source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Encodings.BinaryVectorEncoding/3.3/BinaryVectorCrossover.cs @ 4502

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using HeuristicLab.Core;
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 that perform a crossover of bool-valued vectors.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("BinaryVectorCrossover", "A base class for operators that perform a crossover of bool-valued vectors.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class BinaryVectorCrossover : SingleSuccessorOperator, IBinaryVectorCrossover, IStochasticOperator {
    public override bool CanChangeName {
      get { return false; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<IRandom> RandomParameter {
      get { return (LookupParameter<IRandom>)Parameters["Random"]; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<ItemArray<BinaryVector>> ParentsParameter {
      get { return (ScopeTreeLookupParameter<BinaryVector>)Parameters["Parents"]; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<BinaryVector> ChildParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<BinaryVector>)Parameters["Child"]; }
    }

    protected BinaryVectorCrossover()
      : base() {
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IRandom>("Random", "The pseudo random number generator which should be used for stochastic crossover operators."));
      Parameters.Add(new ScopeTreeLookupParameter<BinaryVector>("Parents", "The parent vectors which should be crossed."));
      ParentsParameter.ActualName = "BinaryVector";
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<BinaryVector>("Child", "The child vector resulting from the crossover."));
      ChildParameter.ActualName = "BinaryVector";
    }

    public sealed override IOperation Apply() {
      ChildParameter.ActualValue = Cross(RandomParameter.ActualValue, ParentsParameter.ActualValue);
      return base.Apply();
    }

    protected abstract BinaryVector Cross(IRandom random, ItemArray<BinaryVector> parents);
  }
}