RDFSection.h

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// $Id: RDFSection.h,v 1.16 2005/12/23 17:02:01 amoll Exp $
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#ifndef BALL_STRUCTURE_RDFSECTION_H
#define BALL_STRUCTURE_RDFSECTION_H

#ifndef BALL_STRUCTURE_RADIALDISTRIBUTIONFUNCTION_H
# include <BALL/STRUCTURE/radialDistributionFunction.h>
#endif

#ifndef BALL_FORMAT_PARAMETERSECTION_H
# include <BALL/FORMAT/parameterSection.h>
#endif

namespace BALL
{
  class BALL_EXPORT RDFSection
    : public ParameterSection
  {
    public:

    BALL_CREATE(RDFSection)

    

    enum Type
    {
      UNKNOWN_TYPE = 0,
      PIECEWISE_POLYNOMIAL = 1
    };



    RDFSection() ;

    RDFSection(const RDFSection& rdf_section) ;

    virtual ~RDFSection() ;



    const RDFSection& operator = (const RDFSection& rdf_section) ;

    virtual void clear() ;



    virtual bool extractSection(Parameters& parameters, const String& section_name) 
      ;
    


    const RadialDistributionFunction& getRDF() const ;



    bool operator == (const RDFSection& section) const ;


    protected:

    /*_ The RDF that is to be read from a section */
    RadialDistributionFunction rdf_;
  
  };
   
} // namespace BALL


#endif //  BALL_STRUCTURE_RDFSECTION_H

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