source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Encodings.BinaryVectorEncoding/3.3/BinaryVectorCreator.cs @ 3053

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using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Data;
using HeuristicLab.Operators;
using HeuristicLab.Optimization;
using HeuristicLab.Parameters;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.BinaryVectorEncoding {
  /// <summary>
  /// A base class for operators creating bool-valued vectors.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("BinaryVectorCreator", "A base class for operators creating bool-valued vectors.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class BinaryVectorCreator : SingleSuccessorOperator, IBinaryVectorCreator, IStochasticOperator {
    public ILookupParameter<IRandom> RandomParameter {
      get { return (LookupParameter<IRandom>)Parameters["Random"]; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<BoolArray> BinaryVectorParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<BoolArray>)Parameters["BinaryVector"]; }
    }
    public IValueLookupParameter<IntValue> LengthParameter {
      get { return (IValueLookupParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["Length"]; }
    }

    protected BinaryVectorCreator()
      : base() {
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IRandom>("Random", "The pseudo random number generator which should be used for stochastic manipulation operators."));
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IntArray>("BinaryVector", "The vector which should be manipulated."));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueLookupParameter<IntValue>("Length", "The length of the vector."));
    }

    public sealed override IOperation Apply() {
      BinaryVectorParameter.ActualValue = Create(RandomParameter.ActualValue, LengthParameter.ActualValue);
      return base.Apply();
    }

    protected abstract BoolArray Create(IRandom random, IntValue length);
  }
}