Re: [eclipse-clp-users] negate constraints

Hi Olivier,
I’m not sur i understand what you want to do with the negation.

Tell me what if :
example :-

    OutputModel = [A, B, C, D],
    A #:: 1..100,
    B #:: 1..100,
    C #:: 1..100,
    D #:: 1..100,
    
	#\+ (A #> 8 #\/ B#> 8 #\/  C #> 8 #\/ D#> 8),
    
    labeling(OutputModel),
    writeln(OutputModel).

In both cases,  constraint propagation will restrict variable domaine.
It’s better not to use Disjunction (like member).

Alex

Le 30 mars 2010 à 09:57, Oliver Shycle a écrit :

> Hi all,
> 
> I have a problem to express negated constraints in ECLiPSe. In my programm, I want to express what value certain interval constraints may NOT have. Consider the following problem description: the program shall find values for four variables such that the values are NOT greater than 8.
> 
> Here's the code:
> ------------------------------------------------------
> :- lib(ic).
> 
> example :-
> 
>     OutputModel = [A, B, C, D],
>     A #:: 1..100,
>     B #:: 1..100,
>     C #:: 1..100,
>     D #:: 1..100,
>     
>     not(wrong_value(OutputModel)),
>     labeling(OutputModel),
>     writeln(OutputModel).
> 
> wrong_value(Vars) :-
>     member(Var, Vars),
>     greater_eight(Var).
> 
> greater_eight(X) :-
>     X #> 8.
> ------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I know that I rather could limit the variable's domains to a maximum of 8, but I want to demonstrate my problem with this snippet. When ECLiPSe comes along the constraint "X #> 8" with the first variable of the list, the term evaluates to true. Therefore wrong_value evaluates to true without even setting up constraints for the other variables. The negation not(wrong_value(OutputModel)) thus becomes false and ECLiPSe sais it can't find a solution. If I test the code with a set of integers instead of variables everything works as expected.
> How can I tell ECLiPSe not to evaluate X #> 8 instantly, but keeping the constraint in mind for later instantiation during labeling/1?
> 
> Many thanks for your help.
> 
> Oliver.
> 
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