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25 | <div class="section boost_icl_function_reference_segmentational_fineness" lang="en"> | |
26 | <div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"> | |
27 | <a name="boost_icl.function_reference.segmentational_fineness"></a><a class="link" href="segmentational_fineness.html" title="Segmentational Fineness">Segmentational | |
28 | Fineness</a> | |
29 | </h3></div></div></div> | |
30 | <p> | |
31 | For overloading tables on infix operators, we need to break down <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/interval_set.html" title="Class template interval_set">interval_sets</a></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/interval_map.html" title="Class template interval_map">interval_maps</a></code> | |
32 | to the specific class templates | |
33 | </p> | |
34 | <a name="ph_def_S1"></a><a name="ph_def_S2"></a><a name="ph_def_S3"></a><a name="ph_def_M1"></a><a name="ph_def_M3"></a><div class="informaltable"><table class="table"> | |
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73 | <span class="bold"><strong>S1</strong></span> | |
74 | </p> | |
75 | </td> | |
76 | <td> | |
77 | <p> | |
78 | <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/interval_set.html" title="Class template interval_set">interval_set</a></code> | |
79 | </p> | |
80 | </td> | |
81 | <td> | |
82 | <p> | |
83 | <span class="bold"><strong>S2</strong></span> | |
84 | </p> | |
85 | </td> | |
86 | <td> | |
87 | <p> | |
88 | <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/separate_interval_set.html" title="Class template separate_interval_set">separate_interval_set</a></code> | |
89 | </p> | |
90 | </td> | |
91 | <td> | |
92 | <p> | |
93 | <span class="bold"><strong>S3</strong></span> | |
94 | </p> | |
95 | </td> | |
96 | <td> | |
97 | <p> | |
98 | <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/split_interval_set.html" title="Class template split_interval_set">split_interval_set</a></code> | |
99 | </p> | |
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101 | </tr> | |
102 | <tr> | |
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104 | <p> | |
105 | <span class="bold"><strong>M1</strong></span> | |
106 | </p> | |
107 | </td> | |
108 | <td> | |
109 | <p> | |
110 | <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/interval_map.html" title="Class template interval_map">interval_map</a></code> | |
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122 | <p> | |
123 | <span class="bold"><strong>M3</strong></span> | |
124 | </p> | |
125 | </td> | |
126 | <td> | |
127 | <p> | |
128 | <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="../../boost/icl/split_interval_map.html" title="Class template split_interval_map">split_interval_map</a></code> | |
129 | </p> | |
130 | </td> | |
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133 | </table></div> | |
134 | <p> | |
135 | choosing <span class="bold"><strong>Si</strong></span> and <span class="bold"><strong>Mi</strong></span> | |
136 | as placeholders. | |
137 | </p> | |
138 | <p> | |
139 | The indices <span class="bold"><strong>i</strong></span> of <span class="bold"><strong>Si</strong></span> | |
140 | and <span class="bold"><strong>Mi</strong></span> represent a property called <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>segmentational fineness</strong></span></em></span> or short <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>fineness</strong></span></em></span>, which is a <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>type trait</strong></span></em></span> on interval containers. | |
141 | </p> | |
142 | <div class="informaltable"><table class="table"> | |
143 | <colgroup><col></colgroup> | |
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150 | <p> | |
151 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">segmentational_fineness</span><span class="special"><</span></code><span class="bold"><strong>Si</strong></span><code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">value</span></code> | |
152 | == <span class="bold"><strong>i</strong></span> | |
153 | </p> | |
154 | </td></tr> | |
155 | <tr><td> | |
156 | <p> | |
157 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">segmentational_fineness</span><span class="special"><</span></code><span class="bold"><strong>Mi</strong></span><code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">value</span></code> | |
158 | == <span class="bold"><strong>i</strong></span> | |
159 | </p> | |
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162 | </table></div> | |
163 | <p> | |
164 | Segmentational fineness represents the fact, that for interval containers | |
165 | holding the same elements, a splitting interval container may contain more | |
166 | segments as a separating container which in turn may contain more segments | |
167 | than a joining one. So for an | |
168 | </p> | |
169 | <pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">></span> | |
170 | </pre> | |
171 | <p> | |
172 | where | |
173 | </p> | |
174 | <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">y</span> <span class="comment">// means that | |
175 | </span><span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="identifier">is_finer_than</span> <span class="identifier">y</span> | |
176 | ||
177 | <span class="comment">// we have | |
178 | </span> | |
179 | <span class="identifier">finer</span> <span class="identifier">coarser</span> | |
180 | <span class="identifier">split_interval_set</span> <span class="identifier">interval_set</span> | |
181 | <span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">separate_interval_set</span> <span class="special">></span> | |
182 | <span class="identifier">split_interval_map</span> <span class="identifier">interval_map</span> | |
183 | </pre> | |
184 | <p> | |
185 | </p> | |
186 | <p> | |
187 | This relation is needed to resolve the instantiation of infix operators e.g. | |
