class cities {
public:
  // use different arrays to sotre tao and visibility to gain
  // a little bit speed up and flexibility (as for ATSP)
    double **tao,
           **visibility,
           **city;        // coordinates of cities
    int nofc,                 // number of cities
        nofa;                // number of ants
    int **ants, **allowed;
    int * optimal_solution, * best_solution;
    int cycle_count_when_best_found;
    double optimal_length, best_length;
    double alpha, beta, evaporation, Q, tolerance; // parameters
    double * prob;
//  public:
    double * lengths;
    int best_ant;
    bool loaded;
    AnsiString file_loaded;        cities(int nc, int na, double pa, double pb, double pe, double pq, double pt);
    ~cities();
    void change_p(double pa, double pb, double pe, double pq, double pt);
    void generate_city_map();
    void load_city_map(AnsiString pf, AnsiString tf);
    void ini_visibility_and_tao();
    bool one_cycle();
    void paint_result();
};    class TASForm : public TForm
{
__published:        // IDE-managed Components
        TButton *Button_go;
        TButton *Button_step;
        TGroupBox *GroupBox1;
        TEdit *Edit_cities;
        TEdit *Edit_ants;
        TEdit *Edit_alpha;
        TEdit *Edit_beta;
        TEdit *Edit_eva;
        TEdit *Edit_Q;
        TEdit *Edit_tolerance;
        TLabel *Label1;
        TLabel *Label2;
        TLabel *Label3;
        TLabel *Label4;
        TLabel *Label5;
        TLabel *Label6;
        TLabel *Label7;
        TBevel *Bevel1;
        TEdit *Edit_steps;
        TLabel *Label8;
        TStatusBar *StatusBar;
        TCheckBox *CheckBox_random;
        TEdit *Edit_seed;
        TLabel *Label9;
        TCheckBox *CheckBox_bestlength;
        TOpenDialog *OpenDialog1;
        TButton *Button_load;
        TImage *Image1;
        TButton *Button_write;
        TLabel *Label10;
        void __fastcall Button_goClick(TObject *Sender);
        void __fastcall Button_stepClick(TObject *Sender);
        void __fastcall Button_loadClick(TObject *Sender);
        void __fastcall Show_About(TObject *Sender);
        void __fastcall FormPaint(TObject *Sender);
        void __fastcall Change(TObject *Sender);
        void __fastcall write_result(TObject *Sender);
private:        // User declarations
public:                // User declarations
        __fastcall TASForm(TComponent* Owner);
    cities * AS;
    bool AS_start;
    unsigned int step_count, steps_to_run;
    FILE * output_file;
};
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
extern TASForm *ASForm;
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
#endif