/// <summary>
/// Equals method.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="o">
/// A <see cref="System.Object"/>
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A <see cref="System.Boolean"/>
/// </returns>
public override bool Equals(object o)
{
if (o.GetType() != this.GetType())
{
return(false);
}
CheckVector vector = (CheckVector)o;
int distance = this.Distance(vector);
// The vectors are the same if the distance is zero
return(distance == 0);
}
/// <summary>
/// Calculates the distance between <c>CharacteristicVector</c>s
/// instances.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="vector">
/// The <c>CharacteristicVector</c> instance the invoking is going to
/// be compared to.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// The distance between vectors, as the number of differences between
/// them.
/// </returns>
public int Distance(CheckVector vector)
{
int count = 0;
if (values.Count != vector.Length)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Vector lengths aren't equal");
}
for (int i = 0; i < values.Count; i++)
{
if (this.values[i] != vector.values[i])
{
count++;
}
}
return(count);
}
/// <summary>
/// Calculates the distance between <c>CharacteristicVector</c>s
/// instances.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="vector">
/// The <c>CharacteristicVector</c> instance the invoking is going to
/// be compared to.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// The distance between vectors, as the number of differences between
/// them.
/// </returns>
public int Distance(CheckVector vector)
{
int count=0;
if(values.Count != vector.Length)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Vector lengths aren't equal");
}
for(int i=0;i<values.Count; i++)
{
if(this.values[i]!=vector.values[i])
{
count++;
}
}
return count;
}