//ProjectEuler/ProjectEulerCS/src/Problems/Problem.cs
//Matthew Ellison
// Created: 08-14-20
//Modified: 08-14-20
//This is the base class for the rest of the problems


namespace mee{
	public abstract class Problem{
		//Variables
		//Instance variables
		//protected const Stopwatch timer = new Stopwatch();	//To time how long it takes to run the algorithm
		protected string _result = null;	//Holds the results of the problem
		public string result{
			get{	return _result;		}
		}
		protected readonly string _description;	//Holds the description of the problem
		public string description{
			get{	return _description;	}
		}
		protected bool solved;	//Shows whether the problem has already been solved

		//Constructor
		public Problem(string description){
			this._description = description;
		}

		//Operations functions
		//Solve the problem
		public abstract void solve();
		//Reset the problem so it can be run again
		public virtual void reset(){
			//timer.reset();
			solved = false;
			_result = null;
		}
	}
}