source: branches/HeuristicLab.Hive_Milestone2/sources/HeuristicLab.TestFunctions/3.2/TestFunctionEvaluatorBase.cs @ 4501

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

namespace HeuristicLab.TestFunctions {
  /// <summary>
  /// Base class for a test function evaluator.
  /// </summary>
  public abstract class TestFunctionEvaluatorBase : SingleObjectiveEvaluatorBase {
    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="TestFunctionEvaluatorBase"/> with one variable info
    /// (<c>Point</c>).
    /// </summary>
    public TestFunctionEvaluatorBase() {
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("Point", "n-dimensional point for which the test function should be evaluated", typeof(DoubleArrayData), VariableKind.In));
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Evaluates the test function for a specific point.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Calls <see cref="EvaluateFunction(double[])"/>.</remarks>
    /// <param name="scope">The current scope with the point for which to evaluate.</param>
    /// <returns>The result value of the function at the given point.</returns>
    protected sealed override double Evaluate(IScope scope) {
      return EvaluateFunction(GetVariableValue<DoubleArrayData>("Point", scope, false).Data);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Evaluates the test function for a specific <paramref name="point"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="point">N-dimensional point for which the test function should be evaluated.</param>
    /// <returns>The result value of the function at the given point.</returns>
    protected abstract double EvaluateFunction(double[] point);
  }
}