GetTotalCells

The GetTotalCells method returns the total number of cells (elements) in the mesh. It is an alias for the Size method.

Interface

INTERFACE
  MODULE FUNCTION SIZE(obj) RESULT(ans)
    CLASS(AbstractMesh_), INTENT(IN) :: obj
    INTEGER(I4B) :: ans
  END FUNCTION size
END INTERFACE

Syntax

numCells = mesh%GetTotalCells()

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Intent	Description
obj	CLASS(AbstractMesh_)	IN	The mesh object

Return Value

Type	Description
INTEGER(I4B)	Total number of cells (elements) in the mesh

Description

GetTotalCells returns the total number of cells (elements) in the mesh. This method is an alias for the Size method and provides a more descriptive name for the operation when thinking in terms of cells rather than elements.

Example Usage

TYPE(Mesh_) :: mesh
INTEGER(I4B) :: numCells

! Initialize mesh...

! Get the total number of cells
numCells = mesh%GetTotalCells()

PRINT *, "The mesh contains", numCells, "cells"