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LSExpression Class

class localsolver::LSExpression

Mathematical modeling expression.

Expressions are used to build the mathematical optimization model associated to LocalSolver. An expression is composed of an operator (which corresponds to its type) and its operands (which are other expressions of the model).

See:

LSModel

LSOperator

Summary

Functions
getOperator Gets the operator of this expression.
getIndex Gets the index of this expression in the model.
isConstant Returns true if this expression is typed as constant in the model, false otherwise.
isDecision Returns true if this expression is typed as decision in the model, false otherwise.
isConstraint Returns true if this expression is tagged as constraint in the model, false otherwise.
isObjective Returns true if this expression is tagged as objective in the model, false otherwise.
isDouble Returns true if this expression is a double, false otherwise.
isInt Returns true if this expression is an integer, false otherwise.
isBool Returns true if this expression is a boolean (ie 0 or 1), false otherwise.
isArray Returns true if this expression is an array, false otherwise.
isCollection Returns true if this expression is a collection, false otherwise.
isFunction Returns true if this expression is a function, false otherwise.
addOperand Adds the given operand to this expression.
addOperands Add the given operands to this expression.
getOperand Gets the operand with the given index.
setOperand Replaces the operand of the given index.
getNbOperands Gets the number of operands of this expression.
setValue Sets the value of this expression in the current solution found by the solver.
setIntValue Sets the value of this expression in the current solution found by the solver.
setDoubleValue Sets the value of this expression in the current solution found by the solver.
getValue Gets the value of this expression in the best solution found by the solver.
getIntValue Gets the value of this expression in the best solution found by the solver.
getDoubleValue Gets the value of this expression in the best solution found by the solver.
isViolated Returns true if the given expression is violated in the best solution found by the solver.
getCollectionValue Gets the value of this expression in the best solution found by the solver.
setName Sets the name of this expression.
isNamed Returns true if this expression has a name, and false otherwise.
getName Gets the name of this expression or the empty string if no name has been set.
toString Returns a string representation of this expression.
getInfo Returns useful info about this expression (according to the state of LocalSolver).

Functions

LSOperator getOperator() const

Gets the operator of this expression.

Return:Operator.

int getIndex() const

Gets the index of this expression in the model.

Return:Index in the model.

bool isConstant() const

Returns true if this expression is typed as constant in the model, false otherwise.

Return:True if typed as constant.

bool isDecision() const

Returns true if this expression is typed as decision in the model, false otherwise.

Return:True if typed as decision.

bool isConstraint() const

Returns true if this expression is tagged as constraint in the model, false otherwise.

Return:True if tagged as constraint.

bool isObjective() const

Returns true if this expression is tagged as objective in the model, false otherwise.

Return:True if tagged as objective.

bool isDouble() const

Returns true if this expression is a double, false otherwise.

Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped.

Return:True if the expression is a double.
Since:3.0

bool isInt() const

Returns true if this expression is an integer, false otherwise.

Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped. Note that a boolean is also an integer.

Return:True if the expression is an integer.
Since:3.0

bool isBool() const

Returns true if this expression is a boolean (ie 0 or 1), false otherwise.

Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped.

Return:True if the expression is a boolean.
Since:3.0

bool isArray() const

Returns true if this expression is an array, false otherwise.

Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped.

Return:True if the expression is an array.
Since:3.1

bool isCollection() const

Returns true if this expression is a collection, false otherwise.

Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped.

Return:True if the expression is a collection.
Since:5.5

bool isFunction() const

Returns true if this expression is a function, false otherwise.

Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped.

Return:True if the expression is a function.
Since:6.0

void addOperand(const LSExpression &expr)

Adds the given operand to this expression.

Only allowed in state S_Modeling.

Parameters:expr - Operand to add.

void addOperand(int constant)

Add the given constant operand to this expression.

Only allowed in state S_Modeling.

Parameters:constant - Constant operand to add.

void addOperand(lsint constant)

Add the given constant operand to this expression.

Only allowed in state S_Modeling.

Parameters:constant - Constant operand to add.

void addOperand(lsdouble constant)

Add the given constant operand to this expression.

Only allowed in state S_Modeling.

Since:3.0
Parameters:constant - Constant operand to add.

template <typename T0, typename T1>
void addOperands(T0 begin, T1 end)

Add the given operands to this expression.

Only allowed in state S_Modeling.

Since:

5.5

Parameters:
  • begin - iterator to the initial position of the operands to add.
  • end - iterator to the final position of the operands to add.

LSExpression getOperand(int operandIndex) const

Gets the operand with the given index.

Return:Operand.
Parameters:operandIndex - Index of the operand.

void setOperand(int operandIndex, LSExpression operand)

Replaces the operand of the given index.

Parameters:
  • operandIndex - Index of the operand to change
  • operand - New operand

void setOperand(int operandIndex, lsint constant)

Replaces the operand of the given index.

