/// <summary>
/// Gives a string representation of the mass function using the given reference list.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="refList">The reference list to gives sense to the elements.</param>
/// <returns>Returns a string representation of the mass function.</returns>
/// <exception cref="IncompatibleReferenceListException">Thrown if the given reference
/// list surely does not correspond to this discrete mass function.</exception>
public string ToString <T>(ReferenceList <T> refList)
{
if (NbPossibleWorlds == -1)
{
return("Mass function: void");
}
if (refList.Count != NbPossibleWorlds)
{
throw new IncompatibleReferenceListException("The given ReferenceList is not adapted to this MassFunction!");
}
StringBuilder toReturn = new StringBuilder("Mass function:\n");
int i = 0;
foreach (FocalElement <DiscreteElement> e in Focals)
{
i++;
if (i == NbFocals)
{
toReturn.Append(String.Format("m({0}) = {1}", e.Element.ToString(refList), e.Value));
}
else
{
toReturn.Append(String.Format("m({0}) = {1}\n", e.Element.ToString(refList), e.Value));
}
}
return(toReturn.ToString());
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Builds a discrete element from a reference list and an array of objects corresponding to
/// the states/worlds to include.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="refList">The reference list.</param>
/// <param name="worlds">The states/worlds of the frame of discernment to include.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException">Thrown is the reference list is too short to
/// create a valid element</exception>
/// <exception cref="IncompatibleReferenceListException">Thrown if one of the given states/worlds
/// could not be found in the reference list.</exception>
public static DiscreteElement ConstructDiscreteElement <T>(ReferenceList <T> refList, params T[] worlds)
{
//Checking arguments:
if (refList.Count <= 1)
{
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("refList.Length. The size of an DiscreteElement cannot be null, negative or too small!");
}
foreach (T world in worlds)
{
if (!refList.Contains(world))
{
throw new IncompatibleReferenceListException(String.Format("The given ReferenceList does not contain the world \"{0}\"!", world.ToString()));
}
}
//Constructing:
int size = refList.Count;
int card = worlds.Length;
uint[] numbers = new uint[size / NB_BITS_UINT + 1];
foreach (T w in worlds)
{
int index = refList.IndexOf(w);
numbers[index / NB_BITS_UINT] += 1U << (index % NB_BITS_UINT);
}
DiscreteElement newlyBuilt = new DiscreteElement(size, numbers);
newlyBuilt._card = card;
return(newlyBuilt);
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Gets a string representation of the current discrete element given a reference list with an element per line.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="refList">The reference list to give sense to the states/worlds.</param>
/// <returns>Returns a string representation of the current discrete element.</returns>
/// <exception cref="IncompatibleReferenceListException">Thrown if the given reference list
/// could not correspond to frame of discernment on which the discrete element has been defined.</exception>
public string ToStringLines <T>(ReferenceList <T> refList)
{
bool[] localWorlds = this.Worlds;
//Checking the arguments:
if (refList.Count != localWorlds.Length)
{
throw new IncompatibleReferenceListException("The given ReferenceList is not adapted to this DiscreteElement!");
}
//Building the string:
StringBuilder toReturn = new StringBuilder();
int added = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < localWorlds.Length; i++)
{
if (localWorlds[i])
{
toReturn.Append(refList[i].ToString());
added++;
if (added < Card)
{
toReturn.Append("\n");
}
}
}
return(toReturn.ToString());
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Tests equality between the current reference list and the given one.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="list">The list to compare to.</param>
/// <returns>Returns true if both reference lists are equals, false otherwise.</returns>
public bool Equals(ReferenceList <T> list)
{
foreach (T element in list)
{
if (!this.Contains(element))
{
return(false);
}
}
foreach (T element in this)
{
if (!list.Contains(element))
{
return(false);
}
}
return(true);
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Gives a string representation of the current set using the given reference list to represent
/// the stored elements.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="refList">The list of reference giving sense to the elements.</param>
/// <returns>Returns a string representation of the current set.</returns>
public string ToString <T>(ReferenceList <T> refList)
{
//Checking argument:
if (refList.Count != ElementSize && ElementSize != -1)
{
throw new IncompatibleReferenceListException("The given ReferenceList does not correspond to the given DiscreteSet!");
}
//ToString:
StringBuilder toReturn = new StringBuilder("{");
for (int i = 0; i < Card - 1; i++)
{
toReturn.Append(this[i].ToString(refList));
toReturn.Append(", ");
}
if (Card > 0)
{
toReturn.Append(Elements[Card - 1].ToString(refList));
}
toReturn.Append("}");
return(toReturn.ToString());
}