org.evolvica.core
Class BinaryGene

java.lang.Object
  org.evolvica.core.AbstractGene
      org.evolvica.core.BinaryGene

All Implemented Interfaces:

IGenotype, java.io.Serializable

public class BinaryGene

extends AbstractGene

A gene of type binary string. This gene contains one single string as a value.

Since:

0.4.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.7 $ $Date: 2004/05/26 11:57:51 $

Author:

Andreas Rummler

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected BitVector

value The binary string value of this gene.

Constructor Summary

BinaryGene(BitVector value)
Constructor.

Method Summary

IGenotype	copy() Creates a complete copy of this genotype (optional operation).
BitVector	getValue() Returns the value.
void	setValue(BitVector value) Sets the value.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this gene.

Methods inherited from class org.evolvica.core.AbstractGene

getType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

value

protected BitVector value

The binary string value of this gene.

Constructor Detail

BinaryGene

public BinaryGene(BitVector value)

Constructor.

Parameters:

value - the value of this gene

Method Detail

copy

public IGenotype copy()

Description copied from interface: IGenotype

Creates a complete copy of this genotype (optional operation). Note that this is an optional operation. Operators should not rely on this method and use a genotype builder for creating new genotypes.

Returns:

new genotype containing the same genetic information

See Also:

IGenotype.copy()

getValue

public BitVector getValue()

Returns the value.

Returns:

float

setValue

public void setValue(BitVector value)

Sets the value.

Parameters:

value - The value to set

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this gene.

Returns:

string representation