vtkAbstractParticleWriter

Section: Visualization Toolkit IO Classes

Usage

vtkAbstractParticleWriter is an abstract class which is used by vtkTemporalStreamTracer to write particles out during simulations. This class is abstract and provides a TimeStep and FileName. Subclasses of this should provide the necessary IO.

To create an instance of class vtkAbstractParticleWriter, simply invoke its constructor as follows

  obj = vtkAbstractParticleWriter

Methods

The class vtkAbstractParticleWriter has several methods that can be used. They are listed below. Note that the documentation is translated automatically from the VTK sources, and may not be completely intelligible. When in doubt, consult the VTK website. In the methods listed below, obj is an instance of the vtkAbstractParticleWriter class.

string = obj.GetClassName ()
int = obj.IsA (string name)
vtkAbstractParticleWriter = obj.NewInstance ()
vtkAbstractParticleWriter = obj.SafeDownCast (vtkObject o)
obj.SetTimeStep (int ) - Set/get the TimeStep that is being written
int = obj.GetTimeStep () - Set/get the TimeStep that is being written
obj.SetTimeValue (double ) - Before writing the current data out, set the TimeValue (optional) The TimeValue is a float/double value that corresonds to the real time of the data, it may not be regular, whereas the TimeSteps are simple increments.
double = obj.GetTimeValue () - Before writing the current data out, set the TimeValue (optional) The TimeValue is a float/double value that corresonds to the real time of the data, it may not be regular, whereas the TimeSteps are simple increments.
obj.SetFileName (string ) - Set/get the FileName that is being written to
string = obj.GetFileName () - Set/get the FileName that is being written to
obj.SetCollectiveIO (int ) - When running in parallel, this writer may be capable of Collective IO operations (HDF5). By default, this is off.
int = obj.GetCollectiveIO () - When running in parallel, this writer may be capable of Collective IO operations (HDF5). By default, this is off.
obj.SetWriteModeToCollective () - When running in parallel, this writer may be capable of Collective IO operations (HDF5). By default, this is off.
obj.SetWriteModeToIndependent () - When running in parallel, this writer may be capable of Collective IO operations (HDF5). By default, this is off.
obj.CloseFile () - Close the file after a write. This is optional but may protect against data loss in between steps