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Interval bounds

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Construct

T singleton(const P&)

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T construct(const P&, const P&)

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T construct(const P&, const P&,
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T hull(const P&, const P&)

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T span(const P&, const P&)

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static T right_open(const P&, const P&)

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static T left_open(const P&, const P&)

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static T closed(const P&, const P&)

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static T open(const P&, const P&)

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T singleton(const P& value)

Constructs an interval that contains exactly one element value. For all interval types of the icl sigletons can be constructed for discrete domain types. For continuous domain types, only continuous_interval is capable to construct a singleton.

T construct(const P& lower, const P& upper)

Contructs an interval with lower bound lower and upper bound upper

T construct(const P& lower, const P& upper,
            interval_bounds bounds
            = interval_bounds::right_open())

For dynamically bounded intervals this function constructs an interval with interval bounds specified by the third parameter.

T hull(const P& x1, const P& x2)

hull(x1,x2) constructs the smallest interval that contains both x1 and x2. x2 may be smaller than x1.

T span(const P& x1, const P& x2)

span(x1,x2) constructs the interval construct(min(x1,x2), max(x1,x2)). Note the differences between span, hull and construct:

span<right_open_interval<int> >(2,1)      == [1,2) // does NOT contain 2
hull<right_open_interval<int> >(2,1)      == [1,3) // contains 2
construct<right_open_interval<int> >(2,1) == [)    // is empty

static T right_open(const P&, const P&)
static T left_open(const P&, const P&)
static T closed(const P&, const P&)
static T open(const P&, const P&)

For dynamically bounded intervals there are for static functions to construct intervals with the four interval bound types:

discrete_interval<int>      itv1 = discrete_interval<int>::closed(0,42);
continuous_interval<double> itv2 = continuous_interval<double>::right_open(0.0, 1.0);

Using the interval default

interval<P>::type

There is a library default, for all interval containers of the icl. The intension of the library default is to minimize the need for parameter specification, when working with icl class templates. We can get the library default interval type as interval<P>::type. The library default uses dynamically bounded intervals. You can switch to statically bounded intervals by #define BOOST_ICL_USE_STATIC_BOUNDED_INTERVALS prior to icl includes.

static T right_open(const P&, const P&)
static T left_open(const P&, const P&)
static T closed(const P&, const P&)
static T open(const P&, const P&)

For template struct interval that always uses the library default the static functions for the four interval bound types are also available.

interval<int>::type    itv1 = interval<int>::closed(0,42);
interval<double>::type itv2 = interval<double>::right_open(0.0, 1.0);

This works with the statically bounded intervals as well, with the restriction that for continuous domain types the matching function has to be used:

#define BOOST_ICL_USE_STATIC_BOUNDED_INTERVALS
. . .
// library default is the statically bounded right_open_interval
interval<int>::type    itv1 = interval<int>::closed(0,42); //==[0,43) //ok, bounds are shifted
interval<double>::type itv2 = interval<double>::right_open(0.0, 1.0); //ok. right_open matches
interval<double>::type itv3 = interval<double>::closed(0.0, 1.0);     //will NOT compile

See also examples Dynamic intervals and Static intervals

Example: Dynamically bounded intervals and the library default

Example: Statically bounded intervals, changing the library default

Additional interval functions

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