source: branches/3.0/sources/HeuristicLab.Functions/Average.cs @ 5698

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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using HeuristicLab.DataAnalysis;
using HeuristicLab.Constraints;

namespace HeuristicLab.Functions {
  public class Average : FunctionBase {
    public override string Description {
      get {
        return @"Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all sub-operator results.";
      }
    }

    public Average()
      : base() {
      AddConstraint(new NumberOfSubOperatorsConstraint(2, 3));
    }

    public Average(Average source, IDictionary<Guid, object> clonedObjects)
      : base(source, clonedObjects) {
    }


    public override double Evaluate(Dataset dataset, int sampleIndex) {
      double sum = 0.0;
      for(int i = 0; i < SubFunctions.Count; i++) {
        sum += SubFunctions[i].Evaluate(dataset, sampleIndex);
      }
      return sum / SubFunctions.Count;
    }

    public override object Clone(IDictionary<Guid, object> clonedObjects) {
      Average clone = new Average(this, clonedObjects);
      clonedObjects.Add(clone.Guid, clone);
      return clone;
    }

    public override void Accept(IFunctionVisitor visitor) {
      visitor.Visit(this);
    }
  }
}