G4AuxiliaryNavServices.hh

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// G4AuxiliaryNavServices
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// Class description:
//
// Utility class for navigation.
 
// Author: Paul Kent (CERN), August 1996
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4AuxiliaryNavServices_hh
#define G4AuxiliaryNavServices_hh 1
 
#include "G4Types.hh"
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
#include "G4VSolid.hh"
#include "G4AffineTransform.hh"
 
/**
 * @brief G4AuxiliaryNavServices a utility class for navigation.
 */
 
class G4AuxiliaryNavServices
{
  public:
 
    /**
     * Is the track (point, direction) inside the solid 'sampleSolid' ? 
     *  @param[in] sampleSolid Pointer to the shape to check.
     *  @param[in,out] localPoint Point in local coordinates system.
     *  @param[in,out] globalDirection Pointer to global direction or null.
     *  @param[in] sampleTransform Affine transformation in space.
     *  @param[in] pLocatedOnEdge Flag specifying if point is located on edge.
     * @returns True if we are going to enter the volume, which is the case
     *          if the point is inside, or the point is on the surface and
     *          the direction points inside or along it. Else returns false.
     */
    static G4bool CheckPointOnSurface( const G4VSolid* sampleSolid, 
                                       const G4ThreeVector& localPoint, 
                                       const G4ThreeVector* globalDirection, 
                                       const G4AffineTransform& sampleTransform,
                                       const G4bool locatedOnEdge);
 
    /**
     * Is the track (point, direction) exiting the solid 'sampleSolid' ? 
     *  @returns True if we are going to exit the volume.
     *  @param[in] sampleSolid Pointer to the shape to check.
     *  @param[in,out] localPoint Point in local coordinates system.
     *  @param[in,out] globalDirection Pointer to global direction or null.
     *  @param[in] sampleTransform Affine transformation in space.
     */
    static G4bool CheckPointExiting( const G4VSolid* sampleSolid, 
                                     const G4ThreeVector& localPoint, 
                                     const G4ThreeVector* globalDirection, 
                                     const G4AffineTransform& sampleTransform );
 
    /**
     * Prints global values of Cartesian, Radial and Angle Tolerances.
     */
    static void ReportTolerances();
};
 
#include "G4AuxiliaryNavServices.icc"
 
#endif