brancher-view-sel.hpp

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namespace Gecode {


  template<class _View>
  class ViewSel {
  public:
    typedef _View View;
    typedef typename BranchTraits<typename View::VarType>::Filter BranchFilter;


    ViewSel(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb);
    ViewSel(Space& home, bool shared, ViewSel<View>& vs);



    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s) = 0;
    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                       BranchFilter bf) = 0;
    virtual void ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                      int* ties, int& n) = 0;
    virtual void ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                      int* ties, int& n, BranchFilter bf) = 0;
    virtual void brk(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, 
                     int* ties, int& n) = 0;
    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, 
                       int* ties, int n) = 0;



    virtual ViewSel<View>* copy(Space& home, bool shared) = 0;
    virtual bool notice(void) const;
    virtual void dispose(Space& home);



    static void* operator new(size_t s, Space& home);
    static void operator delete(void* p, Space& home);
    static void operator delete(void* p);
  };

  template<class View>
  class ViewSelNone : public ViewSel<View> {
    typedef typename ViewSel<View>::BranchFilter BranchFilter;
  public:


    ViewSelNone(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb);
    ViewSelNone(Space& home, bool shared, ViewSelNone<View>& vs);



    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s);
    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                       BranchFilter bf);
    virtual void ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                      int* ties, int& n);
    virtual void ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                      int* ties, int& n,
                      BranchFilter bf);
    virtual void brk(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, 
                     int* ties, int& n);
    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int* ties, int n);



    virtual ViewSel<View>* copy(Space& home, bool shared);
  };

  template<class View>
  class ViewSelRnd : public ViewSel<View> {
    typedef typename ViewSel<View>::BranchFilter BranchFilter;
  protected:
    Rnd r;
  public:


    ViewSelRnd(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb);
    ViewSelRnd(Space& home, bool shared, ViewSelRnd<View>& vs);



    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s);
    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s,
                       BranchFilter bf);
    virtual void ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                      int* ties, int& n);
    virtual void ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                      int* ties, int& n, BranchFilter bf);
    virtual void brk(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int* ties, int& n);
    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int* ties, int n);



    virtual ViewSel<View>* copy(Space& home, bool shared);
  };

  class ChooseMin {
  public:
    template<class Val>
    bool operator ()(Val a, Val b) const;
  };

  class ChooseMax {
  public:
    template<class Val>
    bool operator ()(Val a, Val b) const;
  };

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  class ViewSelChoose : public ViewSel<typename Merit::View> {
  protected:
    typedef typename ViewSel<typename Merit::View>::View View;
    typedef typename ViewSel<typename Merit::View>::BranchFilter BranchFilter;
    typedef typename Merit::Val Val;
    Choose c;
    Merit m;
  public:


    ViewSelChoose(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb);
    ViewSelChoose(Space& home, bool shared, ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>& vs);



    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s);
    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                       BranchFilter bf);
    virtual void ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                      int* ties, int& n);
    virtual void ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                      int* ties, int& n, BranchFilter bf);
    virtual void brk(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int* ties, int& n);
    virtual int select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int* ties, int n);



    virtual bool notice(void) const;
    virtual void dispose(Space& home);
  };


  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  class ViewSelChooseTbl : public ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit> {
  protected:
    typedef typename ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::Val Val;
    typedef typename ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::View View;
    typedef typename ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::BranchFilter BranchFilter;
    using ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::c;
    using ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::m;
    BranchTbl tbl;
  public:


    ViewSelChooseTbl(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb);
    ViewSelChooseTbl(Space& home, bool shared, 
                     ViewSelChooseTbl<Choose,Merit>& vs); 



    virtual void ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                      int* ties, int& n);
    virtual void ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                      int* ties, int& n, BranchFilter bf);
    virtual void brk(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int* ties, int& n);
  };

  template<class Merit>
  class ViewSelMin : public ViewSelChoose<ChooseMin,Merit> {
    typedef typename ViewSelChoose<ChooseMin,Merit>::View View;
    typedef typename ViewSelChoose<ChooseMin,Merit>::BranchFilter BranchFilter;
  public:


    ViewSelMin(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb);
    ViewSelMin(Space& home, bool shared, ViewSelMin<Merit>& vs);



    virtual ViewSel<View>* copy(Space& home, bool shared);
  };

  template<class Merit>
  class ViewSelMinTbl : public ViewSelChooseTbl<ChooseMin,Merit> {
    typedef typename ViewSelChooseTbl<ChooseMin,Merit>::View View;
    typedef typename ViewSelChooseTbl<ChooseMin,Merit>::BranchFilter BranchFilter;
  public:


