source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Evolutionary/CrossoverBase.cs @ 1513

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Operators;

namespace HeuristicLab.Evolutionary {
  /// <summary>
  /// Base class for crossover operators.
  /// </summary>
  public abstract class CrossoverBase : OperatorBase {
    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="CrossoverBase"/> with one variable info (<c>Random</c>).
    /// </summary>
    public CrossoverBase()
      : base() {
      AddVariableInfo(new VariableInfo("Random", "Pseudo random number generator", typeof(IRandom), VariableKind.In));
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Retrieves the random number generator and calls <see cref="Cross(HeuristicLab.Core.IScope, HeuristicLab.Core.IRandom)"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="scope">The current scope which represents a new child.</param>
    /// <returns><c>null</c>.</returns>
    public override IOperation Apply(IScope scope) {
      IRandom random = GetVariableValue<IRandom>("Random", scope, true);
      Cross(scope, random);
      return null;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Performs a crossover of all parents (sub-scopes) of <paramref name="scope"/> to create a new child.
    /// Note that all children have to be prepared using the <see cref="HeuristicLab.Evolutionary.ChildrenInitializer"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="scope">The current scope which represents a new child.</param>
    /// <param name="random">A random number generator.</param>
    protected abstract void Cross(IScope scope, IRandom random);
  }
}