source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Parameters/3.3/ValueLookupParameter.cs @ 2890

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#endregion

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Parameters {
  /// <summary>
  /// A parameter whose value is either defined it the parameter itself or is retrieved from the scope.
  /// </summary>
  [Item("ValueLookupParameter<T>", "A parameter whose value is either defined it the parameter itself or is retrieved from or written to a scope.")]
  public class ValueLookupParameter<T> : LookupParameter<T>, IValueLookupParameter<T> where T : class, IItem {
    private T value;
    [Storable]
    public T Value {
      get { return this.value; }
      set {
        if (value != this.value) {
          if (this.value != null) this.value.Changed -= new ChangedEventHandler(Value_Changed);
          this.value = value;
          if (this.value != null) this.value.Changed += new ChangedEventHandler(Value_Changed);
          OnValueChanged();
        }
      }
    }
    IItem IValueParameter.Value {
      get { return Value; }
      set {
        T val = value as T;
        if ((value != null) && (val == null))
          throw new InvalidOperationException(
            string.Format("Type mismatch. Value is not a \"{0}\".",
                          typeof(T).GetPrettyName())
          );
        Value = val;
      }
    }

    public ValueLookupParameter()
      : base() {
    }
    public ValueLookupParameter(string name)
      : base(name) {
    }
    public ValueLookupParameter(string name, T value)
      : base(name) {
      Value = value;
    }
    public ValueLookupParameter(string name, string description)
      : base(name, description) {
    }
    public ValueLookupParameter(string name, string description, T value)
      : base(name, description) {
      Value = value;
    }

    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
      ValueLookupParameter<T> clone = (ValueLookupParameter<T>)base.Clone(cloner);
      clone.Value = (T)cloner.Clone(value);
      return clone;
    }

    public override string ToString() {
      return string.Format("{0}: {1} ({2})", Name, Value != null ? Value.ToString() : ActualName, DataType.GetPrettyName());
    }

    public event EventHandler ValueChanged;
    private void OnValueChanged() {
      if (ValueChanged != null)
        ValueChanged(this, EventArgs.Empty);
      OnChanged();
    }
    private void Value_Changed(object sender, ChangedEventArgs e) {
      OnChanged(e);
    }
  }
}