mul.cpp

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AD Binary Multiplication: Example and Test

# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>

bool Mul(void)
{  bool ok = true;
   using CppAD::AD;
   using CppAD::NearEqual;
   double eps99 = 99.0 * std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon();

   // domain space vector
   size_t n  = 1;
   double x0 = .5;
   CPPAD_TESTVECTOR(AD<double>) x(n);
   x[0]      = x0;

   // declare independent variables and start tape recording
   CppAD::Independent(x);

   // some binary multiplication operations
   AD<double> a = x[0] * 1.; // AD<double> * double
   AD<double> b = a    * 2;  // AD<double> * int
   AD<double> c = 3.   * b;  // double     * AD<double>
   AD<double> d = 4    * c;  // int        * AD<double>

   // range space vector
   size_t m = 1;
   CPPAD_TESTVECTOR(AD<double>) y(m);
   y[0] = x[0] * d;          // AD<double> * AD<double>

   // create f: x -> y and stop tape recording
   CppAD::ADFun<double> f(x, y);

   // check value
   ok &= NearEqual(y[0] , x0*(4.*3.*2.*1.)*x0,  eps99 , eps99);

   // forward computation of partials w.r.t. x[0]
   CPPAD_TESTVECTOR(double) dx(n);
   CPPAD_TESTVECTOR(double) dy(m);
   dx[0] = 1.;
   dy    = f.Forward(1, dx);
   ok   &= NearEqual(dy[0], (4.*3.*2.*1.)*2.*x0, eps99 , eps99);

   // reverse computation of derivative of y[0]
   CPPAD_TESTVECTOR(double)  w(m);
   CPPAD_TESTVECTOR(double) dw(n);
   w[0]  = 1.;
   dw    = f.Reverse(1, w);
   ok   &= NearEqual(dw[0], (4.*3.*2.*1.)*2.*x0, eps99 , eps99);

   // use a VecAD<Base>::reference object with multiplication
   CppAD::VecAD<double> v(1);
   AD<double> zero(0);
   v[zero] = c;
   AD<double> result = 4 * v[zero];
   ok     &= (result == d);

   return ok;
}