source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding/3.4/Crossovers/SymbolicExpressionTreeCrossover.cs @ 6452

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.SymbolicExpressionTreeEncoding {
  /// <summary>
  /// A base class for operators that perform a crossover of symbolic expression trees.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("SymbolicExpressionTreeCrossover", "A base class for operators that perform a crossover of symbolic expression trees.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class SymbolicExpressionTreeCrossover : SymbolicExpressionTreeOperator, ISymbolicExpressionTreeCrossover {
    private const string ParentsParameterName = "Parents";
    private const string ChildParameterName = "Child";
    #region Parameter Properties
    public ILookupParameter<ItemArray<ISymbolicExpressionTree>> ParentsParameter {
      get { return (ScopeTreeLookupParameter<ISymbolicExpressionTree>)Parameters[ParentsParameterName]; }
    }
    public ILookupParameter<ISymbolicExpressionTree> ChildParameter {
      get { return (ILookupParameter<ISymbolicExpressionTree>)Parameters[ChildParameterName]; }
    }
    #endregion
    #region Properties
    public ItemArray<ISymbolicExpressionTree> Parents {
      get { return ParentsParameter.ActualValue; }
    }
    public ISymbolicExpressionTree Child {
      get { return ChildParameter.ActualValue; }
      set { ChildParameter.ActualValue = value; }
    }
    #endregion
    [StorableConstructor]
    protected SymbolicExpressionTreeCrossover(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected SymbolicExpressionTreeCrossover(SymbolicExpressionTreeCrossover original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }
    protected SymbolicExpressionTreeCrossover()
      : base() {
      Parameters.Add(new ScopeTreeLookupParameter<ISymbolicExpressionTree>(ParentsParameterName, "The parent symbolic expression trees which should be crossed."));
      Parameters.Add(new LookupParameter<ISymbolicExpressionTree>(ChildParameterName, "The child symbolic expression tree resulting from the crossover."));
    }

    public sealed override IOperation Apply() {
      if (Parents.Length != 2)
        throw new ArgumentException("Number of parents must be exactly two for symbolic expression tree crossover operators.");

      ISymbolicExpressionTree result = Cross(Random, Parents[0], Parents[1]);

      Child = result;
      return base.Apply();
    }

    protected abstract ISymbolicExpressionTree Cross(IRandom random,
      ISymbolicExpressionTree parent0, ISymbolicExpressionTree parent1);
  }
}