G4VPrimaryGenerator.hh

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// G4VPrimaryGenerator
//
// Class description:
//
// This is an abstract base class of all of primary generators.
// This class has only one pure virtual method GeneratePrimaryVertex()
// which takes a G4Event object and generates a primay vertex and
// primary particles associate to the vertex
 
// Author: Makoto Asai (SLAC)
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4VPrimaryGenerator_hh
#define G4VPrimaryGenerator_hh 1
 
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
 
class G4Event;
 
class G4VPrimaryGenerator
{
  public:
 
    G4VPrimaryGenerator();
    virtual ~G4VPrimaryGenerator();
      // Constructor and destructor
 
    static G4bool CheckVertexInsideWorld(const G4ThreeVector& pos);
      // Static service method for checking a point is included
      // in the (current) world
 
    virtual void GeneratePrimaryVertex(G4Event* evt) = 0;
      // Pure virtual method which a concrete class derived from this
      // base class must implement
 
    inline G4ThreeVector GetParticlePosition() { return particle_position; }
    inline G4double GetParticleTime() { return particle_time; }
 
    inline void SetParticlePosition(G4ThreeVector aPosition)
      { particle_position = aPosition; }
    inline void SetParticleTime(G4double aTime)
      { particle_time = aTime; }
 
  protected:
 
    G4ThreeVector particle_position;
    G4double particle_time = 0.0;
};
 
#endif