Open a new database and do some prepratory work on it¶
OpenDatabase
is a function defined in birth_death_w.c.
Synopsis:
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void
OpenDatabase
(char *dbname, hbool_t do_multifile, int numDims, DbInfo_t *dbInfo)¶
Formal Arguments:
dbname
: [IN
] name of the databasedo_multifile
: [IN
] boolean to indicate if each step will go to a different supplemental filenumDims
: [IN
] number of topological and geometric dimensions in the meshdbInfo
: [OUT
] database info object
Description: This function creates the initial database and some key objects such as the top-most aggregate set, and the state suite.
The aggregate set is extendible because the infinity of points that comprise it can grow (or shrink).
See Also:
- Birth and Death Use Case: Introduction for current chapter