FISH Type Index
These type specifiers are used in FISH function signatures throughout the PFC documentation.
- ?
- indicates an optional argument
- ANY
- any type, exept array
- ARR_PNT
- pointer to an array
- B_PNT
- ball pointer
- BCF_PNT
- ball CFD pointer
- BR_PNT
- brick pointer
- BTH_PNT
- ball thermal pointer
- BODY_PNT
- body pointer
- BOOL
- Boolean
- BZB_PNT
- ball-zone coupled ball pointer
- BZGP_PNT
- ball-zone coupled gridpoint pointer
- C_PNT
- contact pointer
- CL_PNT
- clump pointer
- CLP_PNT
- clump pebble pointer
- CLPTH_PNT
- clump pebble thermal pointer
- CLCF_PNT
- clump CFD pointer
- CLPCF_PNT
- clump CFD pebble pointer
- CLT_PNT
- clump template pointer
- CLTH_PNT
- clump thermal pointer
- D_PNT
- discrete fracture network (DFN) pointer
- DFN
- discrete fracture network (DFN)
- DT_PNT
- discrete fracture network (DFN) template pointer
- ECF_PNT
- element CFD pointer
- FG_PNT
- fragment pointer
- FI_PNT
- fracture intersection pointer
- FILE_PNT
- file pointer
- FIS_PNT
- FISH pointer
- FLT
- floating-point number
- FR_PNT
- fracture pointer
- FV_PNT
- fracture vertex pointer
- GE_PNT
- geometric edge pointer
- GN_PNT
- geometric node pointer
- GPOL_PNT
- geometric polygon pointer
- GSET
- geometric set indicator (can be a name, pointer, or ID)
- GSET_PNT
- geometric set pointer
- IND
- general index
- INT
- integer number
- LAB_PNT
- pointer to a label
- LIST
- pointer to a list (or container) of objects
- MAT
- matrix
- MAT_PNT
- matrix pointer
- MAP
- map (associative container)
- MEM_PNT
- pointer to a memitem
- MEAS_PNT
- measurement region pointer
- NULL
- null pointer
- NUM
- floating-point or integer number
- PNT
- general pointer
- PV_PNT
- pointer to a plot view in the user interface
- RAN
- range descriptor—string or named-range pointer
- RAN_PNT
- pointer to a named range
- SOCK
- socket descriptor—integer or socket pointer
- SOCK_PNT
- pointer to a socket
- STR
- string
- STRUC_PNT
- FISH structure pointer
- TAB
- table descriptor—integer, string, or table pointer
- TAB_PNT
- table pointer
- TEN
- tensor
- TEN_PNT
- tensor pointer
- UDS_PNT
- user-defined scalar pointer
- UDT_PNT
- user-defined tensor pointer
- UDV_PNT
- user-defined vector pointer
- V2
- 2D vector
- V2+
- 2D vector, which can be entered as either a single vector argument or two NUM arguments
- V3
- 3D vector
- V3+
- 3D vector, which can be entered as either a single vector argument or three NUM arguments
- VEC
- 2D or 3D vector
- VEC+
- 2D or 3D vector, which can be entered as either a single vector argument or as two to three NUM arguments
- VOID
- void return type
- W_PNT
- wall pointer
- WF_PNT
- wall facet pointer
- WFTH_PNT
- wall thermal facet pointer
- WTH_PNT
- wall thermal pointer
- WV_PNT
- wall vertex pointer
Table 1: 3DEC Types
| BC_IND |
block contact index |
| BC_PNT |
block contact pointer |
| BF_IND |
block face index |
| BF_PNT |
block face pointer |
| BFEF_PNT |
finite element block face pointer |
| BFE_PNT |
finite element block pointer |
| BGP_IND |
block gridpoint index |
| BGP_PNT |
block gridpoint pointer |
| BL_PNT |
block pointer |
| BSC_IND |
block subcontact index |
| BSC_PNT |
block subcontact pointer |
| BZ_IND |
block zone index |
| BZ_PNT |
block zone pointer |
| B_IND |
block index |
| FB_IND |
fblock index |
| FB_PNT |
fblock pointer |
| FK_IND |
flowknot index |
| FK_PNT |
flowknot pointer |
| FP_IND |
flowplane index |
| FP_PNT |
flowplane pointer |
| FPV_IND |
flowplane vertex index |
| FPV_PNT |
flowplane vertex pointer |
| FPZ_PNT |
flowplane zone pointer |
| F_PNT |
flowplane pointer |
| PFZ_IND |
flowplane zone index |
| SB_IND |
sel beam index |
| SB_PNT |
sel beam pointer |
| SB_IND |
sel cable index |
| SB_PNT |
sel cable pointer |
| SL_IND |
sel liner index |
| SL_PNT |
sel liner pointer |
| SN_IND |
sel node index |
| SN_PNT |
sel node pointer |
| SP_PNT |
sel prop pointer |
| SR_IND |
sel reinforcement index |
| SR_PNT |
sel reinforcement pointer |
