org.jgap
Class NaturalSelector

java.lang.Object
  org.jgap.NaturalSelector

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Configurable, INaturalSelector

Direct Known Subclasses:

NaturalSelectorExt, StandardPostSelector

public abstract class NaturalSelector
extends java.lang.Object
implements INaturalSelector, Configurable

Abstract base implementation of interface INaturalSelector.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

class	NaturalSelector.AgeFitnessValueComparator Comparator regarding first the age (older is better), then the fitness value.
class	NaturalSelector.FitnessAgeValueComparator Comparator regarding first the fitness value, then the age (younger is better).
class	NaturalSelector.FitnessValueComparator Comparator regarding only the fitness value.

Field Summary

protected Configuration

m_config

Constructor Summary

NaturalSelector()
Default constructor

NaturalSelector(Configuration a_config)

Method Summary

protected abstract void	add(IChromosome a_chromosomeToAdd) Add a Chromosome instance to this selector's working pool of Chromosomes.
Configuration	getConfiguration()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.jgap.INaturalSelector

empty, returnsUniqueChromosomes, select

Field Detail

m_config

protected Configuration m_config

Constructor Detail

NaturalSelector

public NaturalSelector()

Default constructor

Since:

3.3.2

NaturalSelector

public NaturalSelector(Configuration a_config)

Parameters:

a_config - the configuration to use

Since:

3.0

Method Detail

getConfiguration

public Configuration getConfiguration()

Returns:

the (immutable) configuration to use

Since:

3.0

add

protected abstract void add(IChromosome a_chromosomeToAdd)

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

Parameters:

a_chromosomeToAdd - the specimen to add to the pool

Since:

1.0