org.metacsp.framework

Class BinaryConstraint

java.lang.Object

org.metacsp.framework.Constraint

org.metacsp.framework.BinaryConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

CardinalConstraint, DE9IMRelation, GeometricConstraint, QualitativeAllenIntervalConstraint, RCCConstraint, ReachabilityConstraint, SimpleDistanceConstraint

public abstract class BinaryConstraint
extends Constraint

This is the basic abstract class for representing binary constraints (i.e., constraints whose scope is of size 2).

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.metacsp.framework.Constraint

annotation, autoRemovable, color, id, logger, masked, numIDs, scope

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BinaryConstraint() Creates a new BinaryConstraint.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Variable	getFrom() Get the source Variable of this BinaryConstraint.
Variable	getTo() Get the destination Variable of this BinaryConstraint.
void	setFrom(Variable f) Set the source Variable of this BinaryConstraint.
void	setTo(Variable t) Set the destination Variable of this BinaryConstraint.
java.lang.String	toString() Every Constraint should implement a toString method (used by the ConstraintNetwork rendering methods).

Methods inherited from class org.metacsp.framework.Constraint

clone, getAnnotation, getColor, getDescription, getEdgeLabel, getID, getScope, isAutoRemovable, isEquivalent, isMasked, isSkippableSolver, isUnary, mask, setAnnotation, setAutoRemovable, setColor, setScope, skipSolver, unmask

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BinaryConstraint

public BinaryConstraint()

Creates a new BinaryConstraint.

Method Detail

getFrom

public Variable getFrom()

Get the source Variable of this BinaryConstraint.

Returns:

The source Variable of this BinaryConstraint.

getTo

public Variable getTo()

Get the destination Variable of this BinaryConstraint.

Returns:

The destination Variable of this BinaryConstraint.

setFrom

public void setFrom(Variable f)

Set the source Variable of this BinaryConstraint.

Parameters:

f - The source Variable of this BinaryConstraint.

setTo

public void setTo(Variable t)

Set the destination Variable of this BinaryConstraint.

Parameters:

t - The destination Variable of this BinaryConstraint.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Description copied from class: Constraint

Every Constraint should implement a toString method (used by the ConstraintNetwork rendering methods).

Specified by:

toString in class Constraint

Returns:

the String representation of this Constraint.