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Class
    Foam::Constant

Description
    Templated basic entry that holds a constant value.

    Usage - for entry \<entryName\> having the value <value>:
    \verbatim
        <entryName>    constant  <value>
    \endverbatim

SourceFiles
    Constant.C

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

#ifndef Constant_H
#define Constant_H

#include "DataEntry.H"

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namespace Foam
{

template<class Type>
class Constant;

template<class Type>
Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const Constant<Type>&);

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                           Class Constant Declaration
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template<class Type>
class Constant
:
    public DataEntry<Type>
{
    // Private data

        //- Constant value
        Type value_;


    // Private Member Functions

        //- Disallow default bitwise assignment
        void operator=(const Constant<Type>&);


public:

    // Runtime type information
    TypeName("constant");


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from entry name and Istream
        Constant(const word& entryName, const dictionary& dict);

        //- Copy constructor
        Constant(const Constant<Type>& cnst);

        //- Construct and return a clone
        virtual tmp<DataEntry<Type> > clone() const
        {
            return tmp<DataEntry<Type> >(new Constant<Type>(*this));
        }


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~Constant();


    // Member Functions

        //- Return constant value
        Type value(const scalar) const;

        //- Integrate between two values
        Type integrate(const scalar x1, const scalar x2) const;


    // I/O

        //- Ostream Operator
        friend Ostream& operator<< <Type>
        (
            Ostream& os,
            const Constant<Type>& cnst
        );

        //- Write in dictionary format
        virtual void writeData(Ostream& os) const;
};


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

} // End namespace Foam

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#ifdef NoRepository
#   include "Constant.C"
#endif

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#endif

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