patchFields: Consistent patchType handling across field types

The patchType override logic has been simplified and made consistent
between fv, fvs and point patch fields. The "constraintType" attribute
has been removed from point fields as it was not being used.

src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPointPatchField.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -115,15 +115,6 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        // Constraint handling
-
-            //- Return the constraint type this pointPatchField implements
-            virtual const word& constraintType() const
-            {
-                return cyclicPointPatch::typeName;
-            }
-
-
         // Cyclic coupled interface functions
 
             //- Return transformation between the coupled patches

src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/constraint/empty/emptyPointPatchField.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -107,17 +107,6 @@ public:
                 )
             );
         }
-
-    // Member Functions
-
-        //- Constraint handling
-
-            //- Return the constraint type this pointPatchField implements
-            virtual const word& constraintType() const
-            {
-                return type();
-            }
-
 };
 
 

src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/constraint/internal/internalPointPatchField.H

@@ -108,15 +108,6 @@ public:
                 )
             );
         }
-
-
-    // Member Functions
-
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatchField implements
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return internalPointPatch::typeName;
-        }
 };
 
 

src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/constraint/processor/processorPointPatchField.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -135,15 +135,6 @@ public:
             }
 
 
-        // Constraint handling
-
-            //- Return the constraint type this pointPatchField implements
-            virtual const word& constraintType() const
-            {
-                return type();
-            }
-
-
         // Evaluation functions
 
             //- Evaluate the patch field

src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/constraint/symmetry/symmetryPointPatchField.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -107,16 +107,6 @@ public:
                 )
             );
         }
-
-
-    // Member Functions
-
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatchField implements
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return symmetryPointPatch::typeName;
-        }
-
 };
 
 

src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/constraint/symmetryPlane/symmetryPlanePointPatchField.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -116,12 +116,6 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatchField implements
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return symmetryPlanePointPatch::typeName;
-        }
-
         //- Update the patch field
         virtual void evaluate
         (

src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/constraint/wedge/wedgePointPatchField.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -110,12 +110,6 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatchField implements
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return type();
-        }
-
         //- Update the patch field
         virtual void evaluate
         (

src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchField.H

@@ -283,16 +283,10 @@ public:
                 return false;
             }
 
-            //- Return the constraint type this pointPatchField implements.
-            virtual const word& constraintType() const
-            {
-                return word::null;
-            }
-
             //- Return true if this overrides the underlying constraint type
             bool overridesConstraint() const
             {
-                if (constraintType() == patch_.constraintType())
+                if (type() == patch_.type())
                 {
                     return false;
                 }

src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchFieldNew.C

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ License
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Selectors * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type>
 Foam::autoPtr<Foam::pointPatchField<Type>> Foam::pointPatchField<Type>::New
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::pointPatchField<Type>> Foam::pointPatchField<Type>::New
 {
     if (debug)
     {
-        InfoInFunction << "Constructing pointPatchField<Type>" << endl;
+        InfoInFunction
+            << "patchFieldType = " << patchFieldType
+            << ", actualPatchType = " << actualPatchType
+            << ", patchType = " << p.type()
+            << endl;
     }
 
     typename pointPatchConstructorTable::iterator cstrIter =
@@ -45,41 +49,35 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::pointPatchField<Type>> Foam::pointPatchField<Type>::New
     if (cstrIter == pointPatchConstructorTablePtr_->end())
     {
         FatalErrorInFunction
-            << "Unknown patchFieldType type "
+            << "Unknown patchField type "
             << patchFieldType << nl << nl
             << "Valid patchField types are :" << endl
             << pointPatchConstructorTablePtr_->sortedToc()
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 
-    autoPtr<pointPatchField<Type>> pfPtr(cstrIter()(p, iF));
-
     if
     (
         actualPatchType == word::null
      || actualPatchType != p.type()
     )
     {
-        if (pfPtr().constraintType() != p.constraintType())
-        {
-            // Use default constraint type
         typename pointPatchConstructorTable::iterator patchTypeCstrIter =
             pointPatchConstructorTablePtr_->find(p.type());
 
-            if (patchTypeCstrIter == pointPatchConstructorTablePtr_->end())
+        if (patchTypeCstrIter != pointPatchConstructorTablePtr_->end())
         {
-                FatalErrorInFunction
-                    << "inconsistent patch and patchField types for \n"
-                    << "    patch type " << p.type()
-                    << " and patchField type " << patchFieldType
-                    << exit(FatalError);
-            }
-
             return patchTypeCstrIter()(p, iF);
         }
+        else
+        {
+            return cstrIter()(p, iF);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return cstrIter()(p, iF);
     }
-
-    return pfPtr;
 }
 
