Operator
Class Collector

java.lang.Object
  Operator.Collector

All Implemented Interfaces:

Module, Operator

public class Collector
extends java.lang.Object
implements Operator

Collector is used as a base class for collecting data from a population, e.g for collecting statistics. This class should not be used to derive a class that alters a population.

Author:

erikhemberg

Constructor Summary

Collector(Operation op)
Creates a new instance of Collector

Method Summary

IndividualCatcher	getBest() Call the getBest(list operands) in the operation.
Operation	getOperation() Get operation that operator performs
void	perform() Performs the operation on the population
void	print(boolean toFile) Call the print(list operands, boolean b) in the operation.
void	setOperation(Operation op) Set operation that operator performs
void	setPopulation(Population p) Set the population on which the module will perform its operations

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Collector

public Collector(Operation op)

Creates a new instance of Collector

Parameters:

op - operation

Method Detail

getOperation

public Operation getOperation()

Description copied from interface: Operator

Get operation that operator performs

Specified by:

getOperation in interface Operator

Returns:

operation

setOperation

public void setOperation(Operation op)

Description copied from interface: Operator

Set operation that operator performs

Specified by:

setOperation in interface Operator

Parameters:

op - operation

setPopulation

public void setPopulation(Population p)

Description copied from interface: Module

Set the population on which the module will perform its operations

Specified by:

setPopulation in interface Module

Parameters:

p - population

perform

public void perform()

Description copied from interface: Module

Performs the operation on the population

Specified by:

perform in interface Module

print

public void print(boolean toFile)

Call the print(list operands, boolean b) in the operation.

Parameters:

toFile - if output is written to file

getBest

public IndividualCatcher getBest()

Call the getBest(list operands) in the operation.