3 * Interface to relations between expressions. */
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23 #ifndef __GINAC_RELATIONAL_H__
24 #define __GINAC_RELATIONAL_H__
31 /** This class holds a relation consisting of two expressions and a logical
32 * relation between them. */
33 class relational : public basic
35 GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(relational, basic)
50 relational(const ex & lhs, const ex & rhs, operators oper=equal);
52 // functions overriding virtual functions from bases classes
54 void print(std::ostream & os, unsigned upper_precedence=0) const;
55 void printraw(std::ostream & os) const;
56 void printcsrc(std::ostream & os, unsigned type, unsigned upper_precedence=0) const;
57 bool info(unsigned inf) const;
58 unsigned nops() const;
60 ex eval(int level=0) const;
61 ex evalf(int level=0) const;
62 ex normal(lst &sym_lst, lst &repl_lst, int level=0) const;
63 ex simplify_ncmul(const exvector & v) const;
65 unsigned return_type(void) const;
66 unsigned return_type_tinfo(void) const;
68 // new virtual functions which can be overridden by derived classes
70 virtual ex lhs(void) const;
71 virtual ex rhs(void) const;
73 // non-virtual functions in this class
75 operator bool(void) const;
83 static unsigned precedence;
87 inline const relational &ex_to_relational(const ex &e)
89 return static_cast<const relational &>(*e.bp);
94 #endif // ndef __GINAC_RELATIONAL_H__