allpix::Materials

#include <MaterialManager.hpp>

Public Functions

	Name
	Materials(Materials const & ) =delete
void	operator=(Materials const & ) =delete
G4Material *	get(const std::string & material) const
void	set(const std::string & name, G4Material * material)
Materials &	getInstance()

Detailed Description

class allpix::Materials;

Singleton class to manage materials

This manager both holds often-used, pre-defined materials and provides access to the Geant4 NIST database of materials. It is a singleton class and can be extended at run time via the set method.

Public Functions Documentation

function Materials

Materials(
    Materials const & 
) =delete

function operator=

void operator=(
    Materials const & 
) =delete

function get

G4Material * get(
    const std::string & material
) const

Parameters:

material Material name

Exceptions:

ModuleError if material cannot be found

Return: Material

Method to get a Geant4 material from the manager’s internal database or from external sources

function set

void set(
    const std::string & name,
    G4Material * material
)

Parameters:

name Name of the material to be registered
material Pointer to the material object

Method to add an additional material to the internal database

function getInstance

static Materials & getInstance()

Updated on 2024-12-13 at 08:31:36 +0000