param_comp.py

OpenMDAO class definition for ParamComp

class openmdao.components.param_comp.ParamComp(name, val=None, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: openmdao.components.indep_var_comp.IndepVarComp

A Component that provides an independent variable as an output.

Options:

force_fd : bool(False)

Set to True to finite difference this system.

form : str(‘forward’)

Finite difference mode. (forward, backward, central) You can also set to ‘complex_step’ to peform the complex step method if your components support it.

step_size : float(1e-06)

Default finite difference stepsize

step_type : str(‘absolute’)

Set to absolute, relative