added admittance computation

[blast.git] / GroupBlock.h

diff --git a/GroupBlock.h b/GroupBlock.h
index 547159ef52199424ed410fb72de7275c9be3fad1..4a147ab51ef512a774352e6aaa51c7852ba2bebb 100644 (file)
--- a/GroupBlock.h
+++ b/GroupBlock.h
@@ -42,9 +42,17 @@ public:
   // public attributes
   static int counter;
 
+  bool computeOutputPattern(int nbExec = -1);
   
 private:    
   // patterns  
+  /* NB: in opposition to FunctionalBlock, the input pattern and output pattern of a block
+     is not computed but just deduced from the output pattern of functional interfaces that
+     are connected to some block interfaces. Thus, there is no need to have an outputPattern QMap linking
+     interfaces and patterns as in FunctionalBlock.
+     Thus, the output patterns are directly set/retrieved from interfaces.
+    
+   */
   /*!
    * \brief initInputPattern
    * Since input GroupInterface are just tunnels to input interfaces of inner blocks, they must
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ private:
    * found by taking the output pattern of the connectedFrom interface.
    */   
   void initInputPattern();
-  bool computeOutputPattern(int nbExec = -1);
+  
   
   bool topGroup;  
   QList<AbstractBlock*> blocks; // contains instances of FunctionalBlock or GroupBlock that are children of this group