net.sf.cpsolver.exam.criteria

Class ExamCriterion

java.lang.Object

net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.criteria.AbstractCriterion<Exam,ExamPlacement>

net.sf.cpsolver.exam.criteria.ExamCriterion

All Implemented Interfaces:

Criterion<Exam,ExamPlacement>, InfoProvider<Exam>, ModelListener<Exam,ExamPlacement>

Direct Known Subclasses:

DistanceToStronglyPreferredRoom, DistributionPenalty, DistributionViolation, ExamRotationPenalty, ExamSplitter, LargeExamsPenalty, PeriodIndexPenalty, PeriodPenalty, PeriodSizePenalty, PeriodViolation, PerturbationPenalty, RoomPenalty, RoomSizePenalty, RoomSplitDistancePenalty, RoomSplitPenalty, RoomViolation, StudentBackToBackConflicts, StudentDirectConflicts, StudentDistanceBackToBackConflicts, StudentMoreThan2ADayConflicts

public abstract class ExamCriterion
extends AbstractCriterion<Exam,ExamPlacement>

Abstract examination criterion. All examination criteria are inherited from this criterion.

Version:

ExamTT 1.2 (Examination Timetabling)
Copyright (C) 2008 - 2012 Tomáš Müller
muller@unitime.org
http://muller.unitime.org

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

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Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.criteria.AbstractCriterion

AbstractCriterion.ValueUpdateType

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.criteria.AbstractCriterion

iBest, iDebug, iValue, iValueUpdateType, iWeight, sDoubleFormat, sPercentFormat

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ExamCriterion()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double[]	getBounds(Collection<Exam> exams) Value bounds (minimum and maximum) of the criterion on a part of the problem
void	getInfo(Map<String,String> info) Adds some information into the table with information about the solution
double	getPeriodValue(ExamPlacement value) Return impact of this criterion on period assignment (if this criterion is based on period assignment).
double	getRoomValue(ExamPlacement value) Return impact of this criterion on room assignment (if this criterion is based on room assignment).
String	getWeightName() Defines weight name (to be used to get the criterion weight from the configuration).
void	getXmlParameters(Map<String,String> params) Put all the parameters of this criterion into a map that is used to write parameters section of the examination XML file.
String	getXmlWeightName() Name of the weight parameter in the parameters section of the examination XML file.
boolean	isPeriodCriterion() True if this criterion is based on period assignment.
boolean	isRoomCriterion() True if this criterion is based on room assignment.
void	setWeight(double weight)
void	setXmlParameters(Map<String,String> params) Set all the parameters of this criterion from a map that is read from the parameters section the examination XML file.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.criteria.AbstractCriterion

afterAssigned, afterUnassigned, beforeAssigned, beforeUnassigned, bestRestored, bestSaved, clearCache, computeBounds, constraintAdded, constraintRemoved, getBest, getBounds, getInfo, getModel, getName, getPerc, getPercRev, getValue, getValue, getWeight, getWeightDefault, getWeightedBest, getWeightedValue, getWeightedValue, getWeightedValue, inc, init, variableAdded, variableRemoved

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.criteria.Criterion

getValue

Constructor Detail

ExamCriterion

public ExamCriterion()

Method Detail

setWeight

public void setWeight(double weight)

getWeightName

public String getWeightName()

Description copied from class: AbstractCriterion

Defines weight name (to be used to get the criterion weight from the configuration).

Overrides:

getWeightName in class AbstractCriterion<Exam,ExamPlacement>

getBounds

public double[] getBounds(Collection<Exam> exams)

Description copied from interface: Criterion

Value bounds (minimum and maximum) of the criterion on a part of the problem

Specified by:

getBounds in interface Criterion<Exam,ExamPlacement>

Overrides:

getBounds in class AbstractCriterion<Exam,ExamPlacement>

getInfo

public void getInfo(Map<String,String> info)

Description copied from interface: InfoProvider

Adds some information into the table with information about the solution

Specified by:

getInfo in interface InfoProvider<Exam>

Overrides:

getInfo in class AbstractCriterion<Exam,ExamPlacement>

isPeriodCriterion

public boolean isPeriodCriterion()

True if this criterion is based on period assignment. Used by ExamPlacement.getTimeCost().

getPeriodValue

public double getPeriodValue(ExamPlacement value)

Return impact of this criterion on period assignment (if this criterion is based on period assignment). Used by ExamPlacement.getTimeCost().

isRoomCriterion

public boolean isRoomCriterion()

True if this criterion is based on room assignment. Used by ExamPlacement.getRoomCost().

getRoomValue

public double getRoomValue(ExamPlacement value)

Return impact of this criterion on room assignment (if this criterion is based on room assignment). Used by ExamPlacement.getRoomCost().

getXmlWeightName

public String getXmlWeightName()

Name of the weight parameter in the parameters section of the examination XML file.

getXmlParameters

public void getXmlParameters(Map<String,String> params)

Put all the parameters of this criterion into a map that is used to write parameters section of the examination XML file.

setXmlParameters

public void setXmlParameters(Map<String,String> params)

Set all the parameters of this criterion from a map that is read from the parameters section the examination XML file.