:class:`Card`
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.. py:class:: ansys.dyna.core.lib.card.Card(fields: List[ansys.dyna.core.lib.field.Field], active_func=None, format=format_type.default)

   Bases: :py:obj:`ansys.dyna.core.lib.card_interface.CardInterface`


   
   Abstract base class for all the implementations of keyword cards.
















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.. py:currentmodule:: Card

Overview
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   .. tab-item:: Methods

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          * - :py:attr:`~read`
            - Reads the card data from an input text buffer.
          * - :py:attr:`~write`
            - Renders the card in the dyna keyword format.
          * - :py:attr:`~get_value`
            - gets the value of the field in the card
          * - :py:attr:`~set_value`
            - sets the value of the field in the card


   .. tab-item:: Properties

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          * - :py:attr:`~format`
            - Get the card format type.
          * - :py:attr:`~active`
            - Return whether the card is active.




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          * - :py:attr:`~__repr__`
            - Returns a console-friendly representation of the desired parameters for the card




Import detail
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    from ansys.dyna.core.lib.card import Card

Property detail
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.. py:property:: format

   
   Get the card format type.
















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.. py:property:: active
   :type: bool


   
   Return whether the card is active.
















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Method detail
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.. py:method:: read(buf: TextIO, parameter_set: ansys.dyna.core.lib.parameters.ParameterSet = None) -> bool

   
   Reads the card data from an input text buffer.
















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.. py:method:: write(format: Optional[ansys.dyna.core.lib.format_type.format_type] = None, buf: Optional[TextIO] = None, comment: Optional[bool] = True) -> Union[str, None]

   
   Renders the card in the dyna keyword format.
   :param buf: Buffer to write to. If None, the output is returned as a string
   :param format: format_type to use. Default to standard.
















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.. py:method:: get_value(prop: str) -> Any

   
   gets the value of the field in the card
















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.. py:method:: set_value(prop: str, value: Any) -> None

   
   sets the value of the field in the card
















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.. py:method:: __repr__() -> str

   
   Returns a console-friendly representation of the desired parameters for the card
















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