source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Encodings.RealVectorEncoding/3.3/RealVectorCreator.cs @ 3607

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.RealVectorEncoding {
  /// <summary>
  /// A base class for operators creating real-valued vectors.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("RealVectorCreator", "A base class for operators creating real-valued vectors.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class RealVectorCreator : SingleSuccessorOperator, IRealVectorCreator, IStochasticOperator {
    public override bool CanChangeName {
      get { return false; }
    }

    public ILookupParameter<IRandom> RandomParameter {
      get { return (LookupParameter<IRandom>)Parameters["Random"]; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<RealVector> RealVectorParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<RealVector>)Parameters["RealVector"]; }
    }
    public IValueLookupParameter<IntValue> LengthParameter {
      get { return (IValueLookupParameter<IntValue>)Parameters["Length"]; }
    }
    public IValueLookupParameter<DoubleMatrix> BoundsParameter {
      get { return (IValueLookupParameter<DoubleMatrix>)Parameters["Bounds"]; }
    }

    protected RealVectorCreator()
      : base() {
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<IRandom>("Random", "The pseudo random number generator which should be used for stochastic manipulation operators."));
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<RealVector>("RealVector", "The vector which should be manipulated."));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueLookupParameter<IntValue>("Length", "The length of the vector."));
      Parameters.Add(new ValueLookupParameter<DoubleMatrix>("Bounds", "A 2 column matrix specifying the lower and upper bound for each dimension. If there are less rows than dimension the bounds vector is cycled."));
    }

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

    protected abstract RealVector Create(IRandom random, IntValue length, DoubleMatrix bounds);
  }
}