Cannot bind different component to facilityArray

[baagaard-usgs]

The factory keyword is used to bind a default component to a facilityArray. Within a .cfg file or on the command line, we can assign an array of components, but we cannot assign a single component acting as the array.

Example

A materials array with a default factory creating an array with one facility.

Ok: Use the default

materials.homogeneous = materials.Elastic

Ok: Create array of two materials.

materials = [one, two]
materials.one = materials.Elastic
materials.two = materials.Plastic

Fails: Replace default factory with another factory.

materials = materials.ElasticPlastic

# This is interpreted as materials = [materials.ElasticPlastic]

[baagaard-usgs]

Workaround is to create a derived class for the object holding the facility array and change the default factory for the facility array.