Symbol.h

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * GTSAM Copyright 2010, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, 
 * Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0415
 * All Rights Reserved
 * Authors: Frank Dellaert, et al. (see THANKS for the full author list)

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#pragma once

#include <boost/serialization/nvp.hpp>

#include <gtsam/inference/Key.h>

namespace gtsam {

class GTSAM_EXPORT Symbol {
protected:
  unsigned char c_;
  size_t j_;

public:

  Symbol() :
    c_(0), j_(0) {
  }

  Symbol(const Symbol& key) :
    c_(key.c_), j_(key.j_) {
  }

  Symbol(unsigned char c, size_t j) :
    c_(c), j_(j) {
  }

  Symbol(Key key);

  Key key() const;

  operator Key() const { return key(); }

  void print(const std::string& s = "") const;

  bool equals(const Symbol& expected, double tol = 0.0) const;

  unsigned char chr() const {
    return c_;
  }

  size_t index() const {
    return j_;
  }

  operator std::string() const;

  bool operator<(const Symbol& comp) const {
    return c_ < comp.c_ || (comp.c_ == c_ && j_ < comp.j_);
  }

  bool operator==(const Symbol& comp) const {
    return comp.c_ == c_ && comp.j_ == j_;
  }

  bool operator==(Key comp) const {
    return comp == (Key)(*this);
  }

  bool operator!=(const Symbol& comp) const {
    return comp.c_ != c_ || comp.j_ != j_;
  }

  bool operator!=(Key comp) const {
    return comp != (Key)(*this);
  }

  static boost::function<bool(Key)> ChrTest(unsigned char c);

private:

  friend class boost::serialization::access;
  template<class ARCHIVE>
  void serialize(ARCHIVE & ar, const unsigned int version) {
    ar & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(c_);
    ar & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(j_);
  }
};

inline Key symbol(unsigned char c, size_t j) { return (Key)Symbol(c,j); }

inline unsigned char symbolChr(Key key) { return Symbol(key).chr(); }

inline size_t symbolIndex(Key key) { return Symbol(key).index(); }

namespace symbol_shorthand {
inline Key A(size_t j) { return Symbol('a', j); }
inline Key B(size_t j) { return Symbol('b', j); }
inline Key C(size_t j) { return Symbol('c', j); }
inline Key D(size_t j) { return Symbol('d', j); }
inline Key E(size_t j) { return Symbol('e', j); }
inline Key F(size_t j) { return Symbol('f', j); }
inline Key G(size_t j) { return Symbol('g', j); }
inline Key H(size_t j) { return Symbol('h', j); }
inline Key I(size_t j) { return Symbol('i', j); }
inline Key J(size_t j) { return Symbol('j', j); }
inline Key K(size_t j) { return Symbol('k', j); }
inline Key L(size_t j) { return Symbol('l', j); }
inline Key M(size_t j) { return Symbol('m', j); }
inline Key N(size_t j) { return Symbol('n', j); }
inline Key O(size_t j) { return Symbol('o', j); }
inline Key P(size_t j) { return Symbol('p', j); }
inline Key Q(size_t j) { return Symbol('q', j); }
inline Key R(size_t j) { return Symbol('r', j); }
inline Key S(size_t j) { return Symbol('s', j); }
inline Key T(size_t j) { return Symbol('t', j); }
inline Key U(size_t j) { return Symbol('u', j); }
inline Key V(size_t j) { return Symbol('v', j); }
inline Key W(size_t j) { return Symbol('w', j); }
inline Key X(size_t j) { return Symbol('x', j); }
inline Key Y(size_t j) { return Symbol('y', j); }
inline Key Z(size_t j) { return Symbol('z', j); }
}

} // namespace gtsam