/// <summary>
        /// Save the specified Encog object to an XML writer.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="obj">The object to save.</param>
        /// <param name="xmlOut">The XML writer to save to.</param>
        public void Save(IEncogPersistedObject obj, WriteXML xmlOut)
        {
            PersistorUtil.BeginEncogObject(
                    EncogPersistedCollection.TYPE_CONTEXT_LAYER, xmlOut, obj, false);
            ContextLayer layer = (ContextLayer)obj;

            xmlOut.AddProperty(BasicLayerPersistor.PROPERTY_NEURONS, layer
                    .NeuronCount);
            xmlOut.AddProperty(BasicLayerPersistor.PROPERTY_X, layer.X);
            xmlOut.AddProperty(BasicLayerPersistor.PROPERTY_Y, layer.Y);

            if (layer.HasBias)
            {
                StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
                NumberList.ToList(CSVFormat.EG_FORMAT, result, layer.BiasWeights);
                xmlOut.AddProperty(BasicLayerPersistor.PROPERTY_THRESHOLD, result
                        .ToString());
            }

            StringBuilder ctx = new StringBuilder();
            NumberList.ToList(CSVFormat.EG_FORMAT, ctx, layer.Context.Data);
            xmlOut.AddProperty(PROPERTY_CONTEXT, ctx.ToString());


            xmlOut.AddProperty(BasicLayerPersistor.PROPERTY_BIAS_ACTIVATION, layer.BiasActivation );
            BasicLayerPersistor.SaveActivationFunction(layer.ActivationFunction, xmlOut);

            xmlOut.EndTag();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Save a SVMNetwork. 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="obj">The object to save.</param>
        /// <param name="xmlout">Where to save it to.</param>
        public void Save(IEncogPersistedObject obj, WriteXML xmlout)
        {
            PersistorUtil.BeginEncogObject(EncogPersistedCollection.TYPE_SVM, xmlout,
                    obj, true);
            SVMNetwork net = (SVMNetwork)obj;

            xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_INPUT, net.InputCount);
            xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_OUTPUT, net.OutputCount);
            xmlout.BeginTag(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_MODELS);
            for (int i = 0; i < net.Models.Length; i++)
            {
                SaveModel(xmlout, net.Models[i]);
            }
            xmlout.EndTag();
            xmlout.EndTag();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Save a model.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="xmlout">Where to save a model to.</param>
        /// <param name="model">The model to save to.</param>
        public static void SaveModel(WriteXML xmlout, svm_model model)
        {
            if (model != null)
            {
                xmlout.BeginTag(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_MODEL);

                svm_parameter param = model.param;

                xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_TYPE_SVM,
                        svm_type_table[param.svm_type]);
                xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_TYPE_KERNEL,
                        kernel_type_table[param.kernel_type]);

                if (param.kernel_type == svm_parameter.POLY)
                {
                    xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_DEGREE, param.degree);
                }

                if (param.kernel_type == svm_parameter.POLY
                        || param.kernel_type == svm_parameter.RBF
                        || param.kernel_type == svm_parameter.SIGMOID)
                {
                    xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_GAMMA, param.gamma);
                }

                if (param.kernel_type == svm_parameter.POLY
                        || param.kernel_type == svm_parameter.SIGMOID)
                {
                    xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_COEF0, param.coef0);
                }

                int nr_class = model.nr_class;
                int l = model.l;

                xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_NUMCLASS, nr_class);
                xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_TOTALSV, l);

                xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_RHO, model.rho, nr_class
                        * (nr_class - 1) / 2);
                xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_LABEL, model.label,
                        nr_class);
                xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_PROB_A, model.probA,
                        nr_class * (nr_class - 1) / 2);
                xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_PROB_B, model.probB,
                        nr_class * (nr_class - 1) / 2);
                xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_NSV, model.nSV, nr_class);

                xmlout.BeginTag(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_DATA);

                double[][] sv_coef = model.sv_coef;
                svm_node[][] SV = model.SV;

                StringBuilder line = new StringBuilder();
                for (int i = 0; i < l; i++)
                {
                    line.Length = 0;
                    for (int j = 0; j < nr_class - 1; j++)
                        line.Append(sv_coef[j][i] + " ");

                    svm_node[] p = SV[i];
                    //if (param.kernel_type == svm_parameter.PRECOMPUTED)
                    //{
                    //  line.Append("0:" + (int) (p[0].value));
                    //}
                    //else
                    for (int j = 0; j < p.Length; j++)
                        line.Append(p[j].index + ":" + p[j].value_Renamed + " ");
                    xmlout.AddProperty(SVMNetworkPersistor.TAG_ROW, line.ToString());
                }

                xmlout.EndTag();
                xmlout.EndTag();

            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="obj"></param>
        /// <param name="xmlOut"></param>
        public void Save(IEncogPersistedObject obj, WriteXML xmlOut)
        {
            PersistorUtil.BeginEncogObject(EncogPersistedCollection.TYPE_TRAINING,
                    xmlOut, obj, true);
            INeuralDataSet set = (INeuralDataSet)obj;
            StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();

            foreach (INeuralDataPair pair in set)
            {
                xmlOut.BeginTag(BasicNeuralDataSetPersistor.TAG_ITEM);

                NumberList.ToList(CSVFormat.EG_FORMAT, builder, pair.Input.Data);
                xmlOut.AddProperty(BasicNeuralDataSetPersistor.TAG_INPUT, builder
                        .ToString());

                if (pair.Ideal != null)
                {
                    NumberList.ToList(CSVFormat.EG_FORMAT, builder, pair.Ideal.Data);
                    xmlOut.AddProperty(BasicNeuralDataSetPersistor.TAG_IDEAL, builder
                            .ToString());
                }
                xmlOut.EndTag();
            }
            xmlOut.EndTag();

        }
        private void SaveRBF(WriteXML xmlout, RadialBasisFunctionLayer layer)
        {

            xmlout.BeginTag(RadialBasisFunctionLayerPersistor.PROPERTY_RBF);
            foreach (IRadialBasisFunction rbf in layer.RadialBasisFunction)
            {
                xmlout.BeginTag(rbf.GetType().Name);
                xmlout.AddProperty(PROPERTY_CENTERS, rbf.Centers, rbf.Centers.Length);
                xmlout.AddProperty(PROPERTY_PEAK, rbf.Peak);
                xmlout.AddProperty(PROPERTY_WIDTH, rbf.Width);
                xmlout.EndTag();
            }
            xmlout.EndTag();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Save a RBF layer. 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="obj">The object to save.</param>
        /// <param name="xmlout">XML stream to write to.</param>
        public void Save(IEncogPersistedObject obj, WriteXML xmlout)
        {
            PersistorUtil.BeginEncogObject(
                    EncogPersistedCollection.TYPE_RADIAL_BASIS_LAYER, xmlout, obj,
                    false);
            RadialBasisFunctionLayer layer = (RadialBasisFunctionLayer)obj;

            xmlout.AddProperty(BasicLayerPersistor.PROPERTY_NEURONS, layer.NeuronCount);
            xmlout.AddProperty(BasicLayerPersistor.PROPERTY_X, layer.X);
            xmlout.AddProperty(BasicLayerPersistor.PROPERTY_Y, layer.Y);

            SaveRBF(xmlout, layer);

            xmlout.EndTag();
        }