NAME

Bit::Vector - Efficient bit vector, set of integers and "big int" math library

SYNOPSIS

OVERLOADED OPERATORS

See Bit::Vector::Overload(3).

MORE STRING IMPORT/EXPORT

See Bit::Vector::String(3).

CLASS METHODS

  Version
      $version = Bit::Vector->Version();
  Word_Bits
      $bits = Bit::Vector->Word_Bits();  #  bits in a machine word
  Long_Bits
      $bits = Bit::Vector->Long_Bits();  #  bits in an unsigned long
  new
      $vector = Bit::Vector->new($bits);  #  bit vector constructor
      @veclist = Bit::Vector->new($bits,$count);
  new_Hex
      $vector = Bit::Vector->new_Hex($bits,$string);
  new_Bin
      $vector = Bit::Vector->new_Bin($bits,$string);
  new_Dec
      $vector = Bit::Vector->new_Dec($bits,$string);
  new_Enum
      $vector = Bit::Vector->new_Enum($bits,$string);
  Concat_List
      $vector = Bit::Vector->Concat_List(@vectors);

OBJECT METHODS

  new
      $vec2 = $vec1->new($bits);  #  alternative call of constructor
      @veclist = $vec->new($bits,$count);
  Shadow
      $vec2 = $vec1->Shadow();  #  new vector, same size but empty
  Clone
      $vec2 = $vec1->Clone();  #  new vector, exact duplicate
  Concat
      $vector = $vec1->Concat($vec2);
  Concat_List
      $vector = $vec1->Concat_List($vec2,$vec3,...);
  Size
      $bits = $vector->Size();
  Resize
      $vector->Resize($bits);
      $vector->Resize($vector->Size()+5);
      $vector->Resize($vector->Size()-5);
  Copy
      $vec2->Copy($vec1);
  Empty
      $vector->Empty();
  Fill
      $vector->Fill();
  Flip
      $vector->Flip();
  Primes
      $vector->Primes();  #  Sieve of Erathostenes
  Reverse
      $vec2->Reverse($vec1);
  Interval_Empty
      $vector->Interval_Empty($min,$max);
  Interval_Fill
      $vector->Interval_Fill($min,$max);
  Interval_Flip
      $vector->Interval_Flip($min,$max);
  Interval_Reverse
      $vector->Interval_Reverse($min,$max);
  Interval_Scan_inc
      if (($min,$max) = $vector->Interval_Scan_inc($start))
  Interval_Scan_dec
      if (($min,$max) = $vector->Interval_Scan_dec($start))
  Interval_Copy
      $vec2->Interval_Copy($vec1,$offset2,$offset1,$length);
  Interval_Substitute
      $vec2->Interval_Substitute($vec1,$off2,$len2,$off1,$len1);
  is_empty
      if ($vector->is_empty())
  is_full
      if ($vector->is_full())
  equal
      if ($vec1->equal($vec2))
  Lexicompare (unsigned)
      if ($vec1->Lexicompare($vec2) == 0)
      if ($vec1->Lexicompare($vec2) != 0)
      if ($vec1->Lexicompare($vec2) <  0)
      if ($vec1->Lexicompare($vec2) <= 0)
      if ($vec1->Lexicompare($vec2) >  0)
      if ($vec1->Lexicompare($vec2) >= 0)
  Compare (signed)
      if ($vec1->Compare($vec2) == 0)
      if ($vec1->Compare($vec2) != 0)
      if ($vec1->Compare($vec2) <  0)
      if ($vec1->Compare($vec2) <= 0)
      if ($vec1->Compare($vec2) >  0)
      if ($vec1->Compare($vec2) >= 0)
  to_Hex
      $string = $vector->to_Hex();
  from_Hex
      $vector->from_Hex($string);
  to_Bin
      $string = $vector->to_Bin();
  from_Bin
      $vector->from_Bin($string);
  to_Dec
      $string = $vector->to_Dec();
  from_Dec
      $vector->from_Dec($string);
  to_Enum
      $string = $vector->to_Enum();  #  e.g. "2,3,5-7,11,13-19"
  from_Enum
      $vector->from_Enum($string);
  Bit_Off
      $vector->Bit_Off($index);
  Bit_On
      $vector->Bit_On($index);
  bit_flip
      $bit = $vector->bit_flip($index);
  bit_test
  contains
      $bit = $vector->bit_test($index);
      $bit = $vector->contains($index);
      if ($vector->bit_test($index))
      if ($vector->contains($index))
  Bit_Copy
      $vector->Bit_Copy($index,$bit);
  LSB (least significant bit)
      $vector->LSB($bit);
  MSB (most significant bit)
      $vector->MSB($bit);
  lsb (least significant bit)
      $bit = $vector->lsb();
  msb (most significant bit)
      $bit = $vector->msb();
  rotate_left
      $carry = $vector->rotate_left();
  rotate_right
      $carry = $vector->rotate_right();
  shift_left
      $carry = $vector->shift_left($carry);
  shift_right
      $carry = $vector->shift_right($carry);
  Move_Left
      $vector->Move_Left($bits);  #  shift left "$bits" positions
  Move_Right
      $vector->Move_Right($bits);  #  shift right "$bits" positions
  Insert
      $vector->Insert($offset,$bits);
  Delete
