org.evolvica.engine
Class AbstractOperator

java.lang.Object
  org.evolvica.engine.AbstractOperator

All Implemented Interfaces:

IOperator, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractGeneticOperator

public abstract class AbstractOperator

extends java.lang.Object

implements IOperator

Abstract base class for algorithm operators.

Since:

0.4.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.13 $ $Date: 2004/05/26 11:58:21 $

Author:

Andreas Rummler

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected OperatorDescriptor	descriptor Descriptor.
protected IElement	element Associated algorithm element.
protected java.lang.String	id ID of this operator.
protected java.lang.String	name Name of this operator.

Constructor Summary

AbstractOperator()
Constructor.

Method Summary

void	attachDescriptor(OperatorDescriptor descriptor) Attaches a descriptor to this operator.
void	attachElement(IElement element) Sets the algorithm element for this operator.
OperatorDescriptor	descriptor() Returns a descriptor for this operator.
IElement	element() Returns the algorithm element that is attached to this operator.
java.lang.String	getId() Return the internal identifier of this operator.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this operator.
void	setId(java.lang.String id) Sets the identifier of this operator.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Sets the name of this operator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

descriptor

protected OperatorDescriptor descriptor

Descriptor.

element

protected IElement element

Associated algorithm element.

name

protected java.lang.String name

Name of this operator.

id

protected java.lang.String id

ID of this operator.

Constructor Detail

AbstractOperator

public AbstractOperator()

Constructor.

Method Detail

attachDescriptor

public void attachDescriptor(OperatorDescriptor descriptor)

Description copied from interface: IOperator

Attaches a descriptor to this operator.

Specified by:

attachDescriptor in interface IOperator

Parameters:

descriptor - descriptor to be attached

See Also:

IOperator.attachDescriptor(org.evolvica.engine.OperatorDescriptor)

attachElement

public void attachElement(IElement element)

Description copied from interface: IOperator

Sets the algorithm element for this operator.

Specified by:

attachElement in interface IOperator

Parameters:

element - associated algorithm element for this operator

See Also:

IOperator.attachElement(org.evolvica.engine.IElement)

descriptor

public OperatorDescriptor descriptor()

Description copied from interface: IOperator

Returns a descriptor for this operator.

Specified by:

descriptor in interface IOperator

Returns:

descriptor

See Also:

IOperator.descriptor()

element

public IElement element()

Description copied from interface: IOperator

Returns the algorithm element that is attached to this operator.

Specified by:

element in interface IOperator

Returns:

attached algorithm element

See Also:

IOperator.element()

getId

public java.lang.String getId()

Description copied from interface: IOperator

Return the internal identifier of this operator.

Specified by:

getId in interface IOperator

Returns:

identifier of the operator

See Also:

IOperator.getId()

setId

public void setId(java.lang.String id)

Description copied from interface: IOperator

Sets the identifier of this operator.

Specified by:

setId in interface IOperator

Parameters:

id - new identifier for this operator

See Also:

IOperator.setId(java.lang.String)

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: IOperator

Returns the name of this operator.

Specified by:

getName in interface IOperator

Returns:

name of the operator

See Also:

IOperator.getName()

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Description copied from interface: IOperator

Sets the name of this operator.

Specified by:

setName in interface IOperator

Parameters:

name - new name for this operator

See Also:

IOperator.setName(java.lang.String)