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#endregion

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// A base class for operators which apply arbitrary many other operators of a specific type that can be checked or unchecked.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("CheckedMultiOperator", "A base class for operators which apply arbitrary many other operators of a specific type that can be checked or unchecked.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class CheckedMultiOperator<T> : MultiOperator<T> where T : class, IOperator {
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the operators of the checked multi operator
    /// </summary>
    public new ICheckedItemList<T> Operators {
      get { return (ICheckedItemList<T>)base.Operators; }
      protected set { base.Operators = value; }
    }

    [StorableConstructor]
    protected CheckedMultiOperator(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected CheckedMultiOperator(CheckedMultiOperator<T> original, Cloner cloner)
      : base(original, cloner) {
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Creates a new instance of CheckedMultiOperator
    /// </summary>
    public CheckedMultiOperator()
      : base() {
      Operators = new CheckedItemList<T>();
    }
  }
}