org.jgap.gp.terminal
Class Argument

java.lang.Object
  org.jgap.gp.CommandGene
      org.jgap.gp.terminal.Argument

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

public class Argument
extends CommandGene

An argument that will be used internally only by ADF's.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.jgap.gp.CommandGene

CommandGene.COMMAND_TYPE

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.jgap.gp.CommandGene

BooleanClass, CharacterClass, DELTA, DoubleClass, FloatClass, IntegerClass, LongClass, nodeIndex, VoidClass

Constructor Summary

Argument(GPConfiguration a_conf, int a_index, java.lang.Class type)

Method Summary

boolean	execute_boolean(ProgramChromosome c, int n, java.lang.Object[] args) Executes this node as a boolean.
double	execute_double(ProgramChromosome c, int n, java.lang.Object[] args) Executes this node as a double.
float	execute_float(ProgramChromosome c, int n, java.lang.Object[] args) Executes this node as a float.
int	execute_int(ProgramChromosome c, int n, java.lang.Object[] args) Executes this node as an integer.
long	execute_long(ProgramChromosome c, int n, java.lang.Object[] args) Executes this node as a long.
java.lang.Object	execute_object(ProgramChromosome c, int n, java.lang.Object[] args) Executes this node as an object.
java.lang.Class	getChildType(IGPProgram a_ind, int a_chromNum) Gets the type of node allowed from the given child number.
java.lang.String	getName()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.jgap.gp.CommandGene

check, check, cleanup, compareTo, dynamizeArity, ensureUniqueness, ensureUniqueness, ensureUniqueness2, equals, execute_void, execute, getAllele, getApplicationData, getArity, getArityMax, getArityMin, getCommandType, getEnergy, getGPConfiguration, getInternalValue, getPersistentRepresentation, getPersistentRepresentationExt, getReturnType, getSubChildType, getSubChildTypes, getSubReturnType, hashCode, init, isAffectGlobalState, isCompareApplicationData, isFloatType, isIntegerType, isValid, isValid, setAllele, setApplicationData, setArity, setArityMax, setArityMin, setCompareApplicationData, setEnergy, setNoValidation, setReturnType, setToRandomValue, setValueFromPersistentRepresentation, setValueFromString, size

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Argument

public Argument(GPConfiguration a_conf,
                int a_index,
                java.lang.Class type)
         throws InvalidConfigurationException

Throws:

InvalidConfigurationException

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Specified by:

toString in class CommandGene

Returns:

the string representation of the command. Especially usefull to output a resulting formula in human-readable form.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Overrides:

getName in class CommandGene

Returns:

textual name of this command

Since:

3.2

execute_boolean

public boolean execute_boolean(ProgramChromosome c,
                               int n,
                               java.lang.Object[] args)

Description copied from class: CommandGene

Executes this node as a boolean. Override to implement.

Overrides:

execute_boolean in class CommandGene

Parameters:

c - ignored here

n - ignored here

args - ignored here

Returns:

nothing but exception

execute_int

public int execute_int(ProgramChromosome c,
                       int n,
                       java.lang.Object[] args)

Description copied from class: CommandGene

Executes this node as an integer. Override to implement.

Overrides:

execute_int in class CommandGene

Parameters:

c - ignored here

n - ignored here

args - ignored here

Returns:

nothing but exception

execute_long

public long execute_long(ProgramChromosome c,
                         int n,
                         java.lang.Object[] args)

Description copied from class: CommandGene

Executes this node as a long. Override to implement.

Overrides:

execute_long in class CommandGene

Parameters:

c - ignored here

n - ignored here

args - ignored here

Returns:

nothing but exception

execute_float

public float execute_float(ProgramChromosome c,
                           int n,
                           java.lang.Object[] args)

Description copied from class: CommandGene

Executes this node as a float. Override to implement.

Overrides:

execute_float in class CommandGene

Parameters:

c - ignored here

n - ignored here

args - ignored here

Returns:

nothing but exception

execute_double

public double execute_double(ProgramChromosome c,
                             int n,
                             java.lang.Object[] args)

Description copied from class: CommandGene

Executes this node as a double. Override to implement.

Overrides:

execute_double in class CommandGene

Parameters:

c - ignored here

n - ignored here

args - ignored here

Returns:

nothing but exception

execute_object

public java.lang.Object execute_object(ProgramChromosome c,
                                       int n,
                                       java.lang.Object[] args)

Description copied from class: CommandGene

Executes this node as an object. Override to implement.

Overrides:

execute_object in class CommandGene

Parameters:

c - ignored here

n - ignored here

args - ignored here

Returns:

nothing but exception

getChildType

public java.lang.Class getChildType(IGPProgram a_ind,
                                    int a_chromNum)

Description copied from class: CommandGene

Gets the type of node allowed from the given child number. Should be overridden in subclasses.

Overrides:

getChildType in class CommandGene

Parameters:

a_ind - the individual the child belongs to

a_chromNum - the chromosome number

Returns:

the type of node allowed for that child, or null of no child exists