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'''Name:''' reserve index
'''Name:''' reserve index
'''Parameter:''' A value <math>V\in\mathcal{V}</math>.


'''Precondition:''' <math>|I|<N</math>.
'''Precondition:''' <math>|I|<N</math>.
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'''Return value:''' One of the indexes not in <math>I</math>.
'''Return value:''' One of the indexes not in <math>I</math>.


'''Postcondition:''' The returned index is inserted in <math>I</math>.
'''Postcondition:''' The returned index is inserted in <math>I</math> and associated with <math>V</math>.


== Method ==
== Method ==


'''Name:''' release index
'''Name:''' release index
'''Parameter:''' An integral number <math>i</math>.
'''Precondition:''' <math>i\in I</math>

Revision as of 13:52, 20 October 2014

Representation invariant

This abstract data structure is generic and parameterized by some value type [math]\displaystyle{ \mathcal{V} }[/math]. An object of an implementation of this abstract data structure is repesented by:

  1. A positive integral number [math]\displaystyle{ N }[/math].
  2. A subset [math]\displaystyle{ I }[/math] of [math]\displaystyle{ \{1,\ldots,N\} }[/math], the currently used indexes.
  3. A mapping [math]\displaystyle{ I\rightarrow\mathcal{V} }[/math].

Remark: This abstact data structure may be viewed as a specific, quite restricted type of map.

Method

Name: reserve index

Parameter: A value [math]\displaystyle{ V\in\mathcal{V} }[/math].

Precondition: [math]\displaystyle{ |I|\lt N }[/math].

Return value: One of the indexes not in [math]\displaystyle{ I }[/math].

Postcondition: The returned index is inserted in [math]\displaystyle{ I }[/math] and associated with [math]\displaystyle{ V }[/math].

Method

Name: release index

Parameter: An integral number [math]\displaystyle{ i }[/math].

Precondition: [math]\displaystyle{ i\in I }[/math]