org.evolvica.core.eval
Class AbstractIndividualComparator

java.lang.Object
  org.evolvica.core.eval.AbstractIndividualComparator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator, IIndividualComparator

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractFitnessComparator, AbstractScoreComparator

public abstract class AbstractIndividualComparator

extends java.lang.Object

implements IIndividualComparator

Abstract base class for individual comparators.

Since:

0.4.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.5 $ $Date: 2004/05/26 11:58:00 $

Author:

Andreas Rummler

Constructor Summary

AbstractIndividualComparator()

Method Summary

abstract int	compare(IIndividual i0, IIndividual i1) Compares two individuals.
int	compare(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

AbstractIndividualComparator

public AbstractIndividualComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public abstract int compare(IIndividual i0,
                            IIndividual i1)

Description copied from interface: IIndividualComparator

Compares two individuals. This method compares two individuals and returns the following result: a number smaller than 0 if the individual is better than the second one, 0 if both individual are equal in terms of their quality and a number greater than 0 if the second one is better.

Specified by:

compare in interface IIndividualComparator

Parameters:

i0 - first individual

i1 - second individual

Returns:

result of the comparison according to the rules given above

See Also:

IIndividualComparator.compare(org.evolvica.core.IIndividual, org.evolvica.core.IIndividual)

compare

public int compare(java.lang.Object o1,
                   java.lang.Object o2)

Specified by:

compare in interface java.util.Comparator

See Also:

Comparator.compare(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)