org.jacop.set.constraints

Class Match

java.lang.Object

org.jacop.constraints.DecomposedConstraint

org.jacop.constraints.Constraint

org.jacop.set.constraints.Match

public class Match
extends Constraint

This constraint matches the elements of the given set variable onto a list of integer variables.

Version:

4.2

Author:

Radoslaw Szymanek, Krzysztof Kuchcinski, and Robert Åkemalm

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
SetVar	a It specifies a set variable whose values are being matched against integer variables from the list.
IntVar[]	list It specifies the list of integer variables which value is being matched against elements from a set variable a.
static String[]	xmlAttributes It specifies the arguments required to be saved by an XML format as well as the constructor being called to recreate an object from an XML format.

Fields inherited from class org.jacop.constraints.Constraint

atomicExecution, consistencyPruningEvents, earlyTerminationOK, id, increaseWeight, numberArgs, numberId, trace

Fields inherited from class org.jacop.constraints.DecomposedConstraint

queueIndex

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Match(SetVar a, IntVar[] list) It constructs a match constraint to connect the value of set variable a to the values of integer variables provided in the list.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ArrayList<Var>	arguments() It returns the variables in a scope of the constraint.
void	consistency(Store store) It is a (most probably incomplete) consistency function which removes the values from variables domains.
int	getConsistencyPruningEvent(Var var) It retrieves the pruning event which causes reevaluation of the constraint.
String	id() It gives the id string of a constraint.
void	impose(Store store) It imposes the constraint in a given store.
void	increaseWeight() It increases the weight of the variables in the constraint scope.
void	removeConstraint() It removes the constraint by removing this constraint from all variables.
boolean	satisfied() It checks if the constraint is satisfied.
String	toString() It produces a string representation of a constraint state.

Methods inherited from class org.jacop.constraints.Constraint

cleanAfterFailure, decompose, getGuideConstraint, getGuideValue, getGuideVariable, impose, imposeDecomposition, numberArgs, queueVariable, removeLevel, removeLevelLate, requiresMonotonicity, setConsistencyPruningEvent, supplyGuideFeedback

Methods inherited from class org.jacop.constraints.DecomposedConstraint

auxiliaryVariables, derivative, imposeDecomposition

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

a

public SetVar a

It specifies a set variable whose values are being matched against integer variables from the list.

list

public IntVar[] list

It specifies the list of integer variables which value is being matched against elements from a set variable a.

xmlAttributes

public static String[] xmlAttributes

It specifies the arguments required to be saved by an XML format as well as the constructor being called to recreate an object from an XML format.

Constructor Detail

Match

public Match(SetVar a,
             IntVar[] list)

It constructs a match constraint to connect the value of set variable a to the values of integer variables provided in the list.

Parameters:

a - set variable that is restricted to be equal to a set created from values specified by integer variables form the list.

list - of integer variables that is restricted to have the same elements as set variable a.

Method Detail

arguments

public ArrayList<Var> arguments()

Description copied from class: Constraint

It returns the variables in a scope of the constraint.

Specified by:

arguments in class Constraint

Returns:

variables in a scope of the constraint.

consistency

public void consistency(Store store)

Description copied from class: Constraint

It is a (most probably incomplete) consistency function which removes the values from variables domains. Only values which do not have any support in a solution space are removed.

Specified by:

consistency in class Constraint

Parameters:

store - constraint store within which the constraint consistency is being checked.

getConsistencyPruningEvent

public int getConsistencyPruningEvent(Var var)

Description copied from class: Constraint

It retrieves the pruning event which causes reevaluation of the constraint.

Specified by:

getConsistencyPruningEvent in class Constraint

Parameters:

var - variable for which pruning event is retrieved

Returns:

it returns the int code of the pruning event (GROUND, BOUND, ANY, NONE)

id

public String id()

Description copied from class: Constraint

It gives the id string of a constraint.

Overrides:

id in class Constraint

Returns:

string id of the constraint.

impose

public void impose(Store store)

Description copied from class: Constraint

It imposes the constraint in a given store.

Specified by:

impose in class Constraint

Parameters:

store - the constraint store to which the constraint is imposed to.

removeConstraint

public void removeConstraint()

Description copied from class: Constraint

It removes the constraint by removing this constraint from all variables.

Specified by:

removeConstraint in class Constraint

satisfied

public boolean satisfied()

Description copied from class: Constraint

It checks if the constraint is satisfied. If this function is incorrectly implemented a constraint may not be satisfied in a solution.

Specified by:

satisfied in class Constraint

Returns:

true if the constraint is for certain satisfied, false otherwise.

toString

public String toString()

Description copied from class: Constraint

It produces a string representation of a constraint state.

Specified by:

toString in class Constraint

increaseWeight

public void increaseWeight()

Description copied from class: Constraint

It increases the weight of the variables in the constraint scope.

Specified by:

increaseWeight in class Constraint