source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Selection/LinearRankSelector.cs @ 456

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#endregion

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

namespace HeuristicLab.Selection {
  public class LinearRankSelector : StochasticSelectorBase {
    public override string Description {
      get { return @"TODO\r\nOperator description still missing ..."; }
    }

    public LinearRankSelector() {
      GetVariable("CopySelected").GetValue<BoolData>().Data = true;
    }

    protected override void Select(IRandom random, IScope source, int selected, IScope target, bool copySelected) {
      int subScopes = source.SubScopes.Count;
      int lotSum = (subScopes * (subScopes + 1)) / 2;
      int selectedLot;
      int currentLot;
      int index;

      for (int i = 0; i < selected; i++) {
        if (subScopes < 1) throw new InvalidOperationException("No source scopes available to select.");

        selectedLot = random.Next(1, lotSum + 1);
        currentLot = subScopes;  // first individual is the best one
        index = 0;
        while (currentLot < selectedLot) {
          index++;
          currentLot += subScopes - index;
        }
        IScope selectedScope = source.SubScopes[index];
        if (copySelected)
          target.AddSubScope((IScope)selectedScope.Clone());
        else {
          source.RemoveSubScope(selectedScope);
          target.AddSubScope(selectedScope);
          subScopes--;
          lotSum = (subScopes * (subScopes + 1)) / 2;
        }
      }
    }
  }
}