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    22 example a length or capacity function defined on the edges. You can do this in
    22 example a length or capacity function defined on the edges. You can do this in
    23 LEMON using so called \b maps. You can define a map on the nodes or on the edges of the graph and the value of the map (the range of the function) can be practically almost of any type. Read more about maps \ref maps-page "here".
    23 LEMON using so called \b maps. You can define a map on the nodes or on the edges of the graph and the value of the map (the range of the function) can be practically almost of any type. Read more about maps \ref maps-page "here".
    24 
    24 
    25 Some examples are the following (you will find links next to the code fragments that help to download full demo programs: save them on your computer and compile them according to the description in the page about \ref getsart How to start using LEMON):
    25 Some examples are the following (you will find links next to the code fragments that help to download full demo programs: save them on your computer and compile them according to the description in the page about \ref getsart How to start using LEMON):
    26 
    26 
    27 <ul>
    27 <ul> <li> The first thing to discuss is the way one can create data structures
    28 <li> First we give two examples that show how to instantiate a graph. The
    28 like graphs and maps in a program using LEMON. 
    29 first one shows the methods that add nodes and edges, but one will
    29 //There are more graph types
    30 usually use the second way which reads a graph from a stream (file).
    30 //implemented in LEMON and you can implement your own graph type just as well:
    31 <ol>
    31 //read more about this in the already mentioned page on \ref graphs "graphs".
    32 <li>The following code fragment shows how to fill a graph with data. It creates a complete graph on 4 nodes. The type Listgraph is one of the LEMON graph types: the typedefs in the beginning are for convenience and we will suppose them later as well.
    32 
    33  \code
    33 First we show how to add nodes and edges to a graph manually. We will also
    34   typedef ListGraph Graph;
    34 define a map on the edges of the graph. After this we show the way one can
       
    35 read a graph (and perhaps maps on it) from a stream (e.g. a file). Of course
       
    36 we also have routines that write a graph (and perhaps maps) to a stream
       
    37 (file): this will also be shown. LEMON supports the DIMACS file formats to
       
    38 store network optimization problems, but more importantly we also have our own
       
    39 file format that gives a more flexible way to store data related to network
       
    40 optimization.
       
    41 
       
    42 <ol> <li>The following code fragment shows how to fill a graph with
       
    43 data. It creates a complete graph on 4 nodes. The type Listgraph is one of the
       
    44 LEMON graph types: the typedefs in the beginning are for convenience and we
       
    45 will suppose them later as well.  
       
    46 
       
    47 \code 
       
    48 
       
    49   typedef ListGraph Graph; 
    35   typedef Graph::NodeIt NodeIt;
    50   typedef Graph::NodeIt NodeIt;
    36 
    51 
    37   Graph g;
    52   Graph g;
    38   
    53   
    39   for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    54   for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    40     g.addNode();
    55     g.addNode();
    41   
    56   
    42   for (NodeIt i(g); i!=INVALID; ++i)
    57   for (NodeIt i(g); i!=INVALID; ++i)
    43     for (NodeIt j(g); j!=INVALID; ++j)
    58     for (NodeIt j(g); j!=INVALID; ++j)
    44       if (i != j) g.addEdge(i, j);
    59       if (i != j) g.addEdge(i, j);
    45  \endcode 
    60 
       
    61 \endcode 
    46 
    62 
    47 See the whole program in file \ref helloworld.cc.
    63 See the whole program in file \ref helloworld.cc.
    48 
    64 
    49     If you want to read more on the LEMON graph structures and concepts, read the page about \ref graphs "graphs". 
    65     If you want to read more on the LEMON graph structures and concepts, read the page about \ref graphs "graphs". 
    50 
    66 
    51 <li> The following code shows how to read a graph from a stream (e.g. a file). LEMON supports the DIMACS file format: it can read a graph instance from a file 
    67 <li> The following code shows how to read a graph from a stream (e.g. a file)
    52 in that format (find the documentation of the DIMACS file format on the web). 
    68 in the DIMACS file format (find the documentation of the DIMACS file formats on the web). 
       
