mesh_inserter_iterator.h

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// The libMesh Finite Element Library.
// Copyright (C) 2002-2018 Benjamin S. Kirk, John W. Peterson, Roy H. Stogner

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#ifndef LIBMESH_MESH_INSERTER_ITERATOR_H
#define LIBMESH_MESH_INSERTER_ITERATOR_H

// Local includes
#include "libmesh/elem.h"
#include "libmesh/mesh_base.h"
#include "libmesh/node.h"

// C++ includes
#include <iterator>

namespace libMesh
{

template <typename T>
struct mesh_inserter_iterator
  : std::iterator<std::output_iterator_tag, T>
{
  mesh_inserter_iterator (MeshBase & m) : mesh(m) {}

  void operator=(Elem * e) { mesh.add_elem(e); }

  void operator=(Node * n) { mesh.insert_node(n); }

  void operator=(Point * p) { mesh.add_point(*p); }

  mesh_inserter_iterator & operator++() {
    return *this;
  }

  mesh_inserter_iterator operator++(int) {
    return mesh_inserter_iterator(*this);
  }

  // We don't return a reference-to-T here because we don't want to
  // construct one or have any of its methods called.  We just want
  // to allow the returned object to be able to do mesh insertions
  // with operator=().
  mesh_inserter_iterator & operator*() { return *this; }
private:

  MeshBase & mesh;
};

} // namespace libMesh


#endif // LIBMESH_MESH_INSERTER_ITERATOR_H