source: branches/DataPreprocessing/HeuristicLab.DataPreprocessing/3.3/Implementations/Transformations/Transformation.cs @ 10671

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using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding;

namespace HeuristicLab.DataPreprocessing.Transformations {
  [Item("Transformation", "Represents the base class for a transformation.")]
  public abstract class Transformation : ParameterizedNamedItem {

    protected new ParameterCollection Parameters {
      get { return base.Parameters; }
    }

    protected ITransactionalPreprocessingData PreprocessingData { get; private set; }

    protected string Column { get; private set; }

    protected Transformation() {
    }

    protected Transformation(ITransactionalPreprocessingData preprocessingData, string column) {
      this.PreprocessingData = preprocessingData;
      this.Column = column;
    }

    protected Transformation(Transformation original, Cloner cloner)
      : base(original, cloner) {
      PreprocessingData = (ITransactionalPreprocessingData)original.PreprocessingData.Clone();
      Column = original.Column;
    }

    public abstract void Transform();

    public abstract ISymbolicExpressionTree GenerateInverseTransformation();

    public abstract void Check();

  }
}