CompareMaterial Struct Reference

Materials can be described as a derivation of existing "parent" materials in order to alter few of their features, such as density. CompareMaterial compare materials taking into account their possible "affiliation". More...

#include <G4DNAMolecularMaterial.hh>

Public Member Functions
bool	operator() (const G4Material *mat1, const G4Material *mat2) const

Detailed Description

Materials can be described as a derivation of existing "parent" materials in order to alter few of their features, such as density. CompareMaterial compare materials taking into account their possible "affiliation".

Definition at line 63 of file G4DNAMolecularMaterial.hh.

Member Function Documentation

operator()()

bool CompareMaterial::operator()	(	const G4Material *	mat1,
		const G4Material *	mat2
	)		const

Definition at line 51 of file G4DNAMolecularMaterial.cc.

{
  if (mat1 == nullptr && mat2 == nullptr) return false; //(mat1 == mat2)
  if (mat1 == nullptr) return true; // mat1 < mat2
  if (mat2 == nullptr) return false; //mat2 < mat1
 
  const G4Material* baseMat1 = mat1->GetBaseMaterial();
  const G4Material* baseMat2 = mat2->GetBaseMaterial();
 
  if (((baseMat1 != nullptr) || (baseMat2 != nullptr)) == false){
    // None of the materials derives from a base material
    return mat1 < mat2;
  }
  else if ((baseMat1 != nullptr) && (baseMat2 != nullptr)){
    // Both materials derive from a base material
    return baseMat1 < baseMat2;
  }
 
  else if ((baseMat1 != nullptr) && (baseMat2 == nullptr)){
    // Only the material 1 derives from a base material
    return baseMat1 < mat2;
  }
  // only case baseMat1==nullptr && baseMat2 remains
  return mat1 < baseMat2;
}

References G4Material::GetBaseMaterial().

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following files:

• source/processes/electromagnetic/dna/utils/include/G4DNAMolecularMaterial.hh
• source/processes/electromagnetic/dna/utils/src/G4DNAMolecularMaterial.cc