source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Data/3.3/EnumValue.cs @ 12099

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#endregion

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Data {
  [Item("EnumValue", "An abstract base class for representing values of enum types.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class EnumValue<T> : ValueTypeValue<T>, IComparable<EnumValue<T>> where T : struct, IComparable {
    public static new Image StaticItemImage {
      get { return HeuristicLab.Common.Resources.VSImageLibrary.Enum; }
    }

    static EnumValue() {
      if (!typeof(T).IsEnum)
        throw new InvalidOperationException("Generic type " + typeof(T).Name + " is not an enum.");
    }

    [StorableConstructor]
    protected EnumValue(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected EnumValue(EnumValue<T> original, Cloner cloner)
      : base(original, cloner) {
      this.value = original.value;
      this.readOnly = original.readOnly;
    }
    protected EnumValue() {
      this.value = default(T);
      this.readOnly = false;
    }
    protected EnumValue(T value) {
      this.value = value;
      this.readOnly = false;
    }

    public virtual int CompareTo(EnumValue<T> other) {
      return Value.CompareTo(other.Value);
    }
  }
}