source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.RealVector/DiscreteCrossover.cs @ 1289

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

namespace HeuristicLab.RealVector {
  /// <summary>
  /// Discrete crossover for real vectors: For each position in the new vector an allele
  /// of one of the parents is randomly selected.
  /// </summary>
  public class DiscreteCrossover : RealVectorCrossoverBase {
    /// <inheritdoc select="summary"/>
    public override string Description {
      get { return @"Discrete crossover for real vectors: creates a new offspring by combining the alleles in the parents such that each allele is randomly selected from one parent."; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Performs a discrete crossover operation on multiple given parents.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="random">A random number generator.</param>
    /// <param name="parents">An array containing the parents that should be crossed.</param>
    /// <returns>The newly created real vector, resulting from the crossover operation.</returns>
    public static double[] Apply(IRandom random, double[][] parents) {
      int length = parents[0].Length;
      double[] result = new double[length];
      for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
        result[i] = parents[random.Next(parents.Length)][i];
      }
      return result;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Performs a discrete crossover operation for multiple given parent real vectors.
    /// </summary>
    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if there are less than two parents.</exception>
    /// <param name="scope">The current scope.</param>
    /// <param name="random">A random number generator.</param>
    /// <param name="parents">An array containing the real vectors that should be crossed.</param>
    /// <returns>The newly created real vector, resulting from the crossover operation.</returns>
    protected override double[] Cross(IScope scope, IRandom random, double[][] parents) {
      if (parents.Length < 2) throw new InvalidOperationException("ERROR in DiscreteCrossover: The number of parents is less than 2");
      return Apply(random, parents);
    }
  }
}