source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators/3.3/QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier.cs @ 4040

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Optimization.Operators {
  /// <summary>
  /// Modifies the value by quadratic fall (slow fall initially, fast fall to the end) or rise (slow rise initally, fast rise to the end).
  /// </summary>
  [Item("QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier", "Modifies the value by quadratic fall (slow fall initially, fast fall to the end) or rise (slow rise initally, fast rise to the end).")]
  [StorableClass]
  public class QuadraticDiscreteDoubleValueModifier : DiscreteDoubleValueModifier {
    protected override double Modify(double value, double startValue, double endValue, int index, int startIndex, int endIndex) {
      double a = (endValue - startValue) / ((endIndex - startIndex) * (endIndex - startIndex));
      return a * (index - startIndex) * (index - startIndex) + startValue;
    }
  }
}