/// <summary>
/// Clones this object.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A clone of the object.</returns>
public object Clone()
{
Hyperrectangle <T> copy = new Hyperrectangle <T> {
Dimensions = _numDimensions
};
Array.Copy(_minimumBound, copy._minimumBound, _numDimensions);
Array.Copy(_maximumBound, copy._maximumBound, _numDimensions);
return(copy);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a hyperrectangle which contains both arguments.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lhs">The first hyperrectangle</param>
/// <param name="rhs">The second hyperrectangle</param>
/// <returns>The union of the two arguments</returns>
public static Hyperrectangle <T> Union(Hyperrectangle <T> lhs, Hyperrectangle <T> rhs)
{
if (lhs.Dimensions != rhs.Dimensions)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Hyperrectangles must be of the same dimensionality.");
}
Hyperrectangle <T> result = new Hyperrectangle <T>(lhs.Dimensions);
for (int i = 0; i < result._numDimensions; i++)
{
T lhsVal = lhs._minimumBound[i];
T rhsVal = rhs._minimumBound[i];
result._minimumBound[i] = lhsVal.CompareTo(rhsVal) < 0 ? lhsVal : rhsVal;
lhsVal = lhs._maximumBound[i];
rhsVal = rhs._maximumBound[i];
result._maximumBound[i] = lhsVal.CompareTo(rhsVal) > 0 ? lhsVal : rhsVal;
}
return(result);
}