    69 
    53 \code
    70 \code
    54 Graph g;
    71 Graph g;
    55 std::ifstream f("graph.dim");
    72 std::ifstream f("graph.dim");
    56 readDimacs(f, g);
    73 readDimacs(f, g);
    57 \endcode
    74 \endcode
    58 One can also store network (graph+capacity on the edges) instances and other things in DIMACS format and use these in LEMON: to see the details read the documentation of the \ref dimacs.h "Dimacs file format reader".
    75 
       
    76 One can also store network (graph+capacity on the edges) instances and other
       
    77 things (minimum cost flow instances etc.) in DIMACS format and use these in LEMON: to see the details read the
       
    78 documentation of the \ref dimacs.h "Dimacs file format reader". There you will
       
    79 also find the details about the output routines into files of the DIMACS
       
    80 format. 
       
    81 
       
    82 <li>We needed much greater flexibility than the DIMACS formats could give us,
       
    83 so we worked out our own file format. Instead of any explanation let us give a
       
    84 short example file in this format: read the detailed description of the LEMON
       
    85 graph file format and input-output routines \ref graph-io-page here.
       
    86 
       
    87 So here is a file describing a graph of 10 nodes (0 to 9), two nodemaps
       
    88 (called \c coordinates_x and \c coordinates_y), several edges, an edge map
       
    89 called \c length and two designated nodes (called \c source and \c target).
       
    90 
       
    91 \todo Maybe another example would be better here.
       
    92 
       
    93 \code
       
    94 @nodeset
       
    95 id	coordinates_x	coordinates_y	
       
    96 9	447.907	578.328	
       
    97 8	79.2573	909.464	
       
    98 7	878.677	960.04	
       
    99 6	11.5504	938.413	
       
   100 5	327.398	815.035	
       
   101 4	427.002	954.002	
       
   102 3	148.549	753.748	
       
   103 2	903.889	326.476	
       
   104 1	408.248	577.327	
       
   105 0	189.239	92.5316	
       
   106 @edgeset
       
   107 		length	
       
   108 2	3	901.074	
       
   109 8	5	270.85	
       
   110 6	9	601.553	
       
   111 5	9	285.022	
       
   112 9	4	408.091	
       
   113 3	0	719.712	
       
   114 7	5	612.836	
       
   115 0	4	933.353	
       
   116 5	0	778.871	
       
   117 5	5	0	
       
   118 7	1	664.049	
       
   119 5	5	0	
       
   120 0	9	560.464	
       
   121 4	8	352.36	
       
   122 4	9	399.625	
       
   123 4	1	402.171	
       
   124 1	2	591.688	
       
   125 3	8	182.376	
       
   126 4	5	180.254	
       
   127 3	1	345.283	
       
   128 5	4	184.511	
       
   129 6	2	1112.45	
       
   130 0	1	556.624	
       
   131 @nodes
       
   132 source	1	
       
   133 target	8	
       
   134 @end
       
   135 \endcode
       
   136 
       
   137 Finally let us give a simple example that reads a graph from a file and writes
       
   138 it to another.
       
   139 
       
   140 \todo This is to be done!
    59 
   141 
    60 </ol>
   142 </ol>
    61 <li> If you want to solve some transportation problems in a network then 
   143 <li> If you want to solve some transportation problems in a network then 
    62 you will want to find shortest paths between nodes of a graph. This is 
   144 you will want to find shortest paths between nodes of a graph. This is 
    63 usually solved using Dijkstra's algorithm. A utility
   145 usually solved using Dijkstra's algorithm. A utility
    64 that solves this is  the \ref lemon::Dijkstra "LEMON Dijkstra class".
   146 that solves this is  the \ref lemon::Dijkstra "LEMON Dijkstra class".
    65 The following code is a simple program using the \ref lemon::Dijkstra "LEMON
   147 The following code is a simple program using the 
    66 Dijkstra class" and it also shows how to define a map on the edges (the length
   148 \ref lemon::Dijkstra "LEMON Dijkstra class" and it also shows how to define a map on the edges (the length
    67 function):
   149 function):
    68 
   150 
    69 \code
   151 \code
    70 
   152 
    71     typedef ListGraph Graph;
   153     typedef ListGraph Graph;