Class: OpenStudio::Model::ModelObject

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/measures/openstudio_results/resources/Siz.ModelObject.rb

Overview

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Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#cast_to_concrete_type ⇒ Object?

Convert object to a concrete class if possible of its concrete class, returns the object casted to its concrete class if it was casted successfully.

Returns:

  • (Object, nil) —

    returns nil if the object was already



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# File 'lib/measures/openstudio_results/resources/Siz.ModelObject.rb', line 11

def cast_to_concrete_type
  # puts "Casting '#{name}' to concrete type from #{caller_locations(1,1)[0].label}"
  # Get the class type and the IDD object type
  comp_class = self.class.name.to_s.gsub('OpenStudio::Model::', '')
  comp_type = iddObject.type.valueDescription.gsub('OS:', '').delete(':')
  case comp_type
  when 'CoilCoolingLowTemperatureRadiantVariableFlow'
    comp_type = 'CoilCoolingLowTempRadiantVarFlow'
  when 'CoilHeatingLowTemperatureRadiantVariableFlow'
    comp_type = 'CoilHeatingLowTempRadiantVarFlow'
  when 'ZoneHVACLowTemperatureRadiantVariableFlow'
    comp_type = 'ZoneHVACLowTempRadiantVarFlow'
  end
  # If the class type and the IDD object type are identical,
  # this means that the object is already of the concrete class.
  if comp_class == comp_type
    # puts "INFO: #{name} of type #{comp_type} is already concrete"
    return nil
  end
  # Cast the object to its concrete class type
  cast_method = "to_#{comp_type}"
  if respond_to?(cast_method)
    return public_send(cast_method).get
  else
    puts "ERROR: #{name} of type #{comp_type} cannot be made concrete using #{cast_method}"
    # raise "ERROR: #{name} of type #{comp_type} cannot be made concrete using #{cast_method}"
    return nil
  end
end