188 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> | |
189 | <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Q</span><span class="special">)</span></code> for two interval container types <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">P</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Q</span></code>. | |
190 | If both <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">P</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Q</span></code> are candidates for the result type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>, one of them must be chosen by the compiler. | |
191 | We choose the type that is segmentational finer as result type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>. This way we do not loose the <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>segment information</strong></span></em></span> that is stored in the | |
192 | <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>finer</strong></span></em></span> one of the container | |
193 | types <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">P</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Q</span></code>. | |
194 | </p> | |
195 | <p> | |
196 | ||
197 | </p> | |
198 | <pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">// overload tables for | |
199 | </span><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&)</span> | |
200 | <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">P</span><span class="special">&,</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">)</span> | |
201 | ||
202 | <span class="identifier">element</span> <span class="identifier">containers</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">interval</span> <span class="identifier">containers</span><span class="special">:</span> | |
203 | <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">e</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">e</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="identifier">p</span> <span class="identifier">S1</span> <span class="identifier">S2</span> <span class="identifier">S3</span> <span class="identifier">M1</span> <span class="identifier">M3</span> | |
204 | <span class="special">---+--------</span> <span class="special">---+---------------------------</span> | |
205 | <span class="identifier">e</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="identifier">e</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">S1</span> <span class="identifier">S2</span> <span class="identifier">S3</span> | |
206 | <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">S1</span> <span class="identifier">S2</span> <span class="identifier">S3</span> | |
207 | <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">M1</span> <span class="identifier">M3</span> | |
208 | <span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="identifier">m</span> <span class="identifier">p</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">M1</span> <span class="identifier">M3</span> | |
209 | <span class="identifier">S1</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">S1</span> <span class="identifier">S1</span> <span class="identifier">S1</span> <span class="identifier">S2</span> <span class="identifier">S3</span> | |
210 | <span class="identifier">S2</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">S2</span> <span class="identifier">S2</span> <span class="identifier">S2</span> <span class="identifier">S2</span> <span class="identifier">S3</span> | |
211 | <span class="identifier">S3</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">S3</span> <span class="identifier">S3</span> <span class="identifier">S3</span> <span class="identifier">S3</span> <span class="identifier">S3</span> | |
212 | <span class="identifier">M1</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">M1</span> <span class="identifier">M1</span> <span class="identifier">M1</span> <span class="identifier">M3</span> | |
213 | <span class="identifier">M3</span> <span class="special">|</span> <span class="identifier">M3</span> <span class="identifier">M3</span> <span class="identifier">M3</span> <span class="identifier">M3</span> | |
214 | </pre> | |
215 | <p> | |
216 | </p> | |
217 | <p> | |
218 | So looking up a type combination for e.g. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> | |
219 | <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+</span> | |
220 | <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">interval_map</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">split_interval_map</span><span class="special">)</span></code> which is equivalent to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span> | |
221 | <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+</span> | |
222 | <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">M1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">M3</span><span class="special">)</span></code> | |
223 | we find for row type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">M1</span></code> and | |
224 | column type <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">M3</span></code> that <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">M3</span></code> will be assigned as result type, because | |
225 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">M3</span></code> is finer than <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">M1</span></code>. So this type combination will result | |
226 | in choosing this | |
227 | </p> | |
228 | <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">split_interval_map</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">interval_map</span><span class="special">&,</span> <span class="identifier">split_interval_map</span><span class="special">)</span> | |
229 | </pre> | |
230 | <p> | |
231 | implementation by the compiler. | |
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