UnitOperationWrapperValidate Method

public virtual bool Validate(
	ref string message
)

Public Overridable Function Validate ( 
	ByRef message As String
) As Boolean

Parameters

message  String

 

Return Value

Implements

Sets the flag that indicates whether the Flowsheet Unit is valid by validating the ports and parameters of the Flowsheet Unit. For example, this method could check that all mandatory ports have connections and that the values of all parameters are within bounds.

Note that the Simulation Executive can call the Validate routine at any time, in particular it may be called before the executive is ready to call the Calculate method. This means that Material Objects connected to unit ports may not be correctly configured when Validate is called. The recommended approach is for this method to validate parameters and ports but not Material Object configuration. A second level of validation to check Material Objects can be implemented as part of Calculate, when it is reasonable to expect that the Material Objects connected to ports will be correctly configured.

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