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DPF Mechanical 2026 R1

dot class

Last update: 18.06.2026

Namespace: Ans.DataProcessing.operators.math

Summary

DEPRECATED, PLEASE USE GENERALIZED INNER PRODUCT. Computes element - wise dot product between two vector fields. If one field's scoping has an 'overall' location, then this field's values are applied on the other field entirely.When using a constant or 'work_by_index', you can use 'inplace' to reuse one of the fields, but only in the case where both fields are scalar.

available inputs: fieldA (Field, FieldsContainer), fieldB (Field, FieldsContainer)

available outputs: field (Field)

Example

op = dot()

op = dot(fieldA=my_fieldA,fieldB=my_fieldB)

Class Information

Property Value
Namespace Ans.DataProcessing.operators.math
Assembly Ans_Dpf_Native_dll_cs
Base Class Ans.DataProcessing.internal_objects.BaseOperator

Inputs

fieldA

field or fields container with only one field is expected

Type: LinkableInput

fieldB

field or fields container with only one field is expected

Type: LinkableInput

Outputs

field

Scalar field containing the dot product values between corresponding vectors

Type: LinkableOutput

Constructors

Constructor

dot()

Constructor

dot(fieldA, fieldB, config)

Parameters:

  • fieldA (object)
  • fieldB (object)
  • config (OperatorConfig)

Constructor

dot(config)

Parameters:

  • config (OperatorConfig)

Methods

Properties

inputs

Type: InputSpec

# Get or set the property
value = obj.inputs
obj.inputs = new_value

outputs

Type: OutputSpec

# Get or set the property
value = obj.outputs
obj.outputs = new_value

defaultConfig

Type: Config

# Get the property (read-only)
value = obj.defaultConfig

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