source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.RealVector/ContinuousManipulator.cs @ 1519

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

namespace HeuristicLab.RealVector {
  /// <summary>
  /// Continuous manipulator for real vectors: selects randomly two elements of the vector, 
  /// calculates its average value and replaces the first selected element with the new value. 
  /// </summary>
  public class ContinuousManipulator : RealVectorManipulatorBase {
    /// <inheritdoc select="summary"/>
    public override string Description {
      get { return "This operator randomly selects two elements of the vector, calculates its average value and replaces the first selected element with the new value."; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Performs a continuous manipulation of the given <paramref name="vector"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="random">The random number generator.</param>
    /// <param name="vector">The real vector to manipulate.</param>
    /// <returns>The manipulated real vector.</returns>
    public static double[] Apply(IRandom random, double[] vector) {
      int length = vector.Length;
      int index1, index2;
      index1 = random.Next(length);
      index2 = random.Next(length);

      while (index2 == index1) {
        index2 = random.Next(length);
      }

      vector[index1] = (vector[index1] + vector[index2]) / 2;

      return vector;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Performs a continuous manipulation of the given <paramref name="vector"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>Calls <see cref="Apply"/>.</remarks>
    /// <param name="scope">The current scope.</param>
    /// <param name="random">The random number generator.</param>
    /// <param name="vector">The real vector to manipulate.</param>
    /// <returns>The manipulated real vector.</returns>
    protected override double[] Manipulate(IScope scope, IRandom random, double[] vector) {
      return Apply(random, vector);
    }
  }
}