AbstractElement.hpp

/*

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*/

#ifndef ABSTRACTELEMENT_HPP_
#define ABSTRACTELEMENT_HPP_

#include <vector>

#include "UblasVectorInclude.hpp"
#include "Node.hpp"

/*
 * When creating an element within a mesh one needs to specify its global index.
 * If the element is not used within a mesh the following constant is used instead.
 */
const unsigned INDEX_IS_NOT_USED=0;

template <unsigned ELEMENT_DIM, unsigned SPACE_DIM>
class AbstractElement
{
protected:

    std::vector<Node<SPACE_DIM>*> mNodes;

    unsigned mIndex;

    double mRegion;

    bool mIsDeleted;

    bool mOwnership;

    bool mFlag;

public:

    AbstractElement(unsigned index, const std::vector<Node<SPACE_DIM>*>& rNodes);

    AbstractElement(unsigned index=INDEX_IS_NOT_USED);

    virtual ~AbstractElement()
    {}

    virtual void UpdateNode(const unsigned& rIndex, Node<SPACE_DIM>* pNode)=0;

    void ReplaceNode(Node<SPACE_DIM>* pOldNode, Node<SPACE_DIM>* pNewNode);

    virtual void MarkAsDeleted()=0;

    virtual void RegisterWithNodes()=0;

    double GetNodeLocation(unsigned localIndex, unsigned dimension) const;

    c_vector<double, SPACE_DIM> GetNodeLocation(unsigned localIndex) const;

    unsigned GetNodeGlobalIndex(unsigned localIndex) const;

    Node<SPACE_DIM>* GetNode(unsigned localIndex) const;

    unsigned GetNumNodes() const;

    void AddNode(Node<SPACE_DIM>* pNode);

    bool IsDeleted() const;

    unsigned GetIndex() const;

    void SetIndex(unsigned index);

    bool GetOwnership() const;

    void SetOwnership(bool ownership);

    void Flag();

    void Unflag();

    bool IsFlagged() const;

    void SetRegion(double region);

    double GetRegion();
};

#endif /*ABSTRACTELEMENT_HPP_*/