source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Functions/Signum.cs @ 51

#region License Information
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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using System.Diagnostics;
using HeuristicLab.Constraints;
using HeuristicLab.DataAnalysis;

namespace HeuristicLab.Functions {
  public class Signum : FunctionBase {
    public override string Description {
      get { return "Returns the signum of the first sub-operator."; }
    }

    public Signum()
      : base() {
      // must have exactly 1 suboperator
      AddConstraint(new NumberOfSubOperatorsConstraint(1, 1));
    }

    public Signum(Signum source, IDictionary<Guid, object> clonedObjects)
      : base(source, clonedObjects) {
    }


    public override double Evaluate(Dataset dataset, int sampleIndex) {
      double value = SubFunctions[0].Evaluate(dataset, sampleIndex);
      if(value < 0) return -1;
      if(value > 0) return 1;
      return 0;
    }

    public override object Clone(IDictionary<Guid, object> clonedObjects) {
      Signum clone = new Signum(this, clonedObjects);
      clonedObjects.Add(clone.Guid, clone);
      return clone;
    }


    public override void Accept(IFunctionVisitor visitor) {
      visitor.Visit(this);
    }
  }
}