Literal Structure

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Defines a Boolean variable or the negation of a Boolean variable.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SolverFoundation.Solvers
Assembly:  Microsoft.Solver.Foundation (in Microsoft.Solver.Foundation.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Structure Literal _
    Implements IComparable(Of Literal)

public struct Literal : IComparable<Literal>

public value class Literal : IComparable<Literal>

[<Sealed>]
type Literal =  
    struct
        interface IComparable<Literal>
    end

JScript supports the use of structures, but not the declaration of new ones.

The Literal type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Literal	Initializes a new instance of the Literal class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Id	Gets the identifier of a literal.
	IsNil	Gets a value that indicates whether a literal is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
	Sense	Gets a value that indicates whether a literal is signed.
	Var	Gets the Boolean variable that forms a literal.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CompareTo	Compares one literal to another literal.
	Equals	Returns a value that indicates whether a literal is equal to an object. (Overrides ValueType.Equals(Object).)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Computes the hash code of a value. (Overrides ValueType.GetHashCode().)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Converts the numeric value of the current literal to its equivalent string representation. (Overrides ValueType.ToString().)

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Operators

	Name	Description
	Equality	Returns a value that indicates whether two literals are equal.
	GreaterThan	Returns a value that indicates whether one literal is greater than another literal.
	GreaterThanOrEqual	Returns a value that indicates whether one literal is greater than or equal to another literal.
	Inequality	Returns a value that indicates whether two literals are unequal.
	LessThan	Returns a value that indicates whether one literal is less than another literal.
	LessThanOrEqual	Returns a value that indicates whether one literal is less than or equal to another literal.
	OnesComplement	Returns the bitwise one's complement of a literal.

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Fields

	Name	Description
	Nil	Represents the null literal.

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.SolverFoundation.Solvers Namespace