source: branches/2817-BinPackingSpeedup/HeuristicLab.PluginInfrastructure/3.3/CommandLineArgumentHandling/CommandLineArgument.cs

#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
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 *
 * This file is part of HeuristicLab.
 *
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#endregion

using System;

namespace HeuristicLab.PluginInfrastructure {
  [Serializable]
  public abstract class CommandLineArgument<T> : ICommandLineArgument<T> {
    object ICommandLineArgument.Value { get { return Value; } }
    public T Value { get; private set; }
    public bool Valid { get { return CheckValidity(); } }

    protected CommandLineArgument(T value) {
      Value = value;
    }

    public override bool Equals(object obj) {
      if (obj == null || this.GetType() != obj.GetType()) return false;
      var other = (ICommandLineArgument<T>)obj;
      return this.Value.Equals(other.Value);
    }

    public override int GetHashCode() {
      return GetType().GetHashCode() ^ Value.GetHashCode();
    }

    protected abstract bool CheckValidity();
  }
}