Detailed Description

Note: the Aster can be constrained by confining the Solid around which it is built.

Inheritance diagram for AsterProp:

Public Member Functions
	AsterProp (const std::string &n)
	constructor

	~AsterProp ()
	destructor

std::string	kind () const
	identifies the property

void	clear ()
	set default values

void	read (Glossary &)
	set from a Glossary

void	complete (SimulProp const , PropertyList )
	check and derive parameters

Property *	clone () const
	return a carbon copy of object

void	write_data (std::ostream &) const
	write all values

Public Member Functions inherited from Property
	Property (const std::string &n, const int index=-1)
	constructor must provide a name

virtual	~Property ()
	destructor

std::string	name () const
	return identifier for instantiation

void	name (const std::string &n)
	change name

bool	is_named (const std::string &n)
	true if 'name' matches

int	index () const
	index, unique among all Property of similar kind()

void	index (int x)
	set index in the array of Properties

bool	modified () const
	true if at least one value is different than its default setting

void	readString (std::string &, char stamp)
	set from a string, return number of values assigned More...

void	readFile (const char file[])
	set from a string, return number of values assigned

void	write_diff (std::ostream &, const Property *ref) const
	write only values that differ from the ones specified in ref

void	write_diff (std::ostream &, bool prune) const
	if ( prune == true ), write values that differ from the default values

void	write (std::ostream &, bool prune=false) const
	write header + data More...

Public Attributes
std::string	solid
	name of Solid located at the center of the Aster to which each Fiber is attached

std::string	fibers
	name of Fiber that make up the Aster

real	stiffness [2]
	stiffness of links between the Solid and the Fiber More...

FiberEnd	focus
	designates which end of the fiber is towards the center

real	nucleation_rate
	rate at which a new fiber is created at an unoccupied site

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Property
template<typename C >
static void	write_param (std::ostream &os, std::string const &name, C const &c)
	formatted output of one parameter

template<typename C >
static void	write_param (std::ostream &os, std::string const &name, C const *c, int cnt)
	formatted output of one parameter

template<typename C , typename D >
static void	write_param (std::ostream &os, std::string const &name, C const &c, D const &d)
	formatted output of one parameter

template<typename C , typename D , typename E >
static void	write_param (std::ostream &os, std::string const &name, C const &c, D const &d, E const &e)
	formatted output of one parameter

template<typename C , typename D , typename E , typename F >
static void	write_param (std::ostream &os, std::string const &name, C const &c, D const &d, E const &e, F const &f)
	formatted output of one parameter

Public Member Functions