Is it possible to use Info inside #calc to print a string?

NotOverUnderated · November 14, 2021, 10:59

Hello,

I have a question about #calc directive in OpenFOAM v2106.
I know how to print a numeric value as follow:

Code:

myVariable      42;
#calc "Info << $myVariable << endl";

I know also that #calc is wrapper around #codeStream so if one needs to do more advanced computations, he/she must use #codeStream. (There are expressions also but I don't think they are relevant in my context ).

When I try to print a string message:

Code:

msg     "This is a message";
#calc "Info << $msg << endl";

But that doesn't work, here is the error message:

Code:

codeStreamTemplate.C:59:20: error: ‘This’ was not declared in this scope
   59 |     os << (Info << This is a message << endl);
      |                    ^~~~
codeStreamTemplate.C:59:24: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘is’
   59 |     os << (Info << This is a message << endl);
      |           ~            ^~~

I have tried several tricks to escape that string to include double quotes but none has worked so far.

My question:

Is it possible to print a string message using ONLY #code directive (without using #codeStream explicitly)?

Thank you

olesen · November 20, 2021, 07:17

If this is a common enough use case, it might be worthwhile having a "#message" directive in OpenFOAM, otherwise you are throwing a rather expensive compile/link cycle for each "#calc" and just to get some information.

Since the dollar expansion occurs before the string is sent through, you are indeed trying to print bare words. The only way I can see would be to include quotes (haven't tried any of these though)

Code:

msg     #{"This is a message"#};
#calc "Info << $msg << endl";

Code:

msg     "This is a message";
#calc "Info << \"$msg\" << endl";

Or

Code:

msg     "\"This is a message\"";
#calc "Info << $msg << endl";

NotOverUnderated · November 21, 2021, 01:06

I would like to thank you for your reply.

I made a mistake when I wrote the post: the #calc in openfoam 2106 doesn't show numeric values. For example:

Code:

myVariable      42;
#calc "Info << $myVariable << endl";

will not work but will work with openfoam8. I think "Info" doesn't work inside openfoam 2106.

I have tried your proposition to display text inside Info and found that the third one works (on openfoam8):

Code:

msg     "\"This is a message\"";
#calc "Info << $msg << endl";

regards

olesen · November 23, 2021, 12:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by NotOverUnderated

I would like to thank you for your reply.

I made a mistake when I wrote the post: the #calc in openfoam 2106 doesn't show numeric values. For example:

Code:

myVariable      42;
#calc "Info << $myVariable << endl";

will not work but will work with openfoam8. I think "Info" doesn't work inside openfoam 2106.

If you look at how calc is implemented:
https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop...alcEntry.C#L85
there is very little difference to explain why it should work at all.

If you expand it out, you are essentially doing this:

Code:

OStringStream os;

os << Info << "something" << nl;

So doing a '<<' operation with two streams. You should note that "Info" is just a wrapper around either cout, or essentially /dev/null (in parallel). I don't see how it should produce anything.

However, I assume that you are actually looking for a '#message' directive, if I am not mistaken.

olesen · November 23, 2021, 15:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by olesen

However, I assume that you are actually looking for a '#message' directive, if I am not mistaken.

I have taken a closer look, and opened a corresponding issue.

https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop.../-/issues/2276

We can refine the requirements there (as needed).
/mark

NotOverUnderated · November 23, 2021, 20:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by olesen

I have taken a closer look, and opened a corresponding issue.

https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop.../-/issues/2276

We can refine the requirements there (as needed).
/mark

Thank you very much for your time.

I think a #message directive would be better since I cannot see how one can easily debug #calc when it is used extensively.

olesen · November 24, 2021, 04:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by NotOverUnderated

Thank you very much for your time.

I think a #message directive would be better since I cannot see how one can easily debug #calc when it is used extensively.

If you are using '#calc' for actual calculations, I would really suggest taking a look at the '#eval' directive as an alternative. It uses a builtin parser evaluation, which means that you save the entire compile/load cycle. In the OpenFOAM tutorials/ we have managed to replace all instances of '#calc' with '#eval', so there are a reasonable number of examples.

olesen · November 26, 2021, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by NotOverUnderated

Thank you very much for your time.

I think a #message directive would be better since I cannot see how one can easily debug #calc when it is used extensively.

Added into develop, will be in OpenFOAM-v2112.

https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop.../-/issues/2276
https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop...a6c44f7daabd2b

NotOverUnderated · November 27, 2021, 01:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by olesen

Added into develop, will be in OpenFOAM-v2112.

https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop.../-/issues/2276
https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop...a6c44f7daabd2b

Amazing!

Please accept my deepest thanks.

November 14, 2021, 10:59	Is it possible to use Info inside #calc to print a string?	#1
NotOverUnderated Senior Member ONESP-RO Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Somwhere on Planet Earth Posts: 127 Rep Power: 5	Hello, I have a question about #calc directive in OpenFOAM v2106. I know how to print a numeric value as follow: Code: myVariable 42; #calc "Info << $myVariable << endl"; I know also that #calc is wrapper around #codeStream so if one needs to do more advanced computations, he/she must use #codeStream. (There are expressions also but I don't think they are relevant in my context ). When I try to print a string message: Code: msg "This is a message"; #calc "Info << $msg << endl"; But that doesn't work, here is the error message: Code: codeStreamTemplate.C:59:20: error: ‘This’ was not declared in this scope 59 \| os << (Info << This is a message << endl); \| ^~~~ codeStreamTemplate.C:59:24: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘is’ 59 \| os << (Info << This is a message << endl); \| ~ ^~~ I have tried several tricks to escape that string to include double quotes but none has worked so far. My question: Is it possible to print a string message using ONLY #code directive (without using #codeStream explicitly)? Thank you

November 20, 2021, 07:17		#2
olesen Senior Member Mark Olesen Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: https://olesenm.github.io/ Posts: 1,715 Rep Power: 40	If this is a common enough use case, it might be worthwhile having a "#message" directive in OpenFOAM, otherwise you are throwing a rather expensive compile/link cycle for each "#calc" and just to get some information. Since the dollar expansion occurs before the string is sent through, you are indeed trying to print bare words. The only way I can see would be to include quotes (haven't tried any of these though) Code: msg #{"This is a message"#}; #calc "Info << $msg << endl"; Code: msg "This is a message"; #calc "Info << \"$msg\" << endl"; Or Code: msg "\"This is a message\""; #calc "Info << $msg << endl";

November 21, 2021, 01:06		#3
NotOverUnderated Senior Member ONESP-RO Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Somwhere on Planet Earth Posts: 127 Rep Power: 5	I would like to thank you for your reply. I made a mistake when I wrote the post: the #calc in openfoam 2106 doesn't show numeric values. For example: Code: myVariable 42; #calc "Info << $myVariable << endl"; will not work but will work with openfoam8. I think "Info" doesn't work inside openfoam 2106. I have tried your proposition to display text inside Info and found that the third one works (on openfoam8): Code: msg "\"This is a message\""; #calc "Info << $msg << endl"; regards Last edited by NotOverUnderated; November 21, 2021 at 07:56.

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