G4CachedMagneticField.hh

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// $ Id: G4CachedMagneticField.hh,v 1.0 2009/07/20 18:53:00 japost Exp $
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// class G4CachedMagneticField
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// Class description:
//
// Caches Magnetic Field value, for field whose evaluation is expensive.

// History:
// - Created. JA, July 20th, 2009.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifndef G4CACHED_MAGNETIC_FIELD_DEF
#define G4CACHED_MAGNETIC_FIELD_DEF

#include "G4Types.hh"
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
#include "G4MagneticField.hh"

class G4CachedMagneticField : public G4MagneticField
{
  public:  // with description

     G4CachedMagneticField(G4MagneticField *, G4double distanceConst);
     virtual ~G4CachedMagneticField();
       // Constructor and destructor. No actions.

     G4CachedMagneticField(const G4CachedMagneticField &r);
     G4CachedMagneticField& operator = (const G4CachedMagneticField &p);
       // Copy constructor & assignment operator.

     virtual void  GetFieldValue( const G4double Point[4],
                                        G4double *Bfield ) const;
     
     G4double GetConstDistance() const         { return fDistanceConst; } 
     void     SetConstDistance( G4double dist ){ fDistanceConst= dist;}

     G4int GetCountCalls() const { return fCountCalls; }
     G4int GetCountEvaluations() const { return fCountEvaluations; } 
     void  ClearCounts() { fCountCalls = 0; fCountEvaluations=0; }
     void  ReportStatistics();

  private: 
     G4MagneticField *fpMagneticField;
     // When the field is evaluated within this distance it will not change
     G4double      fDistanceConst;
     // Caching state
     mutable G4ThreeVector fLastLocation;
     mutable G4ThreeVector fLastValue;

  protected:
     mutable G4int fCountCalls, fCountEvaluations;  
};

#endif /* G4CACHED_MAGNETIC_FIELD_DEF */