/// <summary>
/// Determines whether the specified <see cref="DecisionRule"/> is equal to this instance.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="other">The <see cref="DecisionRule"/> to compare with this instance.</param>
///
/// <returns>
/// <c>true</c> if the specified <see cref="DecisionRule"/>
/// is equal to this instance; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
/// </returns>
///
public bool Equals(DecisionRule other)
{
if ((object)other == null)
{
return(false);
}
return(this.Output == other.output &&
this.Antecedents.SetEquals(other.Antecedents));
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares this instance to another <see cref="DecisionRule"/>.
/// </summary>
///
public int CompareTo(DecisionRule other)
{
int order = this.Output.CompareTo(other.Output);
if (order == 0)
{
return(this.Antecedents.Count.CompareTo(other.Antecedents.Count));
}
return(order);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets whether this rule and another rule have
/// the same antecedents but different outputs.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="rule"></param>
///
/// <returns>True if the two rules are contradictory;
/// false otherwise.</returns>
///
public bool IsInconsistentWith(DecisionRule rule)
{
return(Antecedents.SetEquals(rule.Antecedents) && Output != rule.Output);
}
