org.jgap.impl
Class ThresholdSelector

java.lang.Object
  org.jgap.NaturalSelector
      org.jgap.impl.ThresholdSelector

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Configurable, INaturalSelector

public class ThresholdSelector
extends NaturalSelector

Implementation of a NaturalSelector that ensures a certain threshold of the best chromosomes are taken to the next generation.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ThresholdSelector()
Default constructor.

ThresholdSelector(Configuration a_config, double a_bestChromosomes_Percentage)

Method Summary

protected void	add(IChromosome a_chromosomeToAdd) Add a Chromosome instance to this selector's working pool of Chromosomes.
void	empty() Empty out the working pool of Chromosomes.
boolean	returnsUniqueChromosomes()
void	select(int a_howManyToSelect, Population a_from_pop, Population a_to_pop) Select a given number of Chromosomes from the pool that will move on to the next generation population.

Methods inherited from class org.jgap.NaturalSelector

getConfiguration

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ThresholdSelector

public ThresholdSelector()

Default constructor. Uses threshold of 30 percent.

Attention: The configuration used is the one set with the static method Genotype.setConfiguration.

Since:

2.6

ThresholdSelector

public ThresholdSelector(Configuration a_config,
                         double a_bestChromosomes_Percentage)

Parameters:

a_config - the configuration to use

a_bestChromosomes_Percentage - indicates the number of best chromosomes from the population to be selected for granted. All other chromosomes will be selected in a random fashion. The value must be in the range from 0.0 to 1.0.

Since:

2.0

Method Detail

select

public void select(int a_howManyToSelect,
                   Population a_from_pop,
                   Population a_to_pop)

Select a given number of Chromosomes from the pool that will move on to the next generation population. This selection will be guided by the fitness values. The chromosomes with the best fitness value win.

Parameters:

a_howManyToSelect - the number of Chromosomes to select

a_from_pop - the population the Chromosomes will be selected from

a_to_pop - the population the Chromosomes will be added to

Since:

2.0

returnsUniqueChromosomes

public boolean returnsUniqueChromosomes()

Returns:

false as we allow to return the same chromosome multiple times

Since:

2.0

empty

public void empty()

Description copied from interface: INaturalSelector

Empty out the working pool of Chromosomes. This will be invoked after each evolution cycle so that the natural selector can be reused for the next one.

add

protected void add(IChromosome a_chromosomeToAdd)

Description copied from class: NaturalSelector

Add a Chromosome instance to this selector's working pool of Chromosomes.

Specified by:

add in class NaturalSelector

Parameters:

a_chromosomeToAdd - Chromosome

Since:

2.0