org.chocosolver.solver.constraints.reification

Class PropConditionnal

java.lang.Object

org.chocosolver.solver.constraints.Propagator<Variable>

org.chocosolver.solver.constraints.reification.PropConditionnal

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Propagator>, ICause, Identity

public abstract class PropConditionnal
extends Propagator<Variable>

A specific propagator which posts constraint on condition.
The user gives the condition, then
if the condition returns ESat.TRUE, then posts temporarily the first propagator,
if the condition returns Esat.FALSE, then it posts temporarily the second propagator,
Otherwise wait for the condition to be fully (un)satisfied.

Since:

06/02/2014

Author:

Charles Prud'homme

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.chocosolver.solver.constraints.Propagator

aCause, ACTIVE, constraint, LOGGER, NEW, PASSIVE, priority, reactToFineEvt, REIFIED, solver, vars

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PropConditionnal(Variable[] vars2observe, Constraint[] condTrue, Constraint[] condFalse)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract ESat	checkCondition() Check a specific condition.
ESat	isEntailed() Check wether this is entailed according to the current state of its internal structure.
void	propagate(int evtmask) Call the main filtering algorithm to apply to the Domain of the Variable objects.

Methods inherited from class org.chocosolver.solver.constraints.Propagator

addVariable, advise, arity, compareTo, contradiction, decNbPendingEvt, defineIn, duplicate, dynPriority, flushPendingEvt, forcePropagate, getConstraint, getId, getNbPendingEvt, getNbVars, getPriority, getPropagationConditions, getSolver, getVar, getVars, getVIndices, hashCode, incNbPendingEvt, isActive, isCompletelyInstantiated, isPassive, isReifiedAndSilent, isStateLess, propagate, reactToFineEvent, setActive, setPassive, setReifiedSilent, setReifiedTrue, setVIndices, toString, why

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropConditionnal

public PropConditionnal(Variable[] vars2observe,
                Constraint[] condTrue,
                Constraint[] condFalse)

Parameters:

vars2observe - set of variables to observe, their modifications triggers the condition checking

condTrue - the constraint to post if the condition is satisfied

condFalse - the constraint to post if the condition is not satisfied

Method Detail

propagate

public void propagate(int evtmask)
               throws ContradictionException

Description copied from class: Propagator

Call the main filtering algorithm to apply to the Domain of the Variable objects. It considers the current state of this objects to remove some values from domains and/or instantiate some variables. Calling this method is done from 2 (and only 2) steps:
- at the initial propagation step,
- when involved in a reified constraint.
It should initialized the internal data structure and apply filtering algorithm from scratch.

Specified by:

propagate in class Propagator<Variable>

Parameters:

evtmask - type of propagation event this must consider.

Throws:

ContradictionException - when a contradiction occurs, like domain wipe out or other incoherencies.

isEntailed

public ESat isEntailed()

Description copied from class: Propagator

Check wether this is entailed according to the current state of its internal structure. At least, should check the satisfaction of this (when all is instantiated).

Specified by:

isEntailed in class Propagator<Variable>

Returns:

ESat.TRUE if entailed, ESat.FALSE if not entailed, ESat.UNDEFINED if unknown

checkCondition

public abstract ESat checkCondition()

Check a specific condition.
If the condition returns ESat.TRUE, then posts temporarily the first propagator,
If the condition returns Esat.FALSE, then it posts temporarily the second propagator,
Otherwise wait for the condition to be fully (un)satisfied.

Returns:

Esat