    ViewSelMinTbl(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb);
    ViewSelMinTbl(Space& home, bool shared, ViewSelMinTbl<Merit>& vs);



    virtual ViewSel<View>* copy(Space& home, bool shared);
  };

  template<class Merit>
  class ViewSelMax : public ViewSelChoose<ChooseMax,Merit> {
    typedef typename ViewSelChoose<ChooseMax,Merit>::View View;
    typedef typename ViewSelChoose<ChooseMax,Merit>::BranchFilter BranchFilter;
  public:


    ViewSelMax(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb);
    ViewSelMax(Space& home, bool shared, ViewSelMax<Merit>& vs);



    virtual ViewSel<View>* copy(Space& home, bool shared);
  };

  template<class Merit>
  class ViewSelMaxTbl : public ViewSelChooseTbl<ChooseMax,Merit> {
    typedef typename ViewSelChooseTbl<ChooseMax,Merit>::View View;
    typedef typename ViewSelChooseTbl<ChooseMax,Merit>::BranchFilter BranchFilter;
  public:


    ViewSelMaxTbl(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb);
    ViewSelMaxTbl(Space& home, bool shared, ViewSelMaxTbl<Merit>& vs);



    virtual ViewSel<View>* copy(Space& home, bool shared);
  };


  template<class View>
  forceinline
  ViewSel<View>::ViewSel(Space&, const VarBranch&) {}
  template<class View>
  forceinline
  ViewSel<View>::ViewSel(Space&, bool, ViewSel<View>&) {}
  template<class View>
  bool
  ViewSel<View>::notice(void) const {
    return false;
  }
  template<class View>
  void
  ViewSel<View>::dispose(Space&) {}
  template<class View>
  forceinline void
  ViewSel<View>::operator delete(void*) {}
  template<class View>
  forceinline void
  ViewSel<View>::operator delete(void*, Space&) {}
  template<class View>
  forceinline void*
  ViewSel<View>::operator new(size_t s, Space& home) {
    return home.ralloc(s);
  }


  template<class View>
  forceinline
  ViewSelNone<View>::ViewSelNone(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb) 
      : ViewSel<View>(home,vb) {}
  template<class View>
  forceinline
  ViewSelNone<View>::ViewSelNone(Space& home, bool shared, 
                                 ViewSelNone<View>& vs)
    : ViewSel<View>(home,shared,vs) {}
  template<class View>
  int
  ViewSelNone<View>::select(Space&, ViewArray<View>&, int s) {
    return s;
  }
  template<class View>
  int
  ViewSelNone<View>::select(Space&, ViewArray<View>&, int s, BranchFilter) {
    return s;
  }
  template<class View>
  void 
  ViewSelNone<View>::ties(Space&, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                          int* ties, int& n) {
    int j=0; ties[j++]=s;
    for (int i=s+1; i<x.size(); i++)
      if (!x[i].assigned())
        ties[j++]=i;
    n=j;
    assert(n > 0);
  }
  template<class View>
  void 
  ViewSelNone<View>::ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                          int* ties, int& n, BranchFilter bf) {
    int j=0; ties[j++]=s;
    for (int i=s+1; i<x.size(); i++) {
      typename View::VarType y(x[i].varimp());
      if (!x[i].assigned() && bf(home,y,i))
        ties[j++]=i;
    }
    n=j;
    assert(n > 0);
  }
  template<class View>
  void
  ViewSelNone<View>::brk(Space&, ViewArray<View>&, int*, int&) {
    // Nothing needs to be done
  }
  template<class View>
  int
  ViewSelNone<View>::select(Space&, ViewArray<View>&, int* ties, int) {
    return ties[0];
  }
  template<class View>
  ViewSel<View>*
  ViewSelNone<View>::copy(Space& home, bool shared) {
    return new (home) ViewSelNone<View>(home,shared,*this);
  }


