javax.constraints.impl.search.selectors
Class AbstractVarSelector

java.lang.Object
  javax.constraints.impl.search.selectors.AbstractVarSelector

All Implemented Interfaces:

VarSelector

Direct Known Subclasses:

VarSelectorInputOrder, VarSelectorMinDomain, VarSelectorMinDomainMinValue, VarSelectorRandom

public abstract class AbstractVarSelector
extends java.lang.Object
implements VarSelector

This abstract defines an interface for the selection of the constrained variable from a given array of variables.

Constructor Summary

AbstractVarSelector(SearchStrategy strategy)
Constructor from SearchStrategy

Method Summary

SearchStrategy	getSearchStrategy() Return a search strategy with which this selector is associated
Var[]	getVars() Returns the array of constrained variables upon which this selector was defined.
abstract int	select() Returns the index of the selected variable in the array of constrained variables passed to the selector as a constructor parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javax.constraints.VarSelector

getType

Constructor Detail

AbstractVarSelector

public AbstractVarSelector(SearchStrategy strategy)

Constructor from SearchStrategy

Method Detail

getSearchStrategy

public final SearchStrategy getSearchStrategy()

Return a search strategy with which this selector is associated

Specified by:

getSearchStrategy in interface VarSelector

Returns:

SearchStrategy

getVars

public final Var[] getVars()

Description copied from interface: VarSelector

Returns the array of constrained variables upon which this selector was defined.

Specified by:

getVars in interface VarSelector

Returns:

the array of constrained variables upon which this selector was defined.

select

public abstract int select()

Returns the index of the selected variable in the array of constrained variables passed to the selector as a constructor parameter. If no variables to select, it returns -1;

Specified by:

select in interface VarSelector

Returns:

the index of the selected variable in the array of constrained variables upon which this selector was defined. Returns -1 if there are no variables to select.