/// <summary>
/// Detects whether this constituent contains a constituent, that is
/// whether they are nested. That is, the other constituent's yield is
/// a sublist of this constituent's yield.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="c">The constituent to check against</param>
/// <returns>True if the other Constituent is contained in this one</returns>
public bool Contains(Constituent c)
{
return(Start() <= c.Start() && End() >= c.End());
}
/// <summary>
/// Detects whether this constituent contains a constituent, that is
/// whether they are nested. That is, the other constituent's yield is
/// a sublist of this constituent's yield.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="c">The constituent to check against</param>
/// <returns>True if the other Constituent is contained in this one</returns>
public bool Contains(Constituent c)
{
return Start() <= c.Start() && End() >= c.End();
}
/// <summary>
/// Detects whether this constituent overlaps a constituent without
/// nesting, that is, whether they "cross".
/// </summary>
/// <param name="c">The constituent to check against</param>
/// <returns>True if the two constituents cross</returns>
public bool Crosses(Constituent c)
{
return((Start() < c.Start() && c.Start() < End() && End() < c.End()) ||
(c.Start() < Start() && Start() < c.End() && c.End() < End()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Detects whether this constituent overlaps a constituent without
/// nesting, that is, whether they "cross".
/// </summary>
/// <param name="c">The constituent to check against</param>
/// <returns>True if the two constituents cross</returns>
public bool Crosses(Constituent c)
{
return (Start() < c.Start() && c.Start() < End() && End() < c.End()) ||
(c.Start() < Start() && Start() < c.End() && c.End() < End());
}
