Anders Logg wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:36:52AM +0100, Johan Hake wrote:
>> On Sunday 15 February 2009 21:23:44 DOLFIN wrote:
>>> One or more new changesets pushed to the primary dolfin repository.
>>> A short summary of the last three changesets is included below.
>>>
>>> changeset:   5701:d3661203791d9c7707695c59adbbd3a2e20a220c
>>> tag:         tip
>>> user:        Anders Logg <[email protected]>
>>> date:        Sun Feb 15 21:23:36 2009 +0100
>>> files:       dolfin/function/Function.cpp
>>> description:
>>> Move code from Function copy constructor to assignment operator and
>>> call assignment operator from copy constructor
>> I liked Garth solution better. 
>>
>>  1) A copy constructor that, just copies the Function if it has
>>     a FunctionSpace.
>>  2) The assignment operator works only for discrete Functions. 
>>
>> We could add an interpolate() (or something) function that
>>
>>   v.interpolate(*_vector, *_function_space);
> 
> We already have exactly such a function.
> 
>> Then the user can explicitly create a discrete function of its user-defined 
>> Function. Now the user gets this as an implicitly result of a function copy, 
>> which make litle sense to me. 
>>
>> But that's just me :)
> 
> I like it. Other opinions?
>

It is neat, but I would prefer any interpolation to be more explicit so 
that it's clear what's going on. A copy should be a straight copy.

Garth

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