I.3.7 Other methods
One gives here a list of methods that do not fit in any category listed above:
- Method “initialize” initializes or clears a Group object.
- Method “clone’ returns a Copy of the Group object to which it is applied.
- Attribute “Name” returns a String containing the name of the Group.
- Attribute “Name=” has one String argument and sets the name of the Group.
- Attribute “NbrElements” returns an integer containing the number of elements stored in
the Group.
- Attribute “NbrNodes” returns an integer containing the number of nodes stored in the
Group.
- Attribute “NbrRbes” returns an integer containing the number of RBEs stored in the
Group.
- Attribute “NbrCoordsys” returns an integer containing the number of coordinate systems
stored in the Group.
- Method “to_s” is used for printing the Group object.
The “Name” and “Name=” methods correspond to the “Name” attribute.