Time.cpp

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#include "core/ActionWithValue.h"
#include "core/ActionRegister.h"
#include <string>
#include <cmath>

using namespace std;

namespace PLMD{
namespace generic{

//+PLUMEDOC GENERIC TIME
/*
retrieve the time of the simulation to be used elsewere

\par Examples

\verbatim
TIME            LABEL=t1
PRINT ARG=t1
\endverbatim
(See also \ref PRINT).

*/
//+ENDPLUMEDOC
    
class Time : public ActionWithValue {
public:
  static void registerKeywords( Keywords& keys );
  Time(const ActionOptions&);
// active methods:
  virtual void calculate();
  virtual void apply(){}
};

PLUMED_REGISTER_ACTION(Time,"TIME")

void Time::registerKeywords( Keywords& keys ){
  Action::registerKeywords( keys );
  ActionWithValue::registerKeywords( keys );
}

Time::Time(const ActionOptions&ao):
Action(ao),ActionWithValue(ao)
{
  addValueWithDerivatives(); setNotPeriodic();
  // resize derivative by hand to a nonzero value
  getPntrToValue()->resizeDerivatives(1);
}

void Time::calculate(){
    setValue           (getTime());
}

}





}