FreeMonoidBase Struct Template Reference
[Freemonoid]

Structural element for free monoid. More...

Inheritance diagram for FreeMonoidBase:

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Public Types
typedef virtual_types< Self >::alphabet_t	alphabet_t
	The type of the alphabet A.
typedef alphabet_t::letter_t	letter_t
	The type of letter hold by the alphabet.
typedef Self	self_t
	Exact type of the most derivated type in the hierarchy.
Public Member Functions
alphabet_t &	alphabet ()
	Alphabet's accessor.
const alphabet_t &	alphabet () const
	Alphabet's const accessor.
template<typename T> Element< Self, T >	identity (SELECTOR(T)) const
	Returns the identity of the monoid (if mul_kind).
template<typename T> Element< Self, T >	zero (SELECTOR(T)) const
	Returns the zero of the monoid (if add_kind).
bool	contains (const Element< Self, T > &elt) const
	Check if a given element is compatible with the structural element.
bool	contains (const Element< OtherS, T > &other) const
	Specialization of containts that always return false.
bool	contains (const T &elt_value) const
	Check if an anonymous value is compatible with a structural element.
Element< Self, T >	choose (SELECTOR(T)) const
	Choose randomly an element in the structure.
self_t &	self ()
	Accessor to the real type.
Protected Member Functions
	FreeMonoidBase ()
	Default constructor accessor.
	FreeMonoidBase (const FreeMonoidBase &m)
	Copy constructor accessor.

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Detailed Description

template<class Self>
struct vcsn::algebra::FreeMonoidBase< Self >

Structural element for free monoid.

FreeMonoidBase is the mother class of free monoids. A free monoid A* is a monoid generated by an alphabet A and which provides a way of iterating through letters of words.

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Member Function Documentation

bool contains (  const Element< OtherS, T > &  other  )  const [inherited]

Specialization of containts that always return false. Indeed, elements structured by a particular type are always incompatible with structural elements of another type.

self_t& self (   )  [inherited]

Accessor to the real type. This accessor is intended to be used by implementations in this class and derivated structures to obtain a reference to the structural element with its most derivated type.

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