source: branches/PersistenceSpeedUp/HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding/3.3/EnumerableExtensions.cs @ 6703

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using System;

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding {
  public static class EnumerableExtensions {
    public static T SelectRandom<T>(this IEnumerable<T> xs, IRandom random) {
      var list = xs as IList<T>;
      if (list != null) {
        return list[random.Next(list.Count)];
      } else {
        list = xs.ToList();
        return list[random.Next(list.Count)];
      }
    }
    public static T SelectRandom<T>(this IEnumerable<T> xs, IEnumerable<double> weights, IRandom random) {
      var list = xs as IList<T>;
      var weightsList = weights as IList<double>;
      if (list == null) {
        list = xs.ToList();
      }
      if (weightsList == null) {
        weightsList = weights.ToList();
      }
      if (list.Count != weightsList.Count) throw new ArgumentException("Number of elements in enumerations doesn't match.");
      if (list.Count == 0) throw new ArgumentException("Enumeration is empty", "xs");

      double sum = weightsList.Sum();
      double r = random.NextDouble() * sum;
      double agg = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; i++) {
        agg += weightsList[i];
        if (agg > r) return list[i];
      }
      // should never happen
      throw new InvalidOperationException();
    }
  }
}