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1 %module "Math::GSL::Combination"
3 FILE * fopen(char *, char *);
4 int fclose(FILE *);
6 %{
7 #include "gsl/gsl_types.h"
8 #include "gsl/gsl_combination.h"
9 %}
11 %include "gsl/gsl_types.h"
12 %include "gsl/gsl_combination.h"
15 %perlcode %{
16 @EXPORT_OK = qw/fopen fclose
17 gsl_combination_alloc
18 gsl_combination_calloc
19 gsl_combination_init_first
20 gsl_combination_init_last
21 gsl_combination_free
22 gsl_combination_memcpy
23 gsl_combination_fread
24 gsl_combination_fwrite
25 gsl_combination_fscanf
26 gsl_combination_fprintf
27 gsl_combination_n
28 gsl_combination_k
29 gsl_combination_data
30 gsl_combination_get
31 gsl_combination_valid
32 gsl_combination_next
33 gsl_combination_prev
35 %EXPORT_TAGS = ( all => [ @EXPORT_OK ] );
37 __END__
39 =head1 NAME
41 Math::GSL::Combination - Functions for creating and manipulating combinations
43 =head1 SYNOPSIS
45 use Math::GSL::Combination qw /:all/;
47 =head1 DESCRIPTION
49 Here is a list of all the functions in this module :
51 =over
53 =item * C<gsl_combination_alloc($n, $k)> - This function allocates memory for a new combination with parameters $n, $k. The combination is not initialized and its elements are undefined. Use the function gsl_combination_calloc if you want to create a combination which is initialized to the lexicographically first combination.
55 =item * C<gsl_combination_calloc($n, $k)> - This function allocates memory for a new combination with parameters $n, $k and initializes it to the lexicographically first combination.
57 =item * C<gsl_combination_init_first($c)> - This function initializes the combination $c to the lexicographically first combination, i.e. (0,1,2,...,k-1).
59 =item * C<gsl_combination_init_last($c)> - This function initializes the combination $c to the lexicographically last combination, i.e. (n-k,n-k+1,...,n-1).
61 =item * C<gsl_combination_free($c)> - This function frees all the memory used by the combination $c.
63 =item * C<gsl_combination_memcpy($dest, $src)> - This function copies the elements of the combination $src into the combination $dest. The two combinations must have the same size.
65 =item * C<gsl_combination_get($c, $i)> - This function returns the value of the i-th element of the combination $c. If $i lies outside the allowed range of 0 to k-1 then the error handler is invoked and 0 is returned.
67 =item * C<gsl_combination_fwrite($stream, $c)> - This function writes the elements of the combination $c to the stream $stream, opened with the fopen function, in binary format. The function returns $GSL_EFAILED if there was a problem writing to the file. Since the data is written in the native binary format it may not be portable between different architectures.
69 =item * C<gsl_combination_fread($stream, $c)> - This function reads elements from the open stream $stream, opened with the fopen function into the combination $c in binary format. The combination $c must be preallocated with correct values of n and k since the function uses the size of $c to determine how many bytes to read. The function returns $GSL_EFAILED if there was a problem reading from the file. The data is assumed to have been written in the native binary format on the same architecture.
71 =item * C<gsl_combination_fprintf($stream, $c, $format)> - This function writes the elements of the combination $c line-by-line to the stream $stream, opened with the fopen function, using the format specifier $format, which should be suitable for a type of size_t. In ISO C99 the type modifier z represents size_t, so "%zu\n" is a suitable format. The function returns $GSL_EFAILED if there was a problem writing to the file.
73 =item * C<gsl_combination_fscanf($stream, $c)> -This function reads formatted data from the stream $stream into the combination $c. The combination $c must be preallocated with correct values of n and k since the function uses the size of $c to determine how many numbers to read. The function returns $GSL_EFAILED if there was a problem reading from the file.
75 =item * C<gsl_combination_n($c)> - This function returns the range (n) of the combination $c.
77 =item * C<gsl_combination_k($c)> - This function returns the number of elements (k) in the combination $c.
79 =item * C<gsl_combination_data($c)> - This function returns a pointer to the array of elements in the combination $c.
81 =item * C<gsl_combination_valid($c)> - This function checks that the combination $c is valid. The k elements should lie in the range 0 to n-1, with each value occurring once at most and in increasing order.
83 =item * C<gsl_combination_next($c)> - This function advances the combination $c to the next combination in lexicographic order and returns $GSL_SUCCESS. If no further combinations are available it returns $GSL_FAILURE and leaves $c unmodified. Starting with the first combination and repeatedly applying this function will iterate through all possible combinations of a given order.
85 =item * C<gsl_combination_prev($c)> - This function steps backwards from the combination $c to the previous combination in lexicographic order, returning $GSL_SUCCESS. If no previous combination is available it returns $GSL_FAILURE and leaves $c unmodified.
87 =back
90 For more informations on the functions, we refer you to the GSL offcial
91 documentation: L<http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/manual/html_node/>
93 Tip : search on google: site:http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/manual/html_node/ name_of_the_function_you_want
96 =head1 AUTHORS
98 Jonathan Leto <jonathan@leto.net> and Thierry Moisan <thierry.moisan@gmail.com>
100 =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
102 Copyright (C) 2008 Jonathan Leto and Thierry Moisan
104 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
105 under the same terms as Perl itself.
107 =cut