 
@@ -103,13 +101,18 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::pointPatchField<Type>> Foam::pointPatchField<Type>::New
     const dictionary& dict
 )
 {
+    word patchFieldType(dict.lookup("type"));
+
     if (debug)
     {
-        InfoInFunction << "Constructing pointPatchField<Type>" << endl;
+        InfoInFunction
+            << "patchFieldType = " << patchFieldType
+            << ", actualPatchType = "
+            << dict.lookupOrDefault<word>("patchType", word::null)
+            << ", patchType = " << p.type()
+            << endl;
     }
 
-    word patchFieldType(dict.lookup("type"));
-
     typename dictionaryConstructorTable::iterator cstrIter
         = dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->find(patchFieldType);
 
@@ -133,27 +136,20 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::pointPatchField<Type>> Foam::pointPatchField<Type>::New
         }
     }
 
-    // Construct (but not necessarily returned)
-    autoPtr<pointPatchField<Type>> pfPtr(cstrIter()(p, iF, dict));
-
     if
     (
        !dict.found("patchType")
      || word(dict.lookup("patchType")) != p.type()
     )
     {
-        if (pfPtr().constraintType() == p.constraintType())
+        typename dictionaryConstructorTable::iterator patchTypeCstrIter =
-        {
+            dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->find(p.type());
-            // Compatible (constraint-wise) with the patch type
-            return pfPtr;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Use default constraint type
-            typename dictionaryConstructorTable::iterator patchTypeCstrIter
-                = dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->find(p.type());
 
-            if (patchTypeCstrIter == dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->end())
+        if
+        (
+            patchTypeCstrIter != dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->end()
+         && patchTypeCstrIter() != cstrIter()
+        )
         {
             FatalIOErrorInFunction
             (
@@ -163,9 +159,6 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::pointPatchField<Type>> Foam::pointPatchField<Type>::New
                 << " and patchField type " << patchFieldType
                 << exit(FatalIOError);
         }
-
-            return patchTypeCstrIter()(p, iF, dict);
-        }
     }
 
     return cstrIter()(p, iF, dict);
@@ -192,8 +185,7 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::pointPatchField<Type>> Foam::pointPatchField<Type>::New
     if (cstrIter == patchMapperConstructorTablePtr_->end())
     {
         FatalErrorInFunction
-            << "Unknown patchField type "
+            << "Unknown patchField type " << ptf.type() << nl << nl
-            << ptf.type() << nl << nl
             << "Valid patchField types are :" << endl
             << patchMapperConstructorTablePtr_->sortedToc()
             << exit(FatalError);

src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPointPatch.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -112,12 +112,6 @@ public:
 
         // Access
 
-            //- Return the constraint type this pointPatch implements.
-            virtual const word& constraintType() const
-            {
-                return type();
-            }
-
             //- Return the underlying cyclicPolyPatch
             const cyclicPolyPatch& cyclicPatch() const
             {

src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/empty/emptyPointPatch.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatch implements.
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return type();
-        }
-
         //- Accumulate the effect of constraint direction of this patch
         virtual void applyConstraint
         (

src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/internal/internalPointPatch.H

@@ -72,15 +72,6 @@ public:
         :
             facePointPatch(patch, bm)
         {}
-
-
-    // Member Functions
-
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatch implements.
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return type();
-        }
 };
 
 

src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/processor/processorPointPatch.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@ public:
             return procPolyPatch_.comm();
         }
 
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatch implements.
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return type();
-        }
-
         //- Return processor number
         int myProcNo() const
         {

src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/symmetry/symmetryPointPatch.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatch implements.
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return type();
-        }
-
         //- Accumulate the effect of constraint direction of this patch
         virtual void applyConstraint
         (

src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/symmetryPlane/symmetryPlanePointPatch.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatch implements.
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return type();
-        }
-
         //- Accumulate the effect of constraint direction of this patch
         virtual void applyConstraint
         (

src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/constraint/wedge/wedgePointPatch.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2019 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatch implements.
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return type();
-        }
-
         //- Accumulate the effect of constraint direction of this patch
         virtual void applyConstraint
         (

src/OpenFOAM/meshes/pointMesh/pointPatches/pointPatch/pointPatch.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -151,12 +151,6 @@ public:
         //- Return  point normals
         virtual const vectorField& pointNormals() const = 0;
 
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatch implements.
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return word::null;
-        }
-
         //- Accumulate the effect of constraint direction of this patch
         virtual void applyConstraint
         (

src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/fvPatchField/fvPatchFieldNew.C

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::fvPatchField<Type>> Foam::fvPatchField<Type>::New
     {
         InfoInFunction
             << "patchFieldType = " << patchFieldType
-            << " : " << p.type()
+            << ", actualPatchType = " << actualPatchType
+            << ", patchType = " << p.type()
             << endl;
     }
 
