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Class
    Foam::boundaryPatch

Description
    Like polyPatch but without reference to mesh. patchIdentifier::index
    is not used. Used in boundaryMesh to hold data on patches.

SourceFiles
    boundaryPatch.C

\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#ifndef boundaryPatch_H
#define boundaryPatch_H

#include "patchIdentifier.H"
#include "autoPtr.H"

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namespace Foam
{

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                           Class boundaryPatch Declaration
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

class boundaryPatch
:
    public patchIdentifier
{
    // Private data

        label size_;
        label start_;

public:

    // Constructors

        //- Construct from components
        boundaryPatch
        (
            const word& name,
            const label index,
            const label size,
            const label start,
            const word& physicalType = word::null
        );

        //- Construct from dictionary
        boundaryPatch
        (
            const word& name,
            const dictionary& dict,
            const label index
        );

        //- Construct as copy
        boundaryPatch(const boundaryPatch&);

        //- Construct as copy, resetting the index
        boundaryPatch(const boundaryPatch&, const label index);

        //- Clone
        autoPtr<boundaryPatch> clone() const;


    //- Destructor
    ~boundaryPatch();


    // Member Functions

        label size() const
        {
            return size_;
        }

        label& size()
        {
            return size_;
        }

        label start() const
        {
            return start_;
        }

        label& start()
        {
            return start_;
        }


        //- Write dictionary
        virtual void write(Ostream&) const;


    // Ostream Operator

        friend Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const boundaryPatch&);
};


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} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

// ************************************************************************* //
