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contains

contains


Purpose
Returns true if the value 'val' belongs to the domain of the variable passed in argument
Synopsis
function contains(x:cpvar,val:integer) : boolean
function contains(x:cpfloatvar,val:real) : boolean
Arguments
the decision variable
val 
the value
Return value
true if x can be instantiated to val
Example
The following example shows how to test if a value belongs to the domain of a cpvar x
if contains(x,3) then
  write("x can be instantiated to three!")
end-if
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