SObject

An SObject represents the structure of a physical object. Subclasses extend that definition.

• CComplex
• Geom

• dimension: SObject -> int
  The intrinsic dimension of the object.

• update_converging: SObjects . (SObject.int->bool) calc . (SObject.int->void) do=0 . (int->void) prop=0 -> void
  Updates the objects until the calculation converges. At each step, calls the calc function with an object and the step number; the op returns whether or not the object actually changes. For parallel updates, the do op actually performs the update calculated by the calc step; for sequential updates, the calc step performs it and no do op is required. Finally, after all objects have been updated, the prop op is called and the next step starts.
• update_steps SObjects . int num_steps . (SObject.int->void) calc . (SObject.int->void) do=0 . (int->void) prop=0 -> void
  The arguments are similar to update_converging, but the iteration continues a specified number of steps, so the calc function doesn't need to indicate whether or not the object has changed.
• update_ui SObjects . UI . Menubar . int ui_priority . (SObject.int->void) calc . (SObject.int->void) do=0 . (int->void) prop=0 -> void
  The arguments are similar to update_steps. A menu is added to the menubar allowing the user to start iteration, stop iteration, or perform a single step. The events reported by the UI are checked every ui_priority steps.