Parameters:
  • operandIndex - Index of the operand to change.
  • constant - New constant operand.

void setOperand(int operandIndex, lsdouble constant)

Replaces the operand of the given index.

Since:

3.0

Parameters:
  • operandIndex - Index of the operand to change.
  • constant - New constant operand.

int getNbOperands() const

Gets the number of operands of this expression.

Return:Number of operands.

void setValue(lsint value)

Sets the value of this expression in the current solution found by the solver.

Only allowed for decisions. Only allowed in state S_Stopped. Only allowed if this expression is an integer or a boolean. If the solver was not launched, this value will be used as an initial value for the decision. This method is a shortcut for LSSolution#setValue(LSExpression, lsint) and has the same behavior as setIntValue(lsint).

See:

LSSolution::setValue(LSExpression, lsint)

isInt()

isBool()

Parameters:

value - Value assigned to this expression.

void setValue(lsdouble value)

Sets the value of this expression in the current solution found by the solver.

Only allowed for decisions. Only allowed in state S_Stopped. Only allowed if this expression is an integer or a boolean. If the solver was not launched, this value will be used as an initial value for the decision. This method is a shortcut for LSSolution#setValue(LSExpression, lsdouble) and has the same behavior as setDoubleValue(lsdouble).

See:

LSSolution::setValue(LSExpression expr, lsdouble value)

isDouble()

Parameters:

value - Value assigned to this expression.

void setIntValue(lsint value)

Sets the value of this expression in the current solution found by the solver.

Only allowed for decisions. Only allowed in state S_Stopped. Only allowed if this expression is an integer or a boolean. If the solver was not launched, this value will be used as an initial value for the decision. This method is a shortcut for LSSolution#setValue(LSExpression, lsint).

See:

LSSolution::setIntValue(LSExpression, lsint)

isInt()

isBool()

Since:

3.0

Parameters:

value - Value assigned to this expression.

void setDoubleValue(lsdouble value)

Sets the value of this expression in the current solution found by the solver.

Only allowed for decisions. Only allowed in state S_Stopped. Only allowed if this expression is a double. If the solver was not launched, this value will be used as an initial value for the decision. This method is a shortcut for LSSolution#setValue(LSExpression, lsdouble).

See:

LSSolution::setDoubleValue(LSExpression, lsdouble)

isDouble()

Since:

3.0

Parameters:

value - Value assigned to this expression.

lsint getValue() const

Gets the value of this expression in the best solution found by the solver.

Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped. Only allowed if this expression is an integer or a boolean. This method is a shortcut for LSSolution#getValue(LSExpression).

Return:

Value in the best solution.

See:

LSSolution::getValue(LSExpression)

isInt()

isBool()

lsint getIntValue() const

Gets the value of this expression in the best solution found by the solver.

Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped. Only allowed if this expression is an integer or a boolean. This method is a shortcut for LSSolution#getIntValue(LSExpression).

Return:

Value in the best solution.

See:

LSSolution::getIntValue(LSExpression)

isInt()

isBool()

Since:

3.0

lsdouble getDoubleValue() const

Gets the value of this expression in the best solution found by the solver.

Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped. Only allowed if this expression is a double. This method is a shortcut for LSSolution#getDoubleValue(LSExpression).

Return:

Value in the best solution.

See:

LSSolution::getDoubleValue(LSExpression)

isDouble()

Since:

3.0

bool isViolated() const

Returns true if the given expression is violated in the best solution found by the solver.

An expression can be violated in 3 cases:

  1. it is a constraint and its value is 0
  2. it is a a double and its value is NaN (NotANumber)
  3. it is an integer or boolean with no valid value (arithmetic or out of bounds exception). Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped. This method is a shortcut for LSSolution#isViolated(LSExpression).

Return:True if this expression is violated in the best solution.
Since:5.5

LSCollection getCollectionValue() const

Gets the value of this expression in the best solution found by the solver.

Only allowed in states S_Paused or S_Stopped. Only allowed if this expression is a collection (list). This method is a shortcut for LSSolution#getCollectionValue(LSExpression).

Return:Value in the best solution.
See:LSSolution::getCollectionValue(LSExpression)
Since:5.5

void setName(const std::string &name)

Sets the name of this expression.

Only allowed in state S_Modeling. The name cannot be empty. Two operators of the model cannot share the same name. Useful for debugging or logging purposes.

Parameters:name - Name.

bool isNamed() const

Returns true if this expression has a name, and false otherwise.

Return:True if named.

const std::string getName() const

Gets the name of this expression or the empty string if no name has been set.

Return:Name.

std::string toString() const

Returns a string representation of this expression.

This representation provides the index of the expression, its type, and its name (if any). Useful for debugging or logging purposes.

Return:String representation.

std::string getInfo() const

Returns useful info about this expression (according to the state of LocalSolver).

Useful for debugging or logging purposes.

Return:Info about this search during the solving process.