source: branches/DataAnalysis Refactoring/HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding/3.4/Symbols/Symbol.cs @ 5473

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#endregion

using System;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding.Symbols {
  [StorableClass]
  [Item("Symbol", "Represents a symbol in a symbolic function tree.")]
  public abstract class Symbol : NamedItem {
    #region Properties
    [Storable]
    private double initialFrequency;
    public double InitialFrequency {
      get { return initialFrequency; }
      set {
        if (value < 0.0) throw new ArgumentException("InitialFrequency must be positive");
        if (value != initialFrequency) {
          initialFrequency = value;
          OnChanged(EventArgs.Empty);
        }
      }
    }
    public override bool CanChangeName {
      get { return false; }
    }
    #endregion

    [StorableConstructor]
    protected Symbol(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected Symbol(Symbol original, Cloner cloner)
      : base(original, cloner) {
      initialFrequency = original.initialFrequency;
    }
    protected Symbol()
      : base() {
      initialFrequency = 1.0;
    }

    protected Symbol(string name, string description)
      : base(name, description) {
      initialFrequency = 1.0;
    }


    public virtual SymbolicExpressionTreeNode CreateTreeNode() {
      return new SymbolicExpressionTreeNode(this);
    }

    #region events
    public event EventHandler Changed;
    protected void OnChanged(EventArgs e) {
      EventHandler handlers = Changed;
      if (handlers != null)
        handlers(this, e);
    }
    #endregion
  }
}