source: branches/HLScript/HeuristicLab.Encodings.PermutationEncoding/3.3/Manipulators/Swap3Manipulator.cs @ 12356

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.PermutationEncoding {
  /// <summary>
  /// Manipulates a permutation array by swaping three randomly chosen elements.
  /// </summary>
  /// <remarks>
  /// It is implemented such that first 3 positions are randomly chosen in the interval [0;N) with N = length of the permutation with all positions being distinct from each other.
  /// Then position 1 is put in place of position 3, position 2 is put in place of position 1 and position 3 is put in place of position 2.
  /// </remarks>
  [Item("Swap3Manipulator", "An operator which manipulates a permutation array by swaping three randomly chosen elements. It is implemented such that first 3 positions are randomly chosen in the interval [0;N) with N = length of the permutation with all positions being distinct from each other. Then position 1 is put in place of position 3, position 2 is put in place of position 1 and position 3 is put in place of position 2.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public class Swap3Manipulator : PermutationManipulator {
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected Swap3Manipulator(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected Swap3Manipulator(Swap3Manipulator original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    public Swap3Manipulator() : base() { }

    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
      return new Swap3Manipulator(this, cloner);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Swaps three randomly chosen elements of the given <paramref name="permutation"/> array.
    /// </summary>
    /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown when the <paramref name="permutation"/> contains less than 3 elements.</exception>
    /// <remarks>
    /// It is implemented such that first 3 positions are randomly chosen in the interval [0;N) with N = length of the permutation with all positions being distinct from each other.
    /// Then position 1 is put in place of position 3, position 2 is put in place of position 1 and position 3 is put in place of position 2.
    /// </remarks>
    /// <param name="random">The random number generator.</param>
    /// <param name="permutation">The permutation to manipulate.</param>
    public static void Apply(IRandom random, Permutation permutation) {
      if (permutation.Length < 3) throw new ArgumentException("Swap3Manipulator: The permutation must be at least of size 3.", "permutation");
      int index1, index2, index3, temp;

      do {
        index1 = random.Next(permutation.Length);
        index2 = random.Next(permutation.Length);
        index3 = random.Next(permutation.Length);
      } while (index1 == index2 || index2 == index3 || index1 == index3);

      // swap positions 1 and 2
      temp = permutation[index1];
      permutation[index1] = permutation[index2];
      permutation[index2] = temp;
      // swap positions 2 and 3
      temp = permutation[index2];
      permutation[index2] = permutation[index3];
      permutation[index3] = temp;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Swaps three randomly chosen elements of the given <paramref name="permutation"/> array.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Calls <see cref="Apply"/>.</remarks>
    /// <param name="random">A random number generator.</param>
    /// <param name="permutation">The permutation to manipulate.</param>
    protected override void Manipulate(IRandom random, Permutation permutation) {
      Apply(random, permutation);
    }
  }
}