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package org.encog.util.normalize.output.multiplicative;

import org.encog.util.normalize.output.BasicOutputFieldGroup;
import org.encog.util.normalize.output.OutputFieldGrouped;

/**
 * Used to group multiplicative fields together.
 */
public class MultiplicativeGroup extends BasicOutputFieldGroup {

	/**
	 * The "length" of this field.
	 */
	private double length;

	/**
	 * @return The length of this field.  This is the sum of the squares of
	 * all of the groupped fields.  The square root of this sum is the 
	 * length. 
	 */
	public double getLength() {
		return this.length;
	}

	/**
	 * Called to init this group for a new field.  This recalculates the
	 * "length".
	 */
	public void rowInit() {
		double value = 0;

		for (final OutputFieldGrouped field : getGroupedFields()) {
			value += (field.getSourceField().getCurrentValue() * field
					.getSourceField().getCurrentValue());
		}
		this.length = Math.sqrt(value);
	}

}