Evolvica Core API Version 0.6.2
Last Modified: June 29 2004

org.evolvica.core.recombine.iarray
Class CycleCrossover

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.evolvica.engine.AbstractOperator
      extended byorg.evolvica.core.common.AbstractGeneticOperator
          extended byorg.evolvica.core.recombine.AbstractRecombinator
              extended byorg.evolvica.core.recombine.iarray.IntegerArrayRecombinator
                  extended byorg.evolvica.core.recombine.iarray.CycleCrossover
All Implemented Interfaces:
IGeneticOperator, IOperator, IProcessor, java.io.Serializable

public class CycleCrossover
extends IntegerArrayRecombinator

Cycle Crossover (CX) for integer arrays. This operator requires two parents and produces two descendants.

Since:
0.4.0
Version:
$Revision: 1.8 $ $Date: 2004/05/26 11:58:15 $
Author:
Andreas Rummler
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
protected  int initialPosition
          Initial position to start cycle from.
 
Fields inherited from class org.evolvica.core.recombine.AbstractRecombinator
builder
 
Fields inherited from class org.evolvica.engine.AbstractOperator
descriptor, element, id, name
 
Constructor Summary
CycleCrossover()
          Constructor.
CycleCrossover(int initialPosition)
          Constructor with initial cycle position.
 
Method Summary
 int getProducedChildren()
          Return the number of produced children.
 int getRequiredParents()
          Returns the number of required parents for a valid recombination.
protected  int[][] recombine(int[][] parents)
          Recombines integer arrays.
 
Methods inherited from class org.evolvica.core.recombine.iarray.IntegerArrayRecombinator
recombine
 
Methods inherited from class org.evolvica.core.recombine.AbstractRecombinator
getBuilder, process, setBuilder
 
Methods inherited from class org.evolvica.engine.AbstractOperator
attachDescriptor, attachElement, descriptor, element, getId, getName, setId, setName
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface org.evolvica.engine.IOperator
attachDescriptor, attachElement, descriptor, element, getId, getName, setId, setName
 

Field Detail

initialPosition

protected int initialPosition
Initial position to start cycle from.

Constructor Detail

CycleCrossover

public CycleCrossover()
Constructor.


CycleCrossover

public CycleCrossover(int initialPosition)
Constructor with initial cycle position. This constructor should only be used for debugging purposes.

Parameters:
initialPosition - position to start cycle from
Method Detail

recombine

protected int[][] recombine(int[][] parents)
Description copied from class: IntegerArrayRecombinator
Recombines integer arrays.

Specified by:
recombine in class IntegerArrayRecombinator
Parameters:
parents - array of integer arrays from parents
Returns:
array of integer arrays for the children
See Also:
IntegerArrayRecombinator.recombine(int[][])

getProducedChildren

public int getProducedChildren()
Description copied from class: AbstractRecombinator
Return the number of produced children.

Specified by:
getProducedChildren in class AbstractRecombinator
Returns:
number of children
See Also:
AbstractRecombinator.getProducedChildren()

getRequiredParents

public int getRequiredParents()
Description copied from class: AbstractRecombinator
Returns the number of required parents for a valid recombination.

Specified by:
getRequiredParents in class AbstractRecombinator
Returns:
number of parents
See Also:
AbstractRecombinator.getRequiredParents()

Evolvica Core API Version 0.6.2
Last Modified: June 29 2004

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