/*
* Abstract Methods
*/
/// <summary>
/// Makes a copy of this PUCValue object. Inherited from the
/// ICloneable interface.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>a shallow copy of this PUCValue object</returns>
public object Clone()
{
PUCValue val = new PUCValue(this._valueSpace);
val._value = this._value;
val._definedValue = this._definedValue;
return(val);
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares the values within two value spaces, and returns a result
/// based on a comparison of the values stored within the space objects.
/// The function returns 0 if the values are equal, and non-zero if the
/// values are not equal. If greater-than and less-than relations make
/// sense for the space (NumberSpaces), -1 is returned when this.value <
/// val and 1 is returned when this.value > val.
///
/// This function assumes that the ValueSpaces are equivalent. The
/// results of this function are not meaningful otherwise, and an
/// exception may be thrown if the spaces are significantly different.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="space">a ValueSpace to compare to this one</param>
/// <returns>an integer describing how the values of these spaces are related</returns>
public int CompareValues(PUCValue val)
{
return(this._valueSpace.CompareValues(this, val));
}