parameter.h

/***************************************************************************
                          parameter.h  -  description
                             -------------------
    begin                : ven ott 4 2002
    copyright            : (C) 2002 by Davide Patti
    email                : dpatti@diit.unict.it
 ***************************************************************************/

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 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
 *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
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 ***************************************************************************/

#ifndef PARAMETER_H
#define PARAMETER_H

#define NOT_VALID -1

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

class Parameter {
public: 
  Parameter();

  Parameter(const string& label,vector<int> possible_values,int default_val);
  Parameter(int * possible_values, int default_val); // deprecated

	
  ~Parameter();

  int get_val() const;
  int get_size() const;
  int get_default() const;
  void set_val(int new_value);
  void set_label(const string& label);
  string get_label() const;

  void set_to_default();
  void set_to_first();
  void set_to_last();
  void set_random();
  
  // added by andrea.araldo@gmail.com
  // Randomly set one of the values contained in the subinterval from index pos_a to
  // index pos_b
  void set_random(int pos_a, int pos_b);

  int get_pos(int value);
  bool increase();
  bool decrease();

  vector<int> get_values(); // mau

  
  vector<int> get_interval(int a, int b);
  void set_values(vector<int> values,int default_val);
  void set_values(Parameter parameter);

  int get_first();
  int get_last();


private:

  vector<int> values; // vector of possible values 
  int current;  // index of current value in the array of values
  int default_value;
  string label;

};

#endif