access to underlying list

src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H

@@ -160,13 +160,15 @@ public:
             //- Number of packed elements
             inline label size() const;
 
-
             //- Get value at index I
             inline unsigned int get(const label i) const;
 
             //- Set value at index I. Return true if value changed.
             inline bool set(const label i, const unsigned int val);
 
+            //- Underlying storage
+            inline List<unsigned int>& storage();
+
 
     // Member operators
 
@@ -179,7 +181,8 @@ public:
             //- Assignment operator. Takes linear time.
             void operator=(const PackedList<nBits>&);
 
-            //- Assignment of all entries to the given value
+            //- Assignment of all entries to the given value. Does set on all
+            //  elements.
             inline void operator=(const unsigned int val);
 
             //- Return as labelList

src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedListI.H

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ inline void PackedList<nBits>::checkValue(const unsigned int val) const
 {
     if (val>=(1u << nBits))
     {
-        FatalErrorIn("PackedList<T>::set(const unsigned int)")
+        FatalErrorIn("PackedList<T>::checkValue(const unsigned int)")
             << "value " << label(val) << " out of range 0 ... "
             << label((1u << nBits)-1)
             << " representable by " << nBits << " bits"
@@ -183,6 +183,13 @@ inline bool PackedList<nBits>::set(const label i, const unsigned int val)
 }
 
 
+template<int nBits>
+inline List<unsigned int>& PackedList<nBits>::storage()
+{
+    return static_cast<List<unsigned int>&>(*this);
+}
+
+
 template<int nBits>
 inline ::Foam::reference PackedList<nBits>::operator[](const label i)
 {
@@ -213,9 +220,14 @@ inline void PackedList<nBits>::operator=(const unsigned int val)
 #   ifdef DEBUGList
     checkValue(val);
 #   endif
-    List<unsigned int>::operator=(val);
+
+    for (label i = 0; i < size; i++)
+    {
+        set(i, val);
+    }
 }
 
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 } // End namespace Foam