BoxProblem

java.lang.Object
- BoxProblem

```
public class BoxProblem
extends java.lang.Object
```
Class BoxProblem holds an instance of the problem. All you really need here are the box dimensions, accessible through the public variables boxX, boxY or through the methods getBoxX(), getBoxY(), and the list of items that need to be packed. You can retrieve the entire list of items via getItems() or an individual item using getItem().

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

int boxX
The horizontal dimension.

int boxY
The vertical dimension.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static BoxEvaluation`	`evaluate(BoxProblem problem, BoxSolution solution)` Call `evaluate` to assess a potential solution to the given problem.
`Item`	`getItem(int itemNum)` Call this to get an individual item.
`java.util.ArrayList<Item>`	`getItems()` Call this to get the entire list of items

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - boxX
```
public int boxX
```
    The horizontal dimension.
  - boxY
```
public int boxY
```
    The vertical dimension.
  - items
```
public java.util.ArrayList<Item> items
```
    The list of items in this problem instance.
- Method Detail
  - getItems
```
public java.util.ArrayList<Item> getItems()
```
    Call this to get the entire list of items
  - getItem
```
public Item getItem(int itemNum)
```
    Call this to get an individual item.
  - evaluate
```
public static BoxEvaluation evaluate(BoxProblem problem,
                                     BoxSolution solution)
```
    Call evaluate to assess a potential solution to the given problem. This static method is given both the problem and solution instances and returns an instance of BoxEvaluation, which has public variables to extract evaluation data.