      $vector->Delete($offset,$bits);
  increment
      $carry = $vector->increment();
  decrement
      $carry = $vector->decrement();
  inc
      $overflow = $vec2->inc($vec1);
  dec
      $overflow = $vec2->dec($vec1);
  add
      $carry = $vec3->add($vec1,$vec2,$carry);
      ($carry,$overflow) = $vec3->add($vec1,$vec2,$carry);
  subtract
      $carry = $vec3->subtract($vec1,$vec2,$carry);
      ($carry,$overflow) = $vec3->subtract($vec1,$vec2,$carry);
  Neg
  Negate
      $vec2->Neg($vec1);
      $vec2->Negate($vec1);
  Abs
  Absolute
      $vec2->Abs($vec1);
      $vec2->Absolute($vec1);
  Sign
      if ($vector->Sign() == 0)
      if ($vector->Sign() != 0)
      if ($vector->Sign() <  0)
      if ($vector->Sign() <= 0)
      if ($vector->Sign() >  0)
      if ($vector->Sign() >= 0)
  Multiply
      $vec3->Multiply($vec1,$vec2);
  Divide
      $quot->Divide($vec1,$vec2,$rest);
  GCD (Greatest Common Divisor)
      $vecgcd->GCD($veca,$vecb);
      $vecgcd->GCD($vecx,$vecy,$veca,$vecb);
  Power
      $vec3->Power($vec1,$vec2);
  Block_Store
      $vector->Block_Store($buffer);
  Block_Read
      $buffer = $vector->Block_Read();
  Word_Size
      $size = $vector->Word_Size();  #  number of words in "$vector"
  Word_Store
      $vector->Word_Store($offset,$word);
  Word_Read
      $word = $vector->Word_Read($offset);
  Word_List_Store
      $vector->Word_List_Store(@words);
  Word_List_Read
      @words = $vector->Word_List_Read();
  Word_Insert
      $vector->Word_Insert($offset,$count);
  Word_Delete
      $vector->Word_Delete($offset,$count);
  Chunk_Store
      $vector->Chunk_Store($chunksize,$offset,$chunk);
  Chunk_Read
      $chunk = $vector->Chunk_Read($chunksize,$offset);
  Chunk_List_Store
      $vector->Chunk_List_Store($chunksize,@chunks);
  Chunk_List_Read
      @chunks = $vector->Chunk_List_Read($chunksize);
  Index_List_Remove
      $vector->Index_List_Remove(@indices);
  Index_List_Store
      $vector->Index_List_Store(@indices);
  Index_List_Read
      @indices = $vector->Index_List_Read();
  Or
  Union
      $vec3->Or($vec1,$vec2);
      $set3->Union($set1,$set2);
  And
  Intersection
      $vec3->And($vec1,$vec2);
      $set3->Intersection($set1,$set2);
  AndNot
  Difference
      $vec3->AndNot($vec1,$vec2);
      $set3->Difference($set1,$set2);
  Xor
  ExclusiveOr
      $vec3->Xor($vec1,$vec2);
      $set3->ExclusiveOr($set1,$set2);
  Not
  Complement
      $vec2->Not($vec1);
      $set2->Complement($set1);
  subset
      if ($set1->subset($set2))  #  true if $set1 is subset of $set2
  Norm
      $norm = $set->Norm();
      $norm = $set->Norm2();
      $norm = $set->Norm3();
  Min
      $min = $set->Min();
  Max
      $max = $set->Max();
  Multiplication
      $matrix3->Multiplication($rows3,$cols3,
                      $matrix1,$rows1,$cols1,
                      $matrix2,$rows2,$cols2);
  Product
      $matrix3->Product($rows3,$cols3,
               $matrix1,$rows1,$cols1,
               $matrix2,$rows2,$cols2);
  Closure
      $matrix->Closure($rows,$cols);
  Transpose
      $matrix2->Transpose($rows2,$cols2,$matrix1,$rows1,$cols1);

IMPORTANT NOTES

DESCRIPTION

OVERLOADED OPERATORS

See Bit::Vector::Overload(3).

MORE STRING IMPORT/EXPORT

See Bit::Vector::String(3).

CLASS METHODS

OBJECT METHODS

SEE ALSO

Bit::Vector::Overload(3), Bit::Vector::String(3).

Set::IntRange(3), Math::MatrixBool(3), Math::MatrixReal(3), DFA::Kleene(3), Math::Kleene(3), Graph::Kruskal(3).

VERSION

This man page documents "Bit::Vector" version 6.4.

AUTHOR

  Steffen Beyer
  mailto:sb@engelschall.com
  http://www.engelschall.com/u/sb/download/

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 1995 - 2004 by Steffen Beyer. All rights reserved.

LICENSE

This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, i.e., under the terms of the "Artistic License" or the "GNU General Public License".

The C library at the core of this Perl module can additionally be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the "GNU Library General Public License".

Please refer to the files "Artistic.txt", "GNU_GPL.txt" and "GNU_LGPL.txt" in this distribution for details!

DISCLAIMER

This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

See the "GNU General Public License" for more details.