lemon/tolerance.h
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     1 /* -*- C++ -*-
     2  *
     3  * This file is a part of LEMON, a generic C++ optimization library
     4  *
     5  * Copyright (C) 2003-2006
     6  * Egervary Jeno Kombinatorikus Optimalizalasi Kutatocsoport
     7  * (Egervary Research Group on Combinatorial Optimization, EGRES).
     8  *
     9  * Permission to use, modify and distribute this software is granted
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    12  *
    13  * This software is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
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    15  * purpose.
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    17  */
    18 
    19 #ifndef LEMON_TOLERANCE_H
    20 #define LEMON_TOLERANCE_H
    21 
    22 ///\ingroup misc
    23 ///\file
    24 ///\brief A basic tool to handle the anomalies of calculation with
    25 ///floating point numbers.
    26 ///
    27 ///\todo It should be in a module like "Basic tools"
    28 
    29 
    30 namespace lemon {
    31 
    32   /// \addtogroup misc
    33   /// @{
    34   
    35   ///\brief A class to provide a basic way to
    36   ///handle the comparison of numbers that are obtained
    37   ///as a result of a probably inexact computation.
    38   ///
    39   ///Tolerance is a class to provide a basic way to
    40   ///handle the comparison of numbers that are obtained
    41   ///as a result of a probably inexact computation.
    42   ///
    43   ///This is an abstract class, it should be specialized for all numerical
    44   ///data types. These specialized classes like \ref Tolerance\<double\>
    45   ///may offer additional tuning parameters.
    46   ///
    47   ///\sa Tolerance<float>
    48   ///\sa Tolerance<double>
    49   ///\sa Tolerance<long double>
    50   ///\sa Tolerance<int>
    51   ///\sa Tolerance<long long int>
    52 
    53   template<class T>
    54   class Tolerance
    55   {
    56   public:
    57     typedef T Value;
    58 
    59     ///\name Comparisons
    60     ///The concept is that these bool functions return with \c true only if
    61     ///the related comparisons hold even if some numerical error appeared
    62     ///during the computations.
    63 
    64     ///@{
    65 
    66     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely strictly less than \c b
    67     static bool less(Value a,Value b) {return false;}
    68     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely different from \c b
    69     static bool different(Value a,Value b) {return false;}
    70     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely positive
    71     static bool positive(Value a) {return false;}
    72     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely negative
    73     static bool negative(Value a) {return false;}
    74     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely non-zero
    75     static bool nonZero(Value a) {return false;}
    76 
    77     ///@}
    78 
    79     ///Returns the zero value.
    80     static Value zero() {return T();}
    81 
    82     //   static bool finite(Value a) {}
    83     //   static Value big() {}
    84     //   static Value negativeBig() {}
    85   };
    86 
    87 
    88   ///Float specialization of \ref Tolerance.
    89 
    90   ///Float specialization of \ref Tolerance.
    91   ///\sa Tolerance
    92   ///\relates Tolerance
    93   template<>
    94   class Tolerance<float>
    95   {
    96     static float def_epsilon;
    97     float _epsilon;
    98   public:
    99     ///\e
   100     typedef float Value;
   101 
   102     ///Constructor setting the epsilon tolerance to the default value.
   103     Tolerance() : _epsilon(def_epsilon) {}
   104     ///Constructor setting the epsilon tolerance.
   105     Tolerance(float e) : _epsilon(e) {}
   106 
   107     ///Return the epsilon value.
   108     Value epsilon() const {return _epsilon;}
   109     ///Set the epsilon value.
   110     void epsilon(Value e) {_epsilon=e;}
   111 
   112     ///Return the default epsilon value.
   113     static Value defaultEpsilon() {return def_epsilon;}
   114     ///Set the default epsilon value.
   115     static void defaultEpsilon(Value e) {def_epsilon=e;}
   116 
   117     ///\name Comparisons
   118     ///See class Tolerance for more details.
   119 
   120     ///@{
   121 
   122     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely strictly less than \c b
   123     bool less(Value a,Value b) const {return a+_epsilon<b;}
   124     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely different from \c b
   125     bool different(Value a,Value b) const { return less(a,b)||less(b,a); }
   126     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely positive
   127     bool positive(Value a) const { return _epsilon<a; }
   128     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely negative
   129     bool negative(Value a) const { return -_epsilon>a; }
   130     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely non-zero
   131     bool nonZero(Value a) const { return positive(a)||negative(a); };
   132 
   133     ///@}
   134 
   135     ///Returns zero
   136     static Value zero() {return 0;}
   137   };
   138 
   139   ///Double specialization of \ref Tolerance.
   140 
   141   ///Double specialization of \ref Tolerance.
   142   ///\sa Tolerance
   143   ///\relates Tolerance
   144   template<>
   145   class Tolerance<double>
   146   {
   147     static double def_epsilon;
   148     double _epsilon;
   149   public:
   150     ///\e
   151     typedef double Value;
   152 
   153     ///Constructor setting the epsilon tolerance to the default value.
   154     Tolerance() : _epsilon(def_epsilon) {}
   155     ///Constructor setting the epsilon tolerance.
   156     Tolerance(double e) : _epsilon(e) {}
   157 
   158     ///Return the epsilon value.
