org.jgap
Class BreederBase

java.lang.Object
  org.jgap.BreederBase

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, IBreeder, ICloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

GABreeder

public abstract class BreederBase
extends java.lang.Object
implements IBreeder

Abstract base class for breeders.

Since:

3.2

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

BreederBase()

Method Summary

protected void	applyGeneticOperators(Configuration a_config, Population a_pop) Applies all GeneticOperators registered with the Configuration.
protected Population	applyNaturalSelectors(Configuration a_config, Population a_pop, boolean a_processBeforeGeneticOperators) Applies all NaturalSelectors registered with the Configuration.
abstract java.lang.Object	clone()
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object a_other)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.jgap.IBreeder

evolve

Constructor Detail

BreederBase

public BreederBase()

Method Detail

applyNaturalSelectors

protected Population applyNaturalSelectors(Configuration a_config,
                                           Population a_pop,
                                           boolean a_processBeforeGeneticOperators)

Applies all NaturalSelectors registered with the Configuration.

Parameters:

a_config - the configuration to use

a_pop - the population to use as input

a_processBeforeGeneticOperators - true apply NaturalSelectors applicable before GeneticOperators, false: apply the ones applicable after GeneticOperators

Returns:

selected part of input population

Since:

3.2

applyGeneticOperators

protected void applyGeneticOperators(Configuration a_config,
                                     Population a_pop)

Applies all GeneticOperators registered with the Configuration.

Parameters:

a_config - the configuration to use

a_pop - the population to use as input

Since:

3.2

clone

public abstract java.lang.Object clone()

Specified by:

clone in interface ICloneable

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

deep clone of this instance

Since:

3.2

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object a_other)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

a_other - object to compare to

Returns:

as always

Since:

3.2