org.artoflife.gp.individual
Class MutableFitnessIndividual

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.artoflife.gp.Individual
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        +--org.artoflife.gp.individual.MutableFitnessIndividual

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

public abstract class MutableFitnessIndividual

extends Individual

An Individual that holds a mutable Fitness property. Not for Individuals that determine fitness by evaluation of a fitness function over their phenotype, but useful for image-creation with an external fitness evaluation.

Author:

Steve Meyfroidt

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected Fitness

fitness This Individual's Fitness: default is 5.0f.

Constructor Summary

MutableFitnessIndividual(Phenotype phenotype, Chromosome chromosome)

MutableFitnessIndividual(Phenotype