Class: PuzzleSolvers.OffsetCloneConstraint

• Assembly: PuzzleSolvers, Version=1.0.0.9999, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
• Namespace: PuzzleSolvers
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  Inherits from:

  • PuzzleSolvers.Constraint
    • object

Summary

Describes a constraint where two regions of the grid must be identical (“clones”) except that one is plus or minus a consistent offset from the other.

Remarks

For best results, this constraint should be last in the list of constraints in the puzzle so that it can re-use deductions obtained from the other constraints.

Constructors

OffsetCloneConstraint(IEnumerable<int> area1, IEnumerable<int> area2)

Constructor.

Instance methods

ConstraintResult

Process(SolverState state) Overrides: Constraint.Process(SolverState)

Override; see base.

Static methods

int	TranslateCoordinate(string str, int gridWidth = 9) Inherited from Constraint	Converts a convenient coordinate notation into a puzzle-grid index.
IEnumerable<int>	TranslateCoordinates(string str, int gridWidth = 9) Inherited from Constraint	Converts a convenient coordinate notation into puzzle-grid indices.

Instance properties

int[]	AffectedCells Inherited from Constraint	The group of cells affected by this constraint, or null if it affects all of them.
int[]	Area1	The first area that needs to be cloned.
int[]	Area2	The other area that needs to be identical to the first.
bool	CanReevaluate Overrides: Constraint.CanReevaluate	Override; see base.
int?	NumCombinations Inherited from Constraint Virtual	Indicates an approximate number of possible combinations of digits this constraint can still accommodate. This will help the solver prioritize cells when multiple cells have the same number of combinations individually.