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## 9.69 Segment

The Segment domain provides a generalized interval type.

Segments are created using the .. construct by indicating the (included) end points.

s := 3..10

3..10

Type: Segment PositiveInteger

The first end point is called the lo lo Segment and the second is called hi hi Segment.

lo s

3

Type: PositiveInteger

These names are used even though the end points might belong to an unordered set.

hi s

10

Type: PositiveInteger

In addition to the end points, each segment has an integer ``increment.'' An increment can be specified using the ``by'' construct.

t := 10..3 by -2

10..3 by -2

Type: Segment PositiveInteger

This part can be obtained using the incr incr Segment function.

incr s

1

Type: PositiveInteger

Unless otherwise specified, the increment is 1.

incr t

-2

Type: Integer

A single value can be converted to a segment with equal end points. This happens if segments and single values are mixed in a list.

l := [1..3, 5, 9, 15..11 by -1]

[1..3,5..5,9..9,15..11 by-1]

Type: List Segment PositiveInteger

If the underlying type is an ordered ring, it is possible to perform additional operations. The expand expand Segment operation creates a list of points in a segment.

expand s

[3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]

Type: List Integer

If k > 0, then expand(l..h by k) creates the list [l, l+k, ..., lN] where lN <= h < lN+k. If k < 0, then lN >= h > lN+k.

expand t

[10,8,6,4]

Type: List Integer

It is also possible to expand a list of segments. This is equivalent to appending lists obtained by expanding each segment individually.

expand l

[1,2,3,5,9,15,14,13,12,11]

Type: List Integer

For more information on related topics, see SegmentBindingXmpPage and UniversalSegmentXmpPage .

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