permlib 0.2.9
Library for permutation computations
generator.h
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33#ifndef GENERATOR_H_
34#define GENERATOR_H_
35
36namespace permlib {
37
39template<class PERM>
40class Generator {
41public:
43 virtual ~Generator() {};
45 virtual PERM next() = 0;
47 virtual bool hasNext() = 0;
48};
49
50}
51
52#endif // -- GENERATOR_H_
interface for group element generators
Definition: generator.h:40
virtual ~Generator()
virtual destructor
Definition: generator.h:43
virtual bool hasNext()=0
true, iff more elements can be generated
virtual PERM next()=0
generates an element