org.jgap
Class BulkFitnessFunction

java.lang.Object
  org.jgap.BulkFitnessFunction

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

BulkFitnessOffsetRemover, MultiObjectiveFitnessFunction

public abstract class BulkFitnessFunction
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, ICloneable

Bulk fitness functions are used to determine how optimal a group of solutions are relative to each other. Bulk fitness functions can be useful (vs. normal fitness functions) when fitness of a particular solution cannot be easily computed in isolation, but instead is dependent upon the fitness of its fellow solutions that are also under consideration. This abstract class should be extended and the evaluateChromosomes() method implemented to evaluate each of the Chromosomes given in an array and set their fitness values prior to returning.

Since:

1.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

BulkFitnessFunction()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Override in your implementation if necessary.
abstract void	evaluate(Population a_chromosomes) Calculates and sets the fitness values on each of the given Chromosomes via their setFitnessValue() method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BulkFitnessFunction

public BulkFitnessFunction()

Method Detail

evaluate

public abstract void evaluate(Population a_chromosomes)

Calculates and sets the fitness values on each of the given Chromosomes via their setFitnessValue() method.

Parameters:

a_chromosomes - list of Chromosomes for which the fitness values must be computed and set

Since:

2.2 (prior versions used other input type)

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Override in your implementation if necessary.

Specified by:

clone in interface ICloneable

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

deep clone of the current instance

Since:

3.2