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  package eu.amidst.core.variables.stateSpaceTypes;
  
  import eu.amidst.core.variables.StateSpaceType;
  import eu.amidst.core.variables.StateSpaceTypeEnum;
  
  /**
   * This class extends the abstract class {@link StateSpaceType} and implements the interface {@code Iterable<String>}.
   * It defines and handles the state space for discrete variables, i.e., the finite state space.
   */
  public class SparseFiniteStateSpace extends StateSpaceType {
  
      /** Represents the number of states. */
      private int numberOfStates;
  
      /**
       * Creates a new FiniteStateSpace given the number of states.
       * @param numberOfStates1 the number of states.
       */
      public SparseFiniteStateSpace(int numberOfStates1) {
          super(StateSpaceTypeEnum.SPARSE_FINITE_SET);
          this.numberOfStates=numberOfStates1;
      }
  
  
      /**
       * Returns the number of states.
       * @return the number of states.
       */
      public int getNumberOfStates() {
          return numberOfStates;
      }
  
      /**
       * {@inheritDoc}
       */
      @Override
      public String stringValue(double value) {
          return value+"";
      }
  }
  