source: tags/3.3.0/HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding/3.3/EnumerableExtensions.cs @ 13398

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using System.Linq;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;

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)];
      }
    }
  }
}