
char	format () const
Identifier	identifier () const
const string &	quantity () const

Static Public Member Functions
static StateVariable	bulkVelocity ()
static StateVariable	custom (int customIndex, string description, string quantity, char format='e')
static StateVariable	magneticField ()
static StateVariable	metallicity ()
static StateVariable	numberDensity ()
static StateVariable	temperature ()
static StateVariable	volume ()

Private Member Functions
	StateVariable (Identifier identifier, int customIndex, string description, string quantity, char format)

Private Attributes
int	_customIndex
string	_description
char	_format
Identifier	_identifier
string	_quantity

Detailed Description

StateVariable is a helper class for holding metadata about a medium state variable. For example, the MaterialMix::specificStateVariableInfo() function returns a list of StateVariable instances describing the specific state variables used by the receiving material mix. This allows the MediumSystem class to allocate storage for the appropriate set of state variables, and it allows probing the relevant medium state variables for output.

For each spatial cell in the simulation, the medium state includes a set of common state variables shared by all medium components and a set of specific state variables for each individual medium component. Refer to the MediumState class for a list of state variables that may be present in each of these sets.

Each StateVariable instance includes an identifier specifying one of the supported state variables. Multiple custom variables can be specified by adding an index \(0 \le k < K\) to the base identifier, where \(K\) is the total number of custom variables. The StateVariable instance also includes a human-readable description of the quantity being represented, a unit system quantity definition (string), and a text output format specifier. This information allows custom variables to be output by generic probes or to be handled by portions of the code that cooperate specifically with this type of material mix, such as recipes for adjusting the medium state based on the calculated radiation field.

This class includes explicit support for the known state variables. Use one of the factory functions to construct a StateVariable instance.

Member Enumeration Documentation

Identifier

enum class StateVariable::Identifier

strong

This enumeration lists the identifiers for the supported state variables as indicated in the table in the class header.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

StateVariable()

StateVariable::StateVariable ( Identifier identifier, int customIndex, string description, string quantity, char format )

private

This constructor initializes a state variiable object with the given information for each field. The constructor is private; to construct a StateVariable instance, use one of the factory functions instead.

Member Function Documentation

bulkVelocity()

StateVariable StateVariable::bulkVelocity ( )

static

This function returns a StateVariable instance of type BulkVelocity.

custom()

StateVariable StateVariable::custom ( int customIndex, string description, string quantity, char format = 'e' )

static

This function returns a StateVariable instance of type Custom with the specified index and descriptive information. The latter includes a human-readable description of the quantity being represented, a unit system quantity definition, and a text output format specifier, i.e. 'd' for integer notation (even if the value is stored as a double), 'f' for fixed point notation, 'e' for scientific notation, and 'g' for the most concise 'f' or 'e'. The default format specifier is 'e'.

customIndex()

int StateVariable::customIndex ( ) const

inline

This function returns the custom index for the state variable if it is of type Custom, or zero otherwise.

description()

const string & StateVariable::description ( ) const

inline

This function returns human-readable description for the state variable.

format()

char StateVariable::format ( ) const

inline

This function returns the format specifier for the state variable, i.e. 'd' for integer notation (even if the value is stored as a double), 'f' for fixed point notation, 'e' for scientific notation, and 'g' for the most concise 'f' or 'e'.

identifier()

Identifier StateVariable::identifier ( ) const

inline

This function returns the identifier for the state variable. All custom variables have the same identifier; they can be told apart through the customIndex() function().

magneticField()

StateVariable StateVariable::magneticField ( )

static

This function returns a StateVariable instance of type MagneticField.

metallicity()

StateVariable StateVariable::metallicity ( )

static

This function returns a StateVariable instance of type Metallicity.

numberDensity()

StateVariable StateVariable::numberDensity ( )

static

This function returns a StateVariable instance of type NumberDensity.

quantity()

const string & StateVariable::quantity ( ) const

inline

This function returns the string defining the physical quantity represented by the state variable.

temperature()

StateVariable StateVariable::temperature ( )

static

This function returns a StateVariable instance of type Temperature.

volume()

StateVariable StateVariable::volume ( )

static

This function returns a StateVariable instance of type Volume.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• StateVariable.hpp