   159     Value epsilon() const {return _epsilon;}
   160     ///Set the epsilon value.
   161     void epsilon(Value e) {_epsilon=e;}
   162 
   163     ///Return the default epsilon value.
   164     static Value defaultEpsilon() {return def_epsilon;}
   165     ///Set the default epsilon value.
   166     static void defaultEpsilon(Value e) {def_epsilon=e;}
   167 
   168     ///\name Comparisons
   169     ///See class Tolerance for more details.
   170 
   171     ///@{
   172 
   173     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely strictly less than \c b
   174     bool less(Value a,Value b) const {return a+_epsilon<b;}
   175     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely different from \c b
   176     bool different(Value a,Value b) const { return less(a,b)||less(b,a); }
   177     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely positive
   178     bool positive(Value a) const { return _epsilon<a; }
   179     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely negative
   180     bool negative(Value a) const { return -_epsilon>a; }
   181     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely non-zero
   182     bool nonZero(Value a) const { return positive(a)||negative(a); };
   183 
   184     ///@}
   185 
   186     ///Returns zero
   187     static Value zero() {return 0;}
   188   };
   189 
   190   ///Long double specialization of \ref Tolerance.
   191 
   192   ///Long double specialization of \ref Tolerance.
   193   ///\sa Tolerance
   194   ///\relates Tolerance
   195   template<>
   196   class Tolerance<long double>
   197   {
   198     static long double def_epsilon;
   199     long double _epsilon;
   200   public:
   201     ///\e
   202     typedef long double Value;
   203 
   204     ///Constructor setting the epsilon tolerance to the default value.
   205     Tolerance() : _epsilon(def_epsilon) {}
   206     ///Constructor setting the epsilon tolerance.
   207     Tolerance(long double e) : _epsilon(e) {}
   208 
   209     ///Return the epsilon value.
   210     Value epsilon() const {return _epsilon;}
   211     ///Set the epsilon value.
   212     void epsilon(Value e) {_epsilon=e;}
   213 
   214     ///Return the default epsilon value.
   215     static Value defaultEpsilon() {return def_epsilon;}
   216     ///Set the default epsilon value.
   217     static void defaultEpsilon(Value e) {def_epsilon=e;}
   218 
   219     ///\name Comparisons
   220     ///See class Tolerance for more details.
   221 
   222     ///@{
   223 
   224     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely strictly less than \c b
   225     bool less(Value a,Value b) const {return a+_epsilon<b;}
   226     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely different from \c b
   227     bool different(Value a,Value b) const { return less(a,b)||less(b,a); }
   228     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely positive
   229     bool positive(Value a) const { return _epsilon<a; }
   230     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely negative
   231     bool negative(Value a) const { return -_epsilon>a; }
   232     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely non-zero
   233     bool nonZero(Value a) const { return positive(a)||negative(a); };
   234 
   235     ///@}
   236 
   237     ///Returns zero
   238     static Value zero() {return 0;}
   239   };
   240 
   241   ///Integer specialization of \ref Tolerance.
   242 
   243   ///Integer specialization of \ref Tolerance.
   244   ///\sa Tolerance
   245   template<>
   246   class Tolerance<int>
   247   {
   248   public:
   249     ///\e
   250     typedef int Value;
   251 
   252     ///\name Comparisons
   253     ///See \ref Tolerance for more details.
   254 
   255     ///@{
   256 
   257     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely strictly less than \c b
   258     static bool less(Value a,Value b) { return a<b;}
   259     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely different from \c b
   260     static bool different(Value a,Value b) { return a!=b; }
   261     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely positive
   262     static bool positive(Value a) { return 0<a; }
   263     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely negative
   264     static bool negative(Value a) { return 0>a; }
   265     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely non-zero
   266     static bool nonZero(Value a) { return a!=0; };
   267 
   268     ///@}
   269 
   270     ///Returns zero
   271     static Value zero() {return 0;}
   272   };
   273 
   274 #ifndef __STRICT_ANSI__
   275 
   276   ///Long long integer specialization of \ref Tolerance.
   277 
   278   ///Long long integer specialization of \ref Tolerance.
   279   ///\warning This class is not ansi compatible.
   280   ///\sa Tolerance
   281   template<>
   282   class Tolerance<long long int>
   283   {
   284   public:
   285     ///\e
   286     typedef long long int Value;
   287 
   288     ///\name Comparisons
   289     ///See \ref Tolerance for more details.
   290 
   291     ///@{
   292 
   293     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely strictly less than \c b
   294     static bool less(Value a,Value b) { return a<b;}
   295     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely different from \c b
   296     static bool different(Value a,Value b) { return a!=b; }
   297     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely positive
   298     static bool positive(Value a) { return 0<a; }
   299     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely negative
   300     static bool negative(Value a) { return 0>a; }
   301     ///Returns \c true if \c a is \e surely non-zero
   302     static bool nonZero(Value a) { return a!=0;};
   303 
   304     ///@}
   305 
   306     ///Returns zero
   307     static Value zero() {return 0;}
   308   };
   309 
   310 #endif
   311 
   312   /// @}
   313 
   314 } //namespace lemon
   315 
   316 #endif //LEMON_TOLERANCE_H