/// <summary>
/// Protected constructor with parameters
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parameters">Element parameters</param>
protected Element(ElementParams parameters)
{
ID = parameters.ID;
Dim = parameters.Dim;
CornerNodeIDs = IntSet.FromArray(parameters.CornerNodes);
NodeIDs = IntSet.FromArray(parameters.Nodes);
PropertyID = parameters.PropertyID;
}
/// <summary>
/// Protected constructor with parameters
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parameters">Element parameters</param>
protected Element(ElementParams parameters)
{
// Initializing
ID = parameters.ID;
Dim = parameters.Dim;
CornerNodeIDs = IntSet.FromArray(parameters.CornerNodes);
NodeIDs = IntSet.FromArray(parameters.Nodes);
PropertyID = parameters.PropertyID;
Coords = parameters.Coords;
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the specific creator of the element using the data contained in the passed parameters
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parameters">Element parameters</param>
/// <returns>A specific instance of the element creator</returns>
public static ElementCreator GetElementCreatorByParams(ElementParams parameters)
{
ElementCreator creator = null;
var type = parameters.TypeName;
// TODO: Hide the implementation of selecting a specific creator, so that the registration of a specific type occurs somewhere in a separate place
if (type == "CQUAD4")
{
creator = new CQUAD4Creator(parameters);
}
else if (type == "CTRIA3")
{
creator = new CTRIA3Creator(parameters);
}
else
{
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("Unknown type of element");
}
// TODO: Insert new type of elements
return(creator);
}
/// <summary>
/// Protected base constructor for implementing abstract parameter passing when creating a specific element class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parameters">Element parameters</param>
protected ElementCreator(ElementParams parameters)
{
}