org.chocosolver.solver.variables

Interface RealVar

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Variable>, Identity, Serializable, Variable

All Known Implementing Classes:

RealVarImpl, RealView

public interface RealVar
extends Variable

An interface to declare variable for continuous constraints (solved using IBEX).

Since:

18/07/12

Author:

Charles Prud'homme

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.chocosolver.solver.variables.Variable

BOOL, CSTE, INT, KIND, REAL, SET, TYPE, VAR, VIEW

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	getLB() Retrieves the lower bound of the variable
double	getPrecision()
double	getUB() Retrieves the upper bound of the variable
boolean	updateBounds(double lowerbound, double upperbound, ICause cause) Updates the bounds of the domain of this to value.
boolean	updateLowerBound(double value, ICause cause) Updates the lower bound of the domain of this to value.
boolean	updateUpperBound(double value, ICause cause) Updates the upper bound of the domain of this to value.

Methods inherited from interface org.chocosolver.solver.variables.Variable

addMonitor, contradiction, createDelta, duplicate, duplicate, getDelta, getIndexInPropagator, getName, getNbProps, getPIndices, getPropagator, getPropagators, getSolver, getTypeAndKind, getViews, isInstantiated, link, notifyMonitors, notifyPropagators, notifyViews, recordMask, removeMonitor, subscribeView, unlink

Methods inherited from interface org.chocosolver.solver.Identity

getId

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getLB

double getLB()

Retrieves the lower bound of the variable

Returns:

the lower bound

getUB

double getUB()

Retrieves the upper bound of the variable

Returns:

the upper bound

updateLowerBound

boolean updateLowerBound(double value,
                       ICause cause)
                         throws ContradictionException

Updates the lower bound of the domain of this to value. The instruction comes from propagator.

• If value is smaller than the lower bound of the domain, nothing is done and the return value is false,
• if updating the lower bound to value leads to a dead-end (domain wipe-out), a ContradictionException is thrown,
• otherwise, if updating the lower bound to value can be done safely, the event type is created (the original event can be promoted) and observers are notified and the return value is true

Parameters:

value - new lower bound (included)

cause - updating releaser

Returns:

true if the lower bound has been updated, false otherwise

Throws:

ContradictionException - if the domain become empty due to this action

updateUpperBound

boolean updateUpperBound(double value,
                       ICause cause)
                         throws ContradictionException

Updates the upper bound of the domain of this to value. The instruction comes from propagator.

• If value is greater than the upper bound of the domain, nothing is done and the return value is false,
• if updating the upper bound to value leads to a dead-end (domain wipe-out), a ContradictionException is thrown,
• otherwise, if updating the upper bound to value can be done safely, the event type is created (the original event can be promoted) and observers are notified and the return value is true

Parameters:

value - new upper bound (included)

cause - update releaser

Returns:

true if the upper bound has been updated, false otherwise

Throws:

ContradictionException - if the domain become empty due to this action

updateBounds

boolean updateBounds(double lowerbound,
                   double upperbound,
                   ICause cause)
                     throws ContradictionException

Updates the bounds of the domain of this to value. The instruction comes from propagator.

• If the interval defined by [lowerbound,upperbound] includes the domain of this, nothing is done and the return value is false,
• if updating the domain leads to a dead-end (domain wipe-out), a ContradictionException is thrown,
• otherwise, if updating the domain be done safely, the event type is created (the original event can be promoted) and observers are notified and the return value is true

Parameters:

lowerbound - new lower bound (included)

upperbound - new upper bound (included)

cause - update releaser

Returns:

true if the upper bound has been updated, false otherwise

Throws:

ContradictionException - if the domain become empty due to this action

getPrecision

double getPrecision()