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regina::LayeredLoop Class Reference

Represents a layered loop component of a triangulation. More...

#include <subcomplex/layeredloop.h>

Inheritance diagram for regina::LayeredLoop:
regina::StandardTriangulation regina::Output< StandardTriangulation >

Public Member Functions

virtual ~LayeredLoop ()
 Destroys this layered loop. More...
 
LayeredLoopclone () const
 Returns a newly created clone of this structure. More...
 
unsigned long length () const
 Returns the length of this layered loop. More...
 
bool isTwisted () const
 Determines if this layered loop contains a twist. More...
 
Edge< 3 > * hinge (int which) const
 Returns the requested hinge edge of this layered loop. More...
 
Manifoldmanifold () const override
 Returns the 3-manifold represented by this triangulation, if such a recognition routine has been implemented. More...
 
AbelianGrouphomology () const override
 Returns the expected first homology group of this triangulation, if such a routine has been implemented. More...
 
std::ostream & writeName (std::ostream &out) const override
 Writes the name of this triangulation as a human-readable string to the given output stream. More...
 
std::ostream & writeTeXName (std::ostream &out) const override
 Writes the name of this triangulation in TeX format to the given output stream. More...
 
void writeTextLong (std::ostream &out) const override
 Writes a detailed text representation of this object to the given output stream. More...
 
std::string name () const
 Returns the name of this specific triangulation as a human-readable string. More...
 
std::string TeXName () const
 Returns the name of this specific triangulation in TeX format. More...
 
AbelianGrouphomologyH1 () const
 Returns the expected first homology group of this triangulation, if such a routine has been implemented. More...
 
virtual void writeTextShort (std::ostream &out) const
 Writes a short text representation of this object to the given output stream. More...
 
std::string str () const
 Returns a short text representation of this object. More...
 
std::string utf8 () const
 Returns a short text representation of this object using unicode characters. More...
 
std::string detail () const
 Returns a detailed text representation of this object. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static LayeredLoopisLayeredLoop (const Component< 3 > *comp)
 Determines if the given triangulation component is a layered loop. More...
 
static StandardTriangulationisStandardTriangulation (Component< 3 > *component)
 Determines whether the given component represents one of the standard triangulations understood by Regina. More...
 
static StandardTriangulationisStandardTriangulation (Triangulation< 3 > *tri)
 Determines whether the given triangulation represents one of the standard triangulations understood by Regina. More...
 

Detailed Description

Represents a layered loop component of a triangulation.

A layered loop is a layered chain of n tetrahedra whose bottom tetrahedron is layered onto its top tetrahedron to form a complete loop. See the LayeredChain class notes for a description of a layered chain.

To make a layered chain into a layered loop, the bottom faces of the first tetrahedron will be layered upon the top faces of the last tetrahedron, completing the loop. At this stage there is a choice. The layering can be done in the usual fashion, or there may be a twist in which the upper square (the bottom faces of the first tetrahedron) is rotated 180 degrees before being layered on the lower annulus (the top faces of the last tetrahedron).

If there is a twist, the two hinge edges become identified and the entire component has a single vertex. If there is no twist, the two hinge edges remain distinct (and disjoint) and the entire component has two vertices.

The length of the layered loop is the number of tetrahedra it contains. A layered loop must contain at least one tetrahedron.

All optional StandardTriangulation routines are implemented for this class.

Member Function Documentation

◆ detail()

std::string regina::Output< StandardTriangulation , false >::detail ( ) const
inherited

Returns a detailed text representation of this object.

This text may span many lines, and should provide the user with all the information they could want. It should be human-readable, should not contain extremely long lines (which cause problems for users reading the output in a terminal), and should end with a final newline. There are no restrictions on the underlying character set.

Returns
a detailed text representation of this object.

◆ str()

std::string regina::Output< StandardTriangulation , false >::str ( ) const
inherited

Returns a short text representation of this object.

This text should be human-readable, should fit on a single line, and should not end with a newline. Where possible, it should use plain ASCII characters.

Python:\n In addition to str(), this is also used as the
Python "stringification" function __str__().
Returns
a short text representation of this object.

◆ utf8()

std::string regina::Output< StandardTriangulation , false >::utf8 ( ) const
inherited

Returns a short text representation of this object using unicode characters.

Like str(), this text should be human-readable, should fit on a single line, and should not end with a newline. In addition, it may use unicode characters to make the output more pleasant to read. This string will be encoded in UTF-8.

Returns
a short text representation of this object.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

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