Operator
Class OperatorModule

java.lang.Object
  Operator.OperatorModule

All Implemented Interfaces:

Module, Operator, Stochastic

Direct Known Subclasses:

CrossoverModule, FitnessEvaluator, JoinOperator, MutationOperator, SourceModule

public abstract class OperatorModule
extends java.lang.Object
implements Operator, Stochastic

Abstract class for Modules with operations. The OperatorModule performes its operation oon a population.

Author:

Conor

Field Summary

protected Population	population
protected RandomNumberGenerator	rng

Constructor Summary

OperatorModule()
Creates a new instance of OperatorModule

OperatorModule(RandomNumberGenerator rng)
Creates a new instance of OperatorModule

Method Summary

RandomNumberGenerator	getRNG() Get the randomnumbergenerator
abstract void	perform() Performs the operation on the population
void	setPopulation(Population p) Set the population that the module will operate on
void	setRNG(RandomNumberGenerator m) Set the RandomNumberGenerator

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface Operator.Operator

getOperation, setOperation

Field Detail

rng

protected RandomNumberGenerator rng

population

protected Population population

Constructor Detail

OperatorModule

public OperatorModule(RandomNumberGenerator rng)

Creates a new instance of OperatorModule

Parameters:

rng - random number generator

OperatorModule

public OperatorModule()

Creates a new instance of OperatorModule

Method Detail

perform

public abstract void perform()

Description copied from interface: Module

Performs the operation on the population

Specified by:

perform in interface Module

setRNG

public void setRNG(RandomNumberGenerator m)

Set the RandomNumberGenerator

Specified by:

setRNG in interface Stochastic

Parameters:

m - RandomNumberGenerator

getRNG

public RandomNumberGenerator getRNG()

Get the randomnumbergenerator

Specified by:

getRNG in interface Stochastic

Returns:

RandomNumberGenerator

setPopulation

public void setPopulation(Population p)

Set the population that the module will operate on

Specified by:

setPopulation in interface Module

Parameters:

p - Population