Description

class Description(*args)

Collection of strings.

Available constructors:

Description(size=0, value=’ ‘)

Description(sequence)

Parameters
sizeint, size \geq 0

Size of the collection.

valuestr

Value set to the size elements.

sequencesequence of str

Components of the vector.

Examples

>>> import openturns as ot

Use the first constructor:

>>> ot.Description()
[]
>>> ot.Description(2)
[,]
>>> ot.Description(2, 'C')
[C,C]

Use the second constructor:

>>> vector = ot.Description(['P1', 'P2', 'P3'])
>>> vector
[P1,P2,P3]

Use some functionalities:

>>> vector[1] = 'P4'
>>> vector
[P1,P4,P3]
>>> vector.add('P5')
>>> vector
[P1,P4,P3,P5]

Methods

BuildDefault(*args)

Build a default description.

add(*args)

Append a component (in-place).

at(*args)

Access to an element of the collection.

clear()

Reset the collection to zero dimension.

find(val)

Find the index of a given value.

getClassName()

Accessor to the object’s name.

getId()

Accessor to the object’s id.

getName()

Accessor to the object’s name.

getShadowedId()

Accessor to the object’s shadowed id.

getSize()

Get the collection’s dimension (or size).

getVisibility()

Accessor to the object’s visibility state.

hasName()

Test if the object is named.

hasVisibleName()

Test if the object has a distinguishable name.

isBlank()

Check if the description is blank.

isEmpty()

Tell if the collection is empty.

resize(newSize)

Change the size of the collection.

setName(name)

Accessor to the object’s name.

setShadowedId(id)

Accessor to the object’s shadowed id.

setVisibility(visible)

Accessor to the object’s visibility state.

sort

__init__(*args)

Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.

static BuildDefault(*args)

Build a default description.

Parameters
sizeint, size \geq 0

Size of the collection.

valuestr

Prefixed label of the final labels. By default, it is equal to Component.

Returns
descriptionDescription

Description of dimension size built as: value0, …, valueN with N=size-1.

Examples

>>> import openturns as ot
>>> ot.Description.BuildDefault(3)
[Component0,Component1,Component2]
>>> ot.Description.BuildDefault(3, 'C')
[C0,C1,C2]
add(*args)

Append a component (in-place).

Parameters
valuetype depends on the type of the collection.

The component to append.

Examples

>>> import openturns as ot
>>> x = ot.Point(2)
>>> x.add(1.)
>>> print(x)
[0,0,1]
at(*args)

Access to an element of the collection.

Parameters
indexpositive int

Position of the element to access.

Returns
elementtype depends on the type of the collection

Element of the collection at the position index.

clear()

Reset the collection to zero dimension.

Examples

>>> import openturns as ot
>>> x = ot.Point(2)
>>> x.clear()
>>> x
class=Point name=Unnamed dimension=0 values=[]
find(val)

Find the index of a given value.

Parameters
valcollection value type

The value to find

Returns
indexint

The index of the first occurence of the value, or the size of the container if not found. When several values match, only the first index is returned.

getClassName()

Accessor to the object’s name.

Returns
class_namestr

The object class name (object.__class__.__name__).

getId()

Accessor to the object’s id.

Returns
idint

Internal unique identifier.

getName()

Accessor to the object’s name.

Returns
namestr

The name of the object.

getShadowedId()

Accessor to the object’s shadowed id.

Returns
idint

Internal unique identifier.

getSize()

Get the collection’s dimension (or size).

Returns
nint

The number of components in the collection.

getVisibility()

Accessor to the object’s visibility state.

Returns
visiblebool

Visibility flag.

hasName()

Test if the object is named.

Returns
hasNamebool

True if the name is not empty.

hasVisibleName()

Test if the object has a distinguishable name.

Returns
hasVisibleNamebool

True if the name is not empty and not the default one.

isBlank()

Check if the description is blank.

Returns
isBlankbool

True if all the components are empty.

Examples

>>> import openturns as ot
>>> vector = ot.Description(3)
>>> vector.isBlank()
True
>>> vector = ot.Description(['P1', 'P2', ' '])
>>> vector.isBlank()
False
isEmpty()

Tell if the collection is empty.

Returns
isEmptybool

True if there is no element in the collection.

Examples

>>> import openturns as ot
>>> x = ot.Point(2)
>>> x.isEmpty()
False
>>> x.clear()
>>> x.isEmpty()
True
resize(newSize)

Change the size of the collection.

Parameters
newSizepositive int

New size of the collection.

Notes

If the new size is smaller than the older one, the last elements are thrown away, else the new elements are set to the default value of the element type.

Examples

>>> import openturns as ot
>>> x = ot.Point(2, 4)
>>> print(x)
[4,4]
>>> x.resize(1)
>>> print(x)
[4]
>>> x.resize(4)
>>> print(x)
[4,0,0,0]
setName(name)

Accessor to the object’s name.

Parameters
namestr

The name of the object.

setShadowedId(id)

Accessor to the object’s shadowed id.

Parameters
idint

Internal unique identifier.

setVisibility(visible)

Accessor to the object’s visibility state.

Parameters
visiblebool

Visibility flag.