source: branches/3.0/sources/HeuristicLab.RealVector/BlendAlphaCrossover.cs @ 13954

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;

namespace HeuristicLab.RealVector {
  public class BlendAlphaCrossover : RealVectorCrossoverBase {
    public override string Description {
      get { return
@"Blend alpha crossover for real vectors. Creates a new offspring by selecting a random value from the interval between the two alleles of the parent solutions. The interval is increased in both directions by the factor alpha.
Please use the operator BoundsChecker if necessary.";
      }
    }

    public BlendAlphaCrossover()
      : base() {
      VariableInfo alphaVarInfo = new VariableInfo("Alpha", "Value for alpha", typeof(DoubleData), VariableKind.In);
      alphaVarInfo.Local = true;
      AddVariableInfo(alphaVarInfo);
      AddVariable(new Variable("Alpha", new DoubleData(0.5)));
    }

    public static double[] Apply(IRandom random, double[] parent1, double[] parent2, double alpha) {
      int length = parent1.Length;
      double[] result = new double[length];
      double cMax = 0, cMin = 0, interval = 0, resMin = 0, resMax = 0;

      for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
        cMax = Math.Max(parent1[i], parent2[i]);
        cMin = Math.Min(parent1[i], parent2[i]);
        interval = Math.Abs(cMax - cMin);
        resMin = cMin - interval * alpha;
        resMax = cMax + interval * alpha;

        result[i] = resMin + random.NextDouble() * Math.Abs(resMax - resMin);
      }
      return result;
    }

    protected override double[] Cross(IScope scope, IRandom random, double[] parent1, double[] parent2) {
      double alpha = GetVariableValue<DoubleData>("Alpha", scope, true).Data;
      return Apply(random, parent1, parent2, alpha);
    }
  }
}