org.evolvica.core.population
Interface IPopulation

All Superinterfaces:

IIndividualSet, IOperator, IProcessor, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPopulation

public interface IPopulation

extends IIndividualSet, IProcessor

Interface for a population. A population is also a set of individuals therefore this interface extends IIndividualSet. A population differs from a normal set only in some additional methods concerning replacing individuals and setting insertion filters.

Since:

0.4.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.5 $ $Date: 2004/05/26 11:58:12 $

Author:

Andreas Rummler

Method Summary

IIndividualSet	insert(IIndividualSet iset) Inserts a set of indidividuals into this population.
void	replace(IIndividual[] indArray, IIndividual[] substArray) Replaces an array of individuals with several substitute indviduals.
void	replace(IIndividual ind, IIndividual subst) Replaces an individual with a substitute individual.
void	setFilter(IInsertionFilter filter) Sets an insertion filter to this population.

Methods inherited from interface org.evolvica.core.IIndividualSet

add, add, clear, contains, isEmpty, iterator, remove, remove, size, toArray

Methods inherited from interface org.evolvica.engine.IProcessor

process

Methods inherited from interface org.evolvica.engine.IOperator

attachDescriptor, attachElement, descriptor, element, getId, getName, setId, setName

Method Detail

insert

public IIndividualSet insert(IIndividualSet iset)

Inserts a set of indidividuals into this population. The individuals from the given set are inserted with applying the populations's insertion filter. The filter performs the actual insertion procedure and may remove older individuals from the population. The contents of the population are returned.

Parameters:

iset - individual set to be inserted

Returns:

contents of the population after applying the insertion filter

replace

public void replace(IIndividual ind,
                    IIndividual subst)

Replaces an individual with a substitute individual.

Parameters:

ind - individual to be replaced

subst - substitute for the replaced individual

replace

public void replace(IIndividual[] indArray,
                    IIndividual[] substArray)

Replaces an array of individuals with several substitute indviduals.

Parameters:

indArray - array with individuals to be replaced

substArray - array with individual used as substitution

setFilter

public void setFilter(IInsertionFilter filter)

Sets an insertion filter to this population.

Parameters:

filter - new insertion filter