source: branches/2605_StackingProblems/HeuristicLab.Data.MoveVectorData/3.3/MoveValue.cs

using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data.MoveVectorData.Interfaces;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Data.MoveVectorData
{
    [Item("MoveValue", "Represents a move value.")]
    [StorableClass]
    public class MoveValue<T> : ValueTypeValue<T>, IStringConvertibleValue where T : struct, IMove
    {

        #region Cloning
        [StorableConstructor]
        protected MoveValue(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
        protected MoveValue(MoveValue<T> original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
        public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner)
        {
            return new MoveValue<T>(this, cloner);
        }
        #endregion

        public MoveValue() : base() { }
        public MoveValue(T value) : base(value) { }

        protected virtual bool Validate(string value, out string errorMessage)
        {
            T val = new T();
            bool valid = val.TryParse(value);
            errorMessage = string.Empty;
            if (!valid)
            {
                errorMessage = "Invalid TwoPointMove Format";
            }
            return valid;
        }

        protected virtual string GetValue()
        {
            return Value.ToString();
        }

        protected virtual bool SetValue(string value)
        {
            T val = new T();
            if (val.TryParse(value))
            {
                Value = val;
                return true;
            }
            else {
                return false;
            }
        }

        #region IStringConvertibleValue Members
        bool IStringConvertibleValue.Validate(string value, out string errorMessage)
        {
            return Validate(value, out errorMessage);
        }
        string IStringConvertibleValue.GetValue()
        {
            return GetValue();
        }
        bool IStringConvertibleValue.SetValue(string value)
        {
            return SetValue(value);
        }
        #endregion
    }
}