/// <summary>
/// Converts the given element in representation according to this field to a new element in
/// representation according to B1 using the change-of-basis matrix calculated by computeCOBMatrix.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="Elem">The GF2nElement to convert</param>
/// <param name="Basis">The basis to convert <c>Elem</c> to</param>
///
/// <returns>Returns <c>Elem</c> converted to a new element representation according to <c>basis</c></returns>
public GF2nElement Convert(GF2nElement Elem, GF2nField Basis)
{
if (Basis == this)
return (GF2nElement)Elem.Clone();
if (FieldPoly.Equals(Basis.FieldPoly))
return (GF2nElement)Elem.Clone();
if (DegreeN != Basis.DegreeN)
throw new Exception("GF2nField.Convert: B1 has a different degree and thus cannot be coverted to!");
int i;
GF2Polynomial[] COBMatrix;
i = Fields.IndexOf(Basis);
if (i == -1)
{
ComputeCOBMatrix(Basis);
i = Fields.IndexOf(Basis);
}
COBMatrix = (GF2Polynomial[])Matrices[i];
GF2nElement elemCopy = (GF2nElement)Elem.Clone();
if (elemCopy is GF2nONBElement)
((GF2nONBElement)elemCopy).ReverseOrder();
GF2Polynomial bs = new GF2Polynomial(DegreeN, elemCopy.ToFlexiBigInt());
bs.ExpandN(DegreeN);
GF2Polynomial result = new GF2Polynomial(DegreeN);
for (i = 0; i < DegreeN; i++)
{
if (bs.VectorMult(COBMatrix[i]))
result.SetBit(DegreeN - 1 - i);
}
if (Basis is GF2nPolynomialField)
{
return new GF2nPolynomialElement((GF2nPolynomialField)Basis, result);
}
else if (Basis is GF2nONBField)
{
GF2nONBElement res = new GF2nONBElement((GF2nONBField)Basis, result.ToFlexiBigInt());
res.ReverseOrder();
return res;
}
else
{
throw new Exception("GF2nField.convert: B1 must be an instance of GF2nPolynomialField or GF2nONBField!");
}
}
