Package empro :: Module empro :: Module material :: Class Material

Class Material

core.Updatable --+        
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   core.Selectable --+    
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 datasource.DataSource --+
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                        Material

The class that represents a material.

Class Hierarchy for Material

constructor Material():

Instance Methods

Material

deserialize(xml)
Static method, deserialize XML representation of definition to Python object.

str

serialize()
Serialize material to XML

Inherited from datasource.DataSource: dataSet, dataSetIds, dataSets, variableIds, variables

Inherited from core.Selectable: clone, isSelected

Inherited from core.Updatable: __enter__, __exit__, hash, isValid, reasonWhyInvalid

Properties
BodyAppearanceNone	appearance The appearance of the material.
boolNone	autoPriority Determines if the primary priority should be derived from other parameters, such as the material conductor classification.
MaterialBaseNone	details The concrete details of the material's various EM properties.
PhysicalParametersNone	physicalDetails The physics (non-EM) properties.
intNone	priority Material priority.
Inherited from `core.Selectable`: `metaData`, `name`, `notes`

Method Details

deserialize(xml)

Static method, deserialize XML representation of definition to Python object.

Parameters:

xml (str) - XML representation of material.

Returns: Material