Function RMGNavigationTools::FindPhysicalVolume

Function Documentation

std::set<G4VPhysicalVolume*> RMGNavigationTools::FindPhysicalVolume(std::string name, std::string copy_nr = ".*")

Finds physical volumes matching the given regex name and copy number.

Searches the global G4PhysicalVolumeStore for physical volumes whose names and copy numbers match the given regex using std::regex_match with default options. If an exact name and copy number is provided, it will return a set only consisting of the one matching physical volume.

Parameters:

  • name – regular expression for the physical volume name.

  • copy_nr – regular expression for the copy number (default is “.*” to match any copy number).

Returns:

A set of pointers to the matching physical volumes, empty if no match is found.