org.jgap
Class BaseGeneticOperator

java.lang.Object
  org.jgap.BaseGeneticOperator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable, GeneticOperator

Direct Known Subclasses:

AveragingCrossoverOperator, CrossoverOperator, GaussianMutationOperator, GreedyCrossover, InversionOperator, MutationOperator, TwoWayMutationOperator

public abstract class BaseGeneticOperator
extends java.lang.Object
implements GeneticOperator, java.lang.Comparable

Base class for any implementation of interface GeneticOperator. See MutationOperator or CrossoverOperator for examples.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected IEvolutionMonitor	m_monitor
protected boolean	m_monitorActive

Constructor Summary

BaseGeneticOperator(Configuration a_configuration)
The only constructor in this class.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object a_other) Compares this GeneticOperator against the specified object.
Configuration	getConfiguration()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.jgap.GeneticOperator

operate

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Field Detail

m_monitor

protected IEvolutionMonitor m_monitor

m_monitorActive

protected boolean m_monitorActive

Constructor Detail

BaseGeneticOperator

public BaseGeneticOperator(Configuration a_configuration)
                    throws InvalidConfigurationException

The only constructor in this class. Sets the immutable configuration.

Parameters:

a_configuration - the configuration to set (must not be null)

Throws:

InvalidConfigurationException

Since:

3.0

Method Detail

getConfiguration

public Configuration getConfiguration()

Returns:

the configuration set

Since:

3.0

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object a_other)

Compares this GeneticOperator against the specified object. The result is true if the argument is an instance of this class and is equal with respect to the data.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

a_other - the object to compare against

Returns:

true: if the objects are the same, false otherwise

Since:

2.6