Be more careful about final top-level substitution.

[ginac.git] / ginac / container.h

diff --git a/ginac/container.h b/ginac/container.h
index c13459492a201baa0b45b9817899e5aa1a58496b..456cf5c41b69a6005971e6d0680d81efa8d1f4eb 100644 (file)
--- a/ginac/container.h
+++ b/ginac/container.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  Wrapper template for making GiNaC classes out of STL containers. */
 
 /*
- *  GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2008 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
+ *  GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2010 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -20,23 +20,22 @@
  *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
  */
 
-#ifndef __GINAC_CONTAINER_H__
-#define __GINAC_CONTAINER_H__
-
-#include <iterator>
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <vector>
-#include <list>
-#include <memory>
+#ifndef GINAC_CONTAINER_H
+#define GINAC_CONTAINER_H
 
 #include "ex.h"
 #include "print.h"
 #include "archive.h"
 #include "assertion.h"
 
-namespace GiNaC {
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <list>
+#include <memory>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <vector>
 
+namespace GiNaC {
 
 /** Helper template for encapsulating the reserve() mechanics of STL containers. */
 template <template <class T, class = std::allocator<T> > class C>
@@ -575,11 +574,27 @@ ex container<C>::eval(int level) const
 template <template <class T, class = std::allocator<T> > class C>
 ex container<C>::subs(const exmap & m, unsigned options) const
 {
+       // After having subs'ed all children, this method subs'es one final
+       // level, but only if the intermediate result is a container! This is
+       // because if the intermediate result has eval'ed to a non-container a
+       // last level substitution would be wrong, as this example involving a
+       // function f and its inverse f^-1 shows:
+       // f(x).subs(x==f^-1(x))
+       //   -> f(f^-1(x))  [subschildren]
+       //   -> x           [eval]   /* must not subs(x==f^-1(x))! */
        std::auto_ptr<STLT> vp = subschildren(m, options);
-       if (vp.get())
-               return ex_to<basic>(thiscontainer(vp)).subs_one_level(m, options);
-       else
-               return subs_one_level(m, options);
+       if (vp.get()) {
+               ex result(thiscontainer(vp));
+               if (is_a<container<C> >(result))
+                       return ex_to<basic>(result).subs_one_level(m, options);
+               else
+                       return result;
+       } else {
+               if (is_a<container<C> >(*this))
+                       return subs_one_level(m, options);
+               else
+                       return *this;
+       }
 }
 
 /** Compare two containers of the same type. */
@@ -772,4 +787,4 @@ std::auto_ptr<typename container<C>::STLT> container<C>::subschildren(const exma
 
 } // namespace GiNaC
 
-#endif // ndef __GINAC_CONTAINER_H__
+#endif // ndef GINAC_CONTAINER_H