Individuals
Class AbstractIndividual

java.lang.Object
  Individuals.AbstractIndividual

All Implemented Interfaces:

Individual, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<Individual>

Direct Known Subclasses:

GEIndividual

public abstract class AbstractIndividual
extends java.lang.Object
implements Individual

An Abstract individual. An abstract individual class implements a couple of the get/set patterns and adds a fitness data member.

Author:

Blip

Field Summary

protected int	age
protected boolean	evaluated
protected Fitness	fitness
protected java.util.List<java.lang.Integer>	parentUIDs

Method Summary

abstract Individual	clone() Clone the individual
int	compareTo(Individual o) Compare the indivdual
int	getAge() The age of the individual, counted as how many iterations it has survived.
Fitness	getFitness() Get fitness of individuals
abstract Genotype	getGenotype() Get the genotype
abstract Mapper	getMapper() Get the map use to map input and output
java.util.List<java.lang.Integer>	getParentUIDs() Get the parentUIDs
abstract Phenotype	getPhenotype() Get phenotype
abstract java.lang.String	getPhenotypeString(int map) Get a String representation of the output(Phenotype)
int	getUID() Use: @{inheritDoc}
int	increaseUIDCounter() Increase the unique id counter and return the new counter value
boolean	isEvaluated() Has the individual been evaluated
abstract void	map(int map) Map the input(Genotype) to output(Phenotype) using a grammar as a map
void	setAge(int age) Age is how long the individual has existed
void	setEvaluated(boolean b) Indicate if the individual should be evaluated or not
void	setFitness(Fitness f) Set fitness
abstract void	setGenotype(Genotype g) Set genotype
abstract void	setMapper(Mapper m) Set mapper
void	setParentUIDs(java.util.List<java.lang.Integer> _parentUIDs) Set the parentUIDs
abstract void	setPhenotype(Phenotype p) Set phenotype

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface Individuals.Individual

isValid, setValid

Field Detail

fitness

protected Fitness fitness

evaluated

protected boolean evaluated

age

protected int age

parentUIDs

protected java.util.List<java.lang.Integer> parentUIDs

Method Detail

map

public abstract void map(int map)

Description copied from interface: Individual

Map the input(Genotype) to output(Phenotype) using a grammar as a map

Specified by:

map in interface Individual

Parameters:

map - which input to map if there are multiple

getPhenotypeString

public abstract java.lang.String getPhenotypeString(int map)

Description copied from interface: Individual

Get a String representation of the output(Phenotype)

Specified by:

getPhenotypeString in interface Individual

Parameters:

map - which output to get if there are multiple

Returns:

string of output

getMapper

public abstract Mapper getMapper()

Description copied from interface: Individual

Get the map use to map input and output

Specified by:

getMapper in interface Individual

Returns:

map used

getGenotype

public abstract Genotype getGenotype()

Description copied from interface: Individual

Get the genotype

Specified by:

getGenotype in interface Individual

Returns:

genotype

setMapper

public abstract void setMapper(Mapper m)

Description copied from interface: Individual

Set mapper

Specified by:

setMapper in interface Individual

Parameters:

m - mapper

setGenotype

public abstract void setGenotype(Genotype g)

Description copied from interface: Individual

Set genotype

Specified by:

setGenotype in interface Individual

Parameters:

g - genotype

setPhenotype

public abstract void setPhenotype(Phenotype p)

Description copied from interface: Individual

Set phenotype

Specified by:

setPhenotype in interface Individual

Parameters:

p - phenotype

getPhenotype

public abstract Phenotype getPhenotype()

Description copied from interface: Individual

Get phenotype

Specified by:

getPhenotype in interface Individual

Returns:

phenotype

clone

public abstract Individual clone()

Description copied from interface: Individual

Clone the individual

Specified by:

clone in interface Individual

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a clone of the individual

compareTo

public int compareTo(Individual o)

Compare the indivdual

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<Individual>

Parameters:

o - individual to compare to

Returns:

-1,0,-1

getAge

public int getAge()

Description copied from interface: Individual

The age of the individual, counted as how many iterations it has survived.

Specified by:

getAge in interface Individual

Returns:

number of iterations survived

setAge

public void setAge(int age)

Description copied from interface: Individual

Age is how long the individual has existed

Specified by:

setAge in interface Individual

Parameters:

age - How long the individual has existed

getFitness

public Fitness getFitness()

Description copied from interface: Individual

Get fitness of individuals

Specified by:

getFitness in interface Individual

Returns:

individual fitness

setFitness

public void setFitness(Fitness f)

Description copied from interface: Individual

Set fitness

Specified by:

setFitness in interface Individual

Parameters:

f - fitness

isEvaluated

public boolean isEvaluated()

Description copied from interface: Individual

Has the individual been evaluated

Specified by:

isEvaluated in interface Individual

Returns:

boolean of evaluation status

setEvaluated

public void setEvaluated(boolean b)

Description copied from interface: Individual

Indicate if the individual should be evaluated or not

Specified by:

setEvaluated in interface Individual

Parameters:

b - set if individual should be evaluated

getUID

public int getUID()

Use: @{inheritDoc}

increaseUIDCounter

public int increaseUIDCounter()

Increase the unique id counter and return the new counter value

Returns:

int value of the unique id counter

setParentUIDs

public void setParentUIDs(java.util.List<java.lang.Integer> _parentUIDs)

Set the parentUIDs

Parameters:

_parentUIDs - List of parent UIDs

getParentUIDs

public java.util.List<java.lang.Integer> getParentUIDs()

Get the parentUIDs

Returns:

List List of parent UIDs