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::fvPatchField<Type>> Foam::fvPatchField<Type>::New
     {
         InfoInFunction
             << "patchFieldType = " << patchFieldType
+            << ", actualPatchType = "
+            << dict.lookupOrDefault<word>("patchType", word::null)
+            << ", patchType = " << p.type()
             << endl;
     }
 

src/finiteVolume/fields/fvsPatchFields/fvsPatchField/fvsPatchField.C

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ template<class Type>
 void Foam::fvsPatchField<Type>::write(Ostream& os) const
 {
     writeEntry(os, "type", type());
+
+    if (overridesConstraint())
+    {
+        writeEntry(os, "patchType", patch().type());
+    }
+
     writeEntry(os, "value", *this);
 }
 

src/finiteVolume/fields/fvsPatchFields/fvsPatchField/fvsPatchField.H

@@ -282,6 +282,42 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
+        // Attributes
+
+            //- Return the type of the calculated for of fvsPatchField
+            static const word& calculatedType();
+
+            //- Return true if this patch field fixes a value.
+            //  Needed to check if a level has to be specified while solving
+            //  Poissons equations.
+            virtual bool fixesValue() const
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            //- Return true if this patch field is coupled
+            virtual bool coupled() const
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            //- Return true if this overrides the underlying constraint type
+            bool overridesConstraint() const
+            {
+                if (type() == patch_.type())
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                typename patchConstructorTable::iterator patchTypeCstrIter
+                    = patchConstructorTablePtr_->find(patch_.type());
+
+                return
+                    patchTypeCstrIter
+                 != patchConstructorTablePtr_->end();
+            }
+
+
         // Access
 
             //- Return local objectRegistry
@@ -306,23 +342,6 @@ public:
                 return internalField_;
             }
 
-            //- Return the type of the calculated for of fvsPatchField
-            static const word& calculatedType();
-
-            //- Return true if this patch field fixes a value.
-            //  Needed to check if a level has to be specified while solving
-            //  Poissons equations.
-            virtual bool fixesValue() const
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            //- Return true if this patch field is coupled
-            virtual bool coupled() const
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
 
         // Mapping functions
 

src/finiteVolume/fields/fvsPatchFields/fvsPatchField/fvsPatchFieldNew.C

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2018 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::fvsPatchField<Type>> Foam::fvsPatchField<Type>::New
 {
     if (debug)
     {
-        InfoInFunction << "Constructing fvsPatchField<Type>" << endl;
+        InfoInFunction
+            << "patchFieldType = " << patchFieldType
+            << ", actualPatchType = " << actualPatchType
+            << ", patchType = " << p.type()
+            << endl;
     }
 
     typename patchConstructorTable::iterator cstrIter =
@@ -97,13 +101,18 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::fvsPatchField<Type>> Foam::fvsPatchField<Type>::New
     const dictionary& dict
 )
 {
+    const word patchFieldType(dict.lookup("type"));
+
     if (debug)
     {
-        InfoInFunction << "Constructing fvsPatchField<Type>" << endl;
+        InfoInFunction
+            << "patchFieldType = " << patchFieldType
+            << ", actualPatchType = "
+            << dict.lookupOrDefault<word>("patchType", word::null)
+            << ", patchType = " << p.type()
+            << endl;
     }
 
-    const word patchFieldType(dict.lookup("type"));
-
     typename dictionaryConstructorTable::iterator cstrIter
         = dictionaryConstructorTablePtr_->find(patchFieldType);
 
@@ -182,18 +191,8 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::fvsPatchField<Type>> Foam::fvsPatchField<Type>::New
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 
-    typename patchMapperConstructorTable::iterator
-        patchTypeCstrIter = patchMapperConstructorTablePtr_->find(p.type());
-
-    if (patchTypeCstrIter != patchMapperConstructorTablePtr_->end())
-    {
-        return patchTypeCstrIter()(ptf, p, iF, pfMapper);
-    }
-    else
-    {
     return cstrIter()(ptf, p, iF, pfMapper);
 }
-}
 
 
 // ************************************************************************* //

src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/patches/cyclicAMI/cyclicAMIPointPatch/cyclicAMIPointPatch.H

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@ public:
         //- Return true if this patch field is coupled
         virtual bool coupled() const;
 
-        //- Return the constraint type this pointPatch implements.
-        virtual const word& constraintType() const
-        {
-            return type();
-        }
-
         //- Return the underlying cyclicAMIPolyPatch
         const cyclicAMIPolyPatch& cyclicAMIPatch() const
         {

src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/patches/cyclicAMI/cyclicAMIPointPatchField/cyclicAMIPointPatchField.H

@@ -160,15 +160,6 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        // Constraint handling
-
-            //- Return the constraint type this pointPatchField implements
-            virtual const word& constraintType() const
-            {
-                return type();
-            }
-
-
         // Cyclic AMI coupled interface functions
 
             //- Return transformation between the coupled patches