GeneticRange.cxx

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// Author: Peter Speckmayer

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/*! \class TMVA::GeneticRange
\ingroup TMVA

Range definition for genetic algorithm.

*/

#include "TRandom3.h"

#include "TMVA/GeneticRange.h"
#include "TMVA/Interval.h"

ClassImp(TMVA::GeneticRange)

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// defines the "f" (from) and "t" (to) of the coefficient
/// and takes a randomgenerator

TMVA::GeneticRange::GeneticRange( TRandom3*rnd, Interval *interval )
{
   fInterval = interval;

   fFrom = fInterval->GetMin();
   fTo   = fInterval->GetMax();
   fNbins= fInterval->GetNbins();
   fTotalLength = fTo-fFrom;

   fRandomGenerator = rnd;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// creates a new random value for the coefficient; returns a discrete value

Double_t TMVA::GeneticRange::RandomDiscrete()
{
   Double_t value = fRandomGenerator->Uniform(0, 1);
   return fInterval->GetElement( Int_t(value*fNbins) );
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// creates a new random value for the coefficient
/// Parameters:
///     -  Bool_t near   : takes a random value near the current value
///     -  double value  : this is the current value
///     -  double spread : the sigma of the gaussian which is taken to calculate the new value
///     -  Bool_t mirror : if the new value would be outside of the range, mirror = false
///                        maps the value between the constraints by periodic boundary conditions.
///                        With mirror = true, the value gets "reflected" on the boundaries.

Double_t TMVA::GeneticRange::Random( Bool_t near, Double_t value, Double_t spread, Bool_t mirror )
{
   if (fInterval->GetNbins() > 0) {   // discrete interval
      return RandomDiscrete();
   }
   else if (fFrom == fTo) {
      return fFrom;
   }
   else if (near) {
      Double_t ret;
      ret = fRandomGenerator->Gaus( value, fTotalLength*spread );
      if (mirror ) return ReMapMirror( ret );
      else return ReMap( ret );
   }
   return fRandomGenerator->Uniform(fFrom, fTo);
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// remapping the value to the allowed space

Double_t TMVA::GeneticRange::ReMap( Double_t val )
{
   if (fFrom >= fTo ) return val;
   if (val < fFrom ) return ReMap( (val-fFrom) + fTo );
   if (val >= fTo )    return ReMap( (val-fTo) + fFrom );
   return val;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// remapping the value to the allowed space by reflecting on the boundaries

Double_t TMVA::GeneticRange::ReMapMirror( Double_t val )
{
   if (fFrom >= fTo ) return val;
   if (val < fFrom  ) return ReMap( fFrom - (val-fFrom) );
   if (val >= fTo   ) return ReMap( fTo - (val-fTo)  );
   return val;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// destructor

TMVA::GeneticRange::~GeneticRange()
{
}