/** -*- mode: c++; c-indent-level: 4; c++-member-init-indent: 8; comment-column: 35; -*-

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    eoEvalFuncPtr.h
      Converts a classical C fitness evaluation function into a fitness
      evaluation object

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 */
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifndef EOEVALFUNCPTR_H
#define EOEVALFUNCPTR_H

#include <eoEvalFunc.h>

/** EOEvalFuncPtr: This class
 * takes an existing function pointer and converts it into a evaluation
 * function class. That way, old style C or C++ functions can be adapted to EO
 * function classes.
 */
template< class EOT >
struct eoEvalFuncPtr: public eoEvalFunc<EOT> {

  /** Applies the function to the chromosome and sets the fitness of the
      Chrom. Thus, the evaluation function need not be worried about that.
      @param _eval pointer to the evaluation function, takes a EOT as an
                   argument and returns the fitness
      @return the evaluated fitness for that object.
  */
  eoEvalFuncPtr( EOFitT (* _eval)( const EOT& ) )
    : eoEvalFunc<EOT>(), evalFunc( _eval ) {};
  
  /// Effectively applies the evaluation function to an EO 
  virtual void operator() ( EOT & _eo ) const {
    _eo.fitness((*evalFunc)( _eo ));
  };
    
  private:
    EOFitT (* evalFunc )( const EOT& );
};

#endif