Instance
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.. java:package:: com.ampl
   :noindex:

.. java:type:: public abstract class Instance<T extends Entity<?>>

   Represent an instance of a modelling entity

   :param <T>: Type of the father entity

Methods
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.. java:method:: public T entity()
   :outertype: Instance

   :return: Get the algebraic entity this instance is part of

.. java:method:: public String name()
   :outertype: Instance

   :return: The instance's name

.. java:method:: @Override public String toString()
   :outertype: Instance

   Returns a string representation of the instance.

   For constraints and objective instances it is equivalent to the AMPL statement:

   .. parsed-literal::

      expand instanceName;

   For set and variable instances see the documentation for the specific class.