SpatialDomains.hpp

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//  Description: Spatial domains definitions and enumerations.
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#ifndef NEKTAR_SPATIALDOMAINS_SPATIALDOMAINS_H
#define NEKTAR_SPATIALDOMAINS_SPATIALDOMAINS_H

namespace Nektar
{
    namespace SpatialDomains
    {
        /**
         * @brief Indicates the type of element geometry.
         *
         * This property of the element geometry is used to indicate the
         * necessary storage for the element's geometric information and its
         * corresponding computational complexity. In many cases significant
         * savings in both cases can be made based on this information, in
         * comparison to the most generic case.
         */
        enum GeomType
        {
            eNoGeomType,    ///< No type defined.
            eRegular,       ///< Geometry is straight-sided with constant
                            ///  geometric factors.
            eDeformed,      ///< Geometry is curved or has non-constant factors.
            eMovingRegular, ///< Currently unused.
        };

        /**
         * @brief Indicates if the geometric information for an element has
         *        been populated.
         */
        enum GeomState
        {
            eNotFilled,     ///< Geometric information has not been generated.
            ePtsFilled      ///< Geometric information has been generated.
        };

        
    }; // end of namespace
}; // end of namespace

#endif //NEKTAR_SPATIALDOMAINS_SPATIALDOMAINS_H