/*
 * Copyright (C) 2012 Igor de Almeida
 *
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 */

package splice.ga;

import splice.InitializeComponent;

/**
 * Base class for a single chromosome information
 * @author igor
 *
 * @param <T> the type of the contained value
 */
public abstract class Gene<T> implements InitializeComponent, Cloneable {
	private T value;

	public void initialize() { }
	
	public Gene(T value) {
		this.value = value;
	}

	public T getValue() {
		return value;
	}

	public void setValue(T value) {
		this.value = value;
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	@Override
	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (!(obj instanceof Gene))
            return false;
		Gene<T> o = (Gene<T>)obj;
		return value.equals(o.value);
	}

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return value.toString();
    }

    public Gene<T> clone() {
        try {
            return (Gene<T>) (super.clone());
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return value.hashCode();
    }
}