  template<class View>
  forceinline
  ViewSelRnd<View>::ViewSelRnd(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb) 
      : ViewSel<View>(home,vb), r(vb.rnd()) {}
  template<class View>
  forceinline
  ViewSelRnd<View>::ViewSelRnd(Space& home, bool shared, ViewSelRnd<View>& vs)
      : ViewSel<View>(home,shared,vs), r(vs.r) {}
  template<class View>
  int
  ViewSelRnd<View>::select(Space&, ViewArray<View>& x, int s) {
    unsigned int n=1;
    int j=s;
    for (int i=s+1; i<x.size(); i++)
      if (!x[i].assigned()) {
        n++;
        if (r(n) == 0U)
          j=i;
      }
    return j;
  }
  template<class View>
  int ViewSelRnd<View>::select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s,
                               BranchFilter bf) {
    unsigned int n=1;
    int j=s;
    for (int i=s+1; i<x.size(); i++) {
      typename View::VarType y(x[i].varimp());
      if (!x[i].assigned() && bf(home,y,i)) {
        n++;
        if (r(n) == 0U)
          j=i;
      }
    }
    return j;
  }
  template<class View>
  void 
  ViewSelRnd<View>::ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                         int* ties, int& n) {
    n=1; ties[0] = select(home,x,s);
  }
  template<class View>
  void
  ViewSelRnd<View>::ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                         int* ties, int& n, BranchFilter bf) {
    n=1; ties[0] = select(home,x,s,bf);
  }
  template<class View>
  void 
  ViewSelRnd<View>::brk(Space&, ViewArray<View>&, int* ties, int& n) {
    ties[0] = ties[static_cast<int>(r(static_cast<unsigned int>(n)))];
    n=1;
  }
  template<class View>
  int
  ViewSelRnd<View>::select(Space&, ViewArray<View>&, int* ties, int n) {
    return ties[static_cast<int>(r(static_cast<unsigned int>(n)))];
  }
  template<class View>
  ViewSel<View>*
  ViewSelRnd<View>::copy(Space& home, bool shared) {
    return new (home) ViewSelRnd<View>(home,shared,*this);
  }


  template<class Val>
  forceinline bool
  ChooseMin::operator ()(Val a, Val b) const {
    return a < b;
  }
  template<class Val>
  forceinline bool
  ChooseMax::operator ()(Val a, Val b) const {
    return a > b;
  }


  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::ViewSelChoose(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb) 
    : ViewSel<View>(home,vb), m(home,vb) {}

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::ViewSelChoose(Space& home, bool shared, 
                                             ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>& vs) 
    : ViewSel<View>(home,shared,vs), m(home,shared,vs.m) {}

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  int
  ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s) {
    // Consider x[s] as the so-far best view
    int b_i = s;
    Val b_m = m(home,x[s],s);
    // Scan all non-assigned views from s+1 onwards
    for (int i=s+1; i<x.size(); i++)
      if (!x[i].assigned()) {
        Val mxi = m(home,x[i],i);
        if (c(mxi,b_m)) {
          b_i = i; b_m = mxi;
        }
      }
    return b_i;
  }

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  int 
  ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                                      BranchFilter bf) {
    // Consider x[s] as the so-far best view
    int b_i = s;
    Val b_m = m(home,x[s],s);
    // Scan all assigned views from s+1 onwards
    for (int i=s+1; i<x.size(); i++) {
      typename View::VarType y(x[i].varimp());
      if (!x[i].assigned() && bf(home,y,i)) {
        Val mxi = m(home,x[i],i);
        if (c(mxi,b_m)) {
          b_i = i; b_m = mxi;
        }
      }
    }
    return b_i;
  }

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  void 
  ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                                    int* ties, int& n) {
    // Consider x[s] as the so-far best view and record as tie
    Val b = m(home,x[s],s);
    int j=0; ties[j++]=s;
    for (int i=s+1; i<x.size(); i++)
      if (!x[i].assigned()) {
        Val mxi = m(home,x[i],i);
        if (c(mxi,b)) {
          // Found a better one, reset all ties and record
          j=0; ties[j++]=i; b=mxi;
        } else if (mxi == b) {
          // Found a tie, record
          ties[j++]=i;
        }
      }
    n=j;
    // There must be at least one tie, of course!
    assert(n > 0);
  }

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  void 
  ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                                    int* ties, int& n, BranchFilter bf) {
    // Consider x[s] as the so-far best view and record as tie
    Val b = m(home,x[s],s);
    int j=0; ties[j++]=s;
    for (int i=s+1; i<x.size(); i++) {
      typename View::VarType y(x[i].varimp());
      if (!x[i].assigned() && bf(home,y,i)) {
        Val mxi = m(home,x[i],i);
        if (c(mxi,b)) {
          // Found a better one, reset all ties and record
          j=0; ties[j++]=i; b=mxi;
        } else if (mxi == b) {
          // Found a tie, record
          ties[j++]=i;
        }
      }
    }
    n=j;
    // There must be at least one tie, of course!
    assert(n > 0);
  }

