distance
| distance | 
  Purpose
 
 
 This constraint specifies the distance between two variables.
 
 
  Synopsis
 
 function distance(x:cpvar, y:cpvar) : 0cpabs
 
  Argument
 
 | 
     x,y 
     | 
     finite domain variables
     | 
  Return value
 
 
 An absolute value constraint over x and y corresponding to the expressed distance constraint:
 |x-y|
 
  Example
 
 
 The following example shows how to use the distance constraint
 
 model "Distance constraints"
 uses "kalis"
 setparam("KALIS_DEFAULT_LB", -50); setparam("KALIS_DEFAULT_UB", 50)
 declarations
  x, y, z: cpvar
  Dist: cpctr
 end-declarations
 setname(x,"x")
 setname(y,"y")
 setname(z,"z")
 abs(x) = y
 writeln("Absolute value of x: ", x,y,z)
 y >= 20
 writeln("Bounding y by 20: ", x,y,z)
! abs(y-z) <= 3
! Equivalent version of this constraint:
 distance(y,z) <= 3
 writeln("Max distance betw. y and z: ", x,y,z)
 Dist:= distance(x,z) = 5
 if(cp_post(Dist)) then
  writeln("Distance between x and z: ", x,y,z)
 else
  writeln("Problem is infeasible")
 end-if
 cp_show_prob
end-model
 
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