MagneticField.h

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#ifndef MagneticField_MagneticField_h
#define MagneticField_MagneticField_h

#include "DataFormats/GeometryVector/interface/GlobalVector.h"
#include "DataFormats/GeometryVector/interface/GlobalPoint.h"

class MagneticField
{
 public:
  MagneticField();
  virtual ~MagneticField();

  virtual MagneticField* clone() const {
    return 0;
  }
  

  virtual GlobalVector inTesla (const GlobalPoint& gp) const = 0;

  virtual GlobalVector inKGauss(const GlobalPoint& gp) const;

  virtual GlobalVector inInverseGeV(const GlobalPoint& gp) const;

  // engine is defined.
  virtual bool isDefined(const GlobalPoint& gp) const {
    return true;
  }
  
  virtual GlobalVector inTeslaUnchecked (const GlobalPoint& gp) const {
    return inTesla(gp);  // default dummy implementation
  }
  
  // This generic implementation can be replaced by concrete engines
  virtual int nominalValue() const;
  
};

#endif