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  void 
  ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::brk(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, 
                                   int* ties, int& n) {
    // Keep first tie in place
    Val b = m(home,x[ties[0]],ties[0]);
    int j=1;
    // Scan remaining ties
    for (int i=1; i<n; i++) {
      Val mxi = m(home,x[ties[i]],ties[i]);
      if (c(mxi,b)) {
        // Found a better one, reset all ties
        b=mxi; j=0; ties[j++]=ties[i];
      } else if (mxi == b) {
        // Found a tie and record it
        ties[j++]=ties[i];
      }
    }
    n=j;
    // There must be at least one tie, of course!      
    assert(n > 0);
  }

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  int 
  ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::select(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, 
                                      int* ties, int n) {
    int b_i = ties[0];
    Val b_m = m(home,x[ties[0]],ties[0]);
    for (int i=1; i<n; i++) {
      Val mxi = m(home,x[ties[i]],ties[i]);
      if (c(mxi,b_m)) {
        b_i = ties[i]; b_m = mxi;
      }
    }
    return b_i;
  }
  
  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  bool 
  ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::notice(void) const {
    return m.notice();
  }

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  void 
  ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>::dispose(Space& home) {
    m.dispose(home);
  }


  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelChooseTbl<Choose,Merit>::ViewSelChooseTbl(Space& home, 
                                                   const VarBranch& vb) 
    : ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>(home,vb), tbl(vb.tbl()) {}

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelChooseTbl<Choose,Merit>::ViewSelChooseTbl
  (Space& home, bool shared, 
   ViewSelChooseTbl<Choose,Merit>& vs) 
    : ViewSelChoose<Choose,Merit>(home,shared,vs), tbl(vs.tbl) {}

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  void 
  ViewSelChooseTbl<Choose,Merit>::ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                                       int* ties, int& n) {
    // Find the worst and best merit value
    Val w = m(home,x[s],s);
    Val b = w;
    for (int i=s+1; i<x.size(); i++)
      if (!x[i].assigned()) {
        Val mxi = m(home,x[i],i);
        if (c(mxi,b))
          b=mxi;
        else if (c(w,mxi))
          w=mxi;
      }
    // Compute tie-break limit
    double l = tbl(home,static_cast<double>(w),static_cast<double>(b));
    // If the limit is not better than the worst merit, everything is a tie
    if (!c(l,static_cast<double>(w))) {
      int j=0;
      for (int i=s; i<x.size(); i++)
        if (!x[i].assigned())
          ties[j++]=i;
      n=j;
    } else {
      // The limit is not allowed to better than the best merit value
      if (c(l,static_cast<double>(b)))
        l = static_cast<double>(b);
      // Record all ties that are not worse than the limit merit value
      int j=0;
      for (int i=s; i<x.size(); i++)
        if (!x[i].assigned() && !c(l,static_cast<double>(m(home,x[i],i))))
          ties[j++]=i;
      n=j;
    }
    // There will be at least one tie (the best will qualify, of course)
    assert(n > 0);
  }

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  void
  ViewSelChooseTbl<Choose,Merit>::ties(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x, int s, 
                                       int* ties, int& n, BranchFilter bf) {
    // Find the worst and best merit value
    Val w = m(home,x[s],s);
    Val b = w;
    for (int i=s+1; i<x.size(); i++) {
      typename View::VarType y(x[i].varimp());
      if (!x[i].assigned() && bf(home,y,i)) {
        Val mxi = m(home,x[i],i);
        if (c(mxi,b))
          b=mxi;
        else if (c(w,mxi))
          w=mxi;
      }
    }
    // Compute tie-break limit
    double l = tbl(home,static_cast<double>(w),static_cast<double>(b));
    // If the limit is not better than the worst merit, everything is a tie
    if (!c(l,static_cast<double>(w))) {
      int j=0;
      for (int i=s; i<x.size(); i++) {
        typename View::VarType y(x[i].varimp());
        if (!x[i].assigned() && bf(home,y,i)) 
          ties[j++]=i;
      }
      n=j;
    } else {
      // The limit is not allowed to better than the best merit value
      if (c(l,static_cast<double>(b)))
        l = static_cast<double>(b);
      // Record all ties that are not worse than the limit merit value
      int j=0;
      for (int i=s; i<x.size(); i++) {
        typename View::VarType y(x[i].varimp());
        if (!x[i].assigned() && bf(home,y,i) && 
            !c(l,static_cast<double>(m(home,x[i],i))))
          ties[j++]=i;
      }
      n=j;
      }
    // There will be at least one tie (the best will qualify, of course)
    assert(n > 0);
  }

  template<class Choose, class Merit>
  void
  ViewSelChooseTbl<Choose,Merit>::brk(Space& home, ViewArray<View>& x,
                                      int* ties, int& n) {
    // Find the worst and best merit value
    Val w = m(home,x[ties[0]],ties[0]);
    Val b = w;
    for (int i=1; i<n; i++) {
      Val mxi = m(home,x[ties[i]],ties[i]);
      if (c(mxi,b))
        b=mxi;
      else if (c(w,mxi))
        w=mxi;
    }
    // Compute tie-break limit
    double l = tbl(home,static_cast<double>(w),static_cast<double>(b));
    // If the limit is not better than the worst merit, everything is a tie
    // and no breaking is required
    if (c(l,static_cast<double>(w))) {
      // The limit is not allowed to better than the best merit value
      if (c(l,static_cast<double>(b)))
        l = static_cast<double>(b);
      // Keep all ties that are not worse than the limit merit value
      int j=0;
      for (int i=0; i<n; i++)
        if (!c(l,static_cast<double>(m(home,x[ties[i]],ties[i]))))
          ties[j++]=ties[i];
      n=j;
    }
    // There will be at least one tie (the best will qualify)
    assert(n > 0);
  }



  template<class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelMin<Merit>::ViewSelMin(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb) 
    : ViewSelChoose<ChooseMin,Merit>(home,vb) {}

  template<class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelMin<Merit>::ViewSelMin(Space& home, bool shared, 
                                ViewSelMin<Merit>& vs) 
    : ViewSelChoose<ChooseMin,Merit>(home,shared,vs) {}

  template<class Merit>
  ViewSel<typename ViewSelMin<Merit>::View>* 
  ViewSelMin<Merit>::copy(Space& home, bool shared) {
    return new (home) ViewSelMin<Merit>(home,shared,*this);
  }


  template<class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelMinTbl<Merit>::ViewSelMinTbl(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb) 
    : ViewSelChooseTbl<ChooseMin,Merit>(home,vb) {}

  template<class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelMinTbl<Merit>::ViewSelMinTbl(Space& home, bool shared, 
                                      ViewSelMinTbl<Merit>& vs) 
    : ViewSelChooseTbl<ChooseMin,Merit>(home,shared,vs) {}

  template<class Merit>
  ViewSel<typename ViewSelMinTbl<Merit>::View>* 
  ViewSelMinTbl<Merit>::copy(Space& home, bool shared) {
    return new (home) ViewSelMinTbl<Merit>(home,shared,*this);
  }



  template<class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelMax<Merit>::ViewSelMax(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb) 
    : ViewSelChoose<ChooseMax,Merit>(home,vb) {}

  template<class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelMax<Merit>::ViewSelMax(Space& home, bool shared, 
                                ViewSelMax<Merit>& vs) 
    : ViewSelChoose<ChooseMax,Merit>(home,shared,vs) {}

  template<class Merit>
  ViewSel<typename ViewSelMax<Merit>::View>* 
  ViewSelMax<Merit>::copy(Space& home, bool shared) {
    return new (home) ViewSelMax<Merit>(home,shared,*this);
  }



  template<class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelMaxTbl<Merit>::ViewSelMaxTbl(Space& home, const VarBranch& vb) 
    : ViewSelChooseTbl<ChooseMax,Merit>(home,vb) {}

  template<class Merit>
  forceinline
  ViewSelMaxTbl<Merit>::ViewSelMaxTbl(Space& home, bool shared, 
                                      ViewSelMaxTbl<Merit>& vs) 
    : ViewSelChooseTbl<ChooseMax,Merit>(home,shared,vs) {}

  template<class Merit>
  ViewSel<typename ViewSelMaxTbl<Merit>::View>* 
  ViewSelMaxTbl<Merit>::copy(Space& home, bool shared) {
    return new (home) ViewSelMaxTbl<Merit>(home,shared,*this);
  }



}

// STATISTICS: kernel-branch