Enum Class HeuristicType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<HeuristicType>

topics.branchandbound.eightpuzzle.HeuristicType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<HeuristicType>, Constable

enum HeuristicType
extends Enum<HeuristicType>

Defines the available mathematical heuristics applied to evaluate proximity to the puzzle's final state.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
MANHATTAN
WRONG_PLACE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static HeuristicType	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static HeuristicType[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

MANHATTAN

public static final HeuristicType MANHATTAN

WRONG_PLACE

public static final HeuristicType WRONG_PLACE

Method Details

values

public static HeuristicType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static HeuristicType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null