// Created on: 1993-01-11
// Created by: CKY / Contract Toubro-Larsen ( Arun MENON )
// Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Matra Datavision
// Copyright (c) 1999-2014 OPEN CASCADE SAS
//
// This file is part of Open CASCADE Technology software library.
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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#ifndef _IGESAppli_FiniteElement_HeaderFile
#define _IGESAppli_FiniteElement_HeaderFile

#include <Standard.hxx>
#include <Standard_Type.hxx>

#include <Standard_Integer.hxx>
#include <IGESAppli_HArray1OfNode.hxx>
#include <IGESData_IGESEntity.hxx>
class TCollection_HAsciiString;
class IGESAppli_Node;


class IGESAppli_FiniteElement;
DEFINE_STANDARD_HANDLE(IGESAppli_FiniteElement, IGESData_IGESEntity)

//! defines FiniteElement, Type <136> Form <0>
//! in package IGESAppli
//! Used to define a finite element with the help of an
//! element topology.
class IGESAppli_FiniteElement : public IGESData_IGESEntity
{

public:

  
  Standard_EXPORT IGESAppli_FiniteElement();
  
  //! This method is used to set the fields of the class
  //! FiniteElement
  //! - aType    : Indicates the topology type
  //! - allNodes : List of Nodes defining the element
  //! - aName    : Element type name
  Standard_EXPORT void Init (const Standard_Integer aType, const Handle(IGESAppli_HArray1OfNode)& allNodes, const Handle(TCollection_HAsciiString)& aName);
  
  //! returns Topology type
  Standard_EXPORT Standard_Integer Topology() const;
  
  //! returns the number of nodes defining the element
  Standard_EXPORT Standard_Integer NbNodes() const;
  
  //! returns Node defining element entity
  //! raises exception if Index <= 0 or Index > NbNodes()
  Standard_EXPORT Handle(IGESAppli_Node) Node (const Standard_Integer Index) const;
  
  //! returns Element Type Name
  Standard_EXPORT Handle(TCollection_HAsciiString) Name() const;




  DEFINE_STANDARD_RTTIEXT(IGESAppli_FiniteElement,IGESData_IGESEntity)

protected:




private:


  Standard_Integer theTopology;
  Handle(IGESAppli_HArray1OfNode) theNodes;
  Handle(TCollection_HAsciiString) theName;


};







#endif // _IGESAppli_FiniteElement_HeaderFile
