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["Marie E. Rognes" <meg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 13. sep. 2011, at 18:57, Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There are currently 4 ways to specify subdomains:
> 
>  /// 1. By explicitly passing _MeshFunction_ (as pointers) to the
>  ///    assemble functions
>  ///
>  /// 2. By assigning subdomain indicators specified by _MeshFunction_
>  ///    to the _Form_ being assembled:
>  ///
>  ///    .. code-block:: c++
>  ///
>  ///        form.dx = cell_domains
>  ///        form.ds = exterior_facet_domains
>  ///        form.dS = interior_facet_domains
>  ///
>  /// 3. By _MeshFunction_ stored in _MeshData_ as
>  ///
>  ///    * "cell_domains"
>  ///    * "exterior_facet_domains"
>  ///    * "interior_facet_domains"
>  ///
>  /// 4. By specifying a _SubDomain_ which specifies the domain
>  /// numbered as 0 (with the rest treated as domain number 1)
> 
> I'm going to add a 5th (!) which

What is the 5th?


> seems a bit silly, so I suggest
> removing at least option (3). A warning will be added to the MeshData
> class for use of those previously "reserved" names.
> 
> Option (3) will then be replaced by storage of boundary markers in the
> new MeshDomains class.
> 

How about removing 4 too?

--
Marie


> Objections?
> 
> --
> Anders
> 
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