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Elements Node

(See Zone_t figure)

Name:	`ElementRange`
Label:	`IndexRange_t`
Data-Type:	`cgsize_t`
Dimensions:	1
Dimension Values:	2
Data:	Begin, end
Cardinality:	1

Name:	`ElementConnectivity`
Label:	`DataArray_t`
Data-Type:	`cgsize_t`
Dimensions:	1
Dimension Values:	`ElementDataSize`
Data:	Element connectivity table
Cardinality:	1
Functions:	`NPE`, `ElementSize`, `ElementDataSize`

Name:	`ElementStartOffset`
Label:	`DataArray_t`
Data-Type:	`cgsize_t`
Dimensions:	1
Dimension Values:	`ElementSize + 1`
Data:	Element connectivity position table
Cardinality:	0,1
Functions:	`ElementDataSize`

Name:	`ParentElements`
Label:	`DataArray_t`
Data-Type:	`cgsize_t`
Dimensions:	2
Dimension Values:	`ElementSize`,2
Data:	`Parent1[ElementSize]`, `Parent2[ElementSize]`
Cardinality:	0,1

Name:	`ParentElementsPosition`
Label:	`DataArray_t`
Data-Type:	`cgsize_t`
Dimensions:	2
Dimension Values:	`ElementSize`,2
Data:	`SideOfParent1[ElementSize]`, `SideOfParent2[ElementSize]`
Cardinality:	0,1

Name:	`Rind`
Label:	`Rind_t`
See:	`GridCoordinates_t` figure

Name:	User defined
Label:	`Descriptor_t`
See:	`CGNSBase_t` figure

Name:	User defined
Label:	`UserDefinedData_t`
See:	`CGNSBase_t` figure

Notes:

cgsize_t is determined by the application from which the node is written. For a 32-bit application, cgsize_t will be I4, and I8 for a 64-bit application.