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sub.cpp

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AD Binary Subtraction: Example and Test

# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>

bool Sub(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(1);
   x[0]      = x0;

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

   AD<double> a = 2. * 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.-2.*x0+1., 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], -1., 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], -1., eps99, eps99);

   // use a VecAD<Base>::reference object with subtraction
   CppAD::VecAD<double> v(1);
   AD<double> zero(0);
   v[zero] = b;
   AD<double> result = 3. - v[zero];
   ok     &= (result == c);

   return ok;
}