source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators/3.3/LinearDiscreteDoubleValueModifier.cs @ 4501

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using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// Modifies the value by linear (constant) fall or rise.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("LinearDiscreteDoubleValueModifier", "Modifies the value by linear (constant) fall or rise.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public class LinearDiscreteDoubleValueModifier : DiscreteDoubleValueModifier {
    protected override double Modify(double value, double startValue, double endValue, int index, int startIndex, int endIndex) {
      double k = (endValue - startValue) / (endIndex - startIndex);
      double x = index - startIndex;
      return k * x + startValue;
    }
  }
}