GetTotalTopology

The GetTotalTopology method returns the total number of different element topology types present in the mesh. This indicates how many different element shapes are used in the mesh construction.

Interface

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

Syntax

numTopologies = mesh%GetTotalTopology()

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type	Description
INTEGER(I4B)	Total number of different element topology types in the mesh

Description

GetTotalTopology returns the total number of different element topology types present in the mesh. A mixed mesh may contain several types of elements (e.g., tetrahedra and hexahedra), while a uniform mesh may contain only one element type.

This information is useful for mesh statistics and for algorithms that need to handle different element types.

Example Usage

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

! Initialize mesh...

! Get the number of different element types
numTopologies = mesh%GetTotalTopology()

IF (numTopologies == 1) THEN
  PRINT *, "Mesh has uniform element topology"
ELSE
  PRINT *, "Mesh contains", numTopologies, "different element types"
END IF