/** Return the interval with elements from this not in other;
* other must not be totally enclosed (properly contained)
* within this, which would result in two disjoint intervals
* instead of the single one returned by this method.
*/
public virtual Interval DifferenceNotProperlyContained(Interval other)
{
Interval diff = null;
// other.a to left of this.a (or same)
if (other.StartsBeforeNonDisjoint(this))
{
diff = Interval.Create(Math.Max(this.a, other.b + 1),
this.b);
}
// other.a to right of this.a
else if (other.StartsAfterNonDisjoint(this))
{
diff = Interval.Create(this.a, other.a - 1);
}
return(diff);
}
/** Return the interval in common between this and o */
public virtual Interval Intersection(Interval other)
{
return(Interval.Create(Math.Max(a, other.a), Math.Min(b, other.b)));
}
/** Add interval; i.e., add all integers from a to b to set.
* If b<a, do nothing.
* Keep list in sorted order (by left range value).
* If overlap, combine ranges. For example,
* If this is {1..5, 10..20}, adding 6..7 yields
* {1..5, 6..7, 10..20}. Adding 4..8 yields {1..8, 10..20}.
*/
public virtual void Add(int a, int b)
{
Add(Interval.Create(a, b));
}
