/// <summary>
/// Add a forage provider component
/// </summary>
/// <param name="paddock"></param>
/// <param name="paddName"></param>
/// <param name="forageName"></param>
/// <param name="hostID"></param>
/// <param name="driverID"></param>
/// <param name="forageObj"></param>
/// <param name="usePlantCohorts"></param>
public void AddProvider(TPaddockInfo paddock, string paddName, string forageName, int hostID, int driverID, Object forageObj, bool usePlantCohorts)
{
TForageProvider forageProvider;
//this is a forage provider
// this provider can host a number of forages/species
forageProvider = new TForageProvider();
forageProvider.PaddockOwnerName = paddName; // owning paddock
forageProvider.ForageHostName = forageName; // host pasture/plant component name
forageProvider.HostID = hostID; // plant/pasture comp
forageProvider.DriverID = driverID; // driving property ID
forageProvider.ForageObj = forageObj; // setting property ID
// keep a ptr to the paddock owned by the model so the forages can be assigned there as they become available
forageProvider.OwningPaddock = paddock;
forageProvider.UseCohorts = usePlantCohorts; // use cohorts array type
FForageProviderList.Add(forageProvider);
}
// Outputs to other models .................................................
/// <summary>
/// Get the mass for the area
/// </summary>
/// <param name="paddID"></param>
/// <param name="provider"></param>
/// <param name="sUnit"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public double returnMassPerArea(int paddID, TForageProvider provider, string sUnit)
{
double Result;
TPaddockInfo ThePadd;
double fMassKGHA;
int Idx;
if (provider != null)
ThePadd = provider.OwningPaddock;
else
ThePadd = FPaddocks.byID(paddID);
fMassKGHA = 0.0;
if (ThePadd != null)
{
for (Idx = 1; Idx <= Count(); Idx++)
if (getPaddInfo(Idx) == ThePadd)
{
fMassKGHA = fMassKGHA + At(Idx).NoAnimals * At(Idx).LiveWeight;
if (At(Idx).Young != null)
fMassKGHA = fMassKGHA + At(Idx).Young.NoAnimals * At(Idx).Young.LiveWeight;
}
fMassKGHA = fMassKGHA / ThePadd.fArea;
}
if (sUnit == "kg/ha")
Result = fMassKGHA;
else if (sUnit == "kg/m^2")
Result = fMassKGHA * 0.0001;
else if (sUnit == "dse/ha")
Result = fMassKGHA * WEIGHT2DSE;
else if (sUnit == "g/m^2")
Result = fMassKGHA * 0.1;
else
throw new Exception("Stock: Unit (" + sUnit + ") not recognised");
return Result;
}