GetElemType

The GetElemType method retrieves the type (name) of a specific element in the mesh. Element types define the geometric and interpolation properties of mesh elements.

Interface

INTERFACE
  MODULE FUNCTION GetElemType(obj, globalElement, islocal) RESULT(ans)
    CLASS(AbstractMesh_), INTENT(IN) :: obj
    INTEGER(I4B), INTENT(IN) :: globalElement
    LOGICAL(LGT), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: islocal
    INTEGER(I4B) :: ans
  END FUNCTION GetElemType
END INTERFACE

Syntax

elemType = mesh%GetElemType(globalElement, [islocal])

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Intent	Description
obj	CLASS(AbstractMesh_)	IN	The mesh object
globalElement	INTEGER(I4B)	IN	Global or local element number
islocal	LOGICAL(LGT)	IN (optional)	If true, globalElement is treated as a local element number

Return Value

Type	Description
INTEGER(I4B)	Element type identifier

Description

GetElemType returns the type of a specified element in the mesh. The element type is an integer identifier that corresponds to a specific geometric and interpolation element type (such as hexahedron, tetrahedron, etc.).

Example Usage

TYPE(Mesh_) :: mesh
INTEGER(I4B) :: elemNum, elemType

! Initialize mesh, elemNum...

! Get the element type
elemType = mesh%GetElemType(elemNum)

! Process based on element type
SELECT CASE (elemType)
CASE (HEXAHEDRON)
  PRINT *, "Element is a hexahedron"
CASE (TETRAHEDRON)
  PRINT *, "Element is a tetrahedron"
  ! Other cases...
END SELECT

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