def METHOD_NAME(self, card, comment=None):
    i = self.i
    self.element_id[i] = integer(card, 1, 'eid')
    self.K[i] = double(card, 2, 'k')
    self.node_ids[i, :] = [integer(card, 3, 'G1'),
                           integer(card, 5, 'G2')]
    self.components[i, :] = [integer_or_blank(card, 4, 'C1', 0),
                             integer_or_blank(card, 6, 'C2', 0)]
    self.ge[i] = double_or_blank(card, 7, 'ge', 0.)
    self.s[i] = double_or_blank(card, 8, 's', 0.)
    assert len(card) <= 9, 'len(CELAS4 card) = %i\ncard=%s' % (len(card), card) + str(card)
    self.i += 1