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DPF Mechanical 2026 R1

property_field_provider_by_name class

Last update: 18.06.2026

Namespace: Ans.DataProcessing.operators.metadata

Summary

Provides the property values for a set of elements for a defined property name.

available inputs: mesh_scoping (Scoping) (optional), streams_container (StreamsContainer) (optional), data_sources (DataSources), property_name (string)

available outputs: property_field (PropertyField)

Example

op = property_field_provider_by_name()

op = property_field_provider_by_name(mesh_scoping=my_mesh_scoping,streams_container=my_streams_container,data_sources=my_data_sources,property_name=my_property_name)

Class Information

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

Inputs

mesh_scoping

scoping that defines the set of elements to fetch the property values for. If not specified, applied on all the elements of the mesh.

Type: LinkableInput

streams_container

optional if using a dataSources

Type: LinkableInput

data_sources

optional if using a streamsContainer

Type: LinkableInput

property_name

property to read, that can be the following: elements_connectivity, nodes_connectivity, material, element_type, apdl_section_id, apdl_real_id, apdl_esys_id, apdl_tshape, mapdl_element_type, mapdl_element_type_id, harmonic_index, step, substep, keyopt_i (i = 1 -> 18).

Type: LinkableInput

Outputs

property_field

property field

Type: LinkableOutput

Constructors

Constructor

property_field_provider_by_name()

Constructor

property_field_provider_by_name(mesh_scoping, streams_container, data_sources, property_name, config)

Parameters:

  • mesh_scoping (object)
  • streams_container (object)
  • data_sources (object)
  • property_name (object)
  • config (OperatorConfig)

Constructor

property_field_provider_by_name(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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