org.evolvica.core.eval
Class ConvergentIntegerScoreComparator

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Comparator, IIndividualComparator, IScoreComparator

public class ConvergentIntegerScoreComparator

extends AbstractScoreComparator

Comparator for scores of type int (convergence mode). This comparator assumes that the score should "converge" to a certain best value. This means the closer the score to this best value the better is the score.

Since:

0.4.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.7 $ $Date: 2004/05/26 11:58:01 $

Author:

Andreas Rummler

Field Summary

protected int

best Best value.

Constructor Summary

ConvergentIntegerScoreComparator()

Method Summary

int	compare(IScore score0, IScore score1) Compares two scores.
int	getBest()
void	setBest(int best) Sets the best value.

Methods inherited from class org.evolvica.core.eval.AbstractScoreComparator

compare

Methods inherited from class org.evolvica.core.eval.AbstractIndividualComparator

compare

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

compare, equals

Field Detail

best

protected int best

Best value.

Constructor Detail

ConvergentIntegerScoreComparator

public ConvergentIntegerScoreComparator()

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(IScore score0,
                   IScore score1)

Description copied from interface: IScoreComparator

Compares two scores.

Specified by:

compare in interface IScoreComparator

Specified by:

compare in class AbstractScoreComparator

See Also:

IScoreComparator.compare(org.evolvica.core.IScore, org.evolvica.core.IScore)

getBest

public int getBest()

Returns:

the best value

setBest

public void setBest(int best)

Sets the best value.

Parameters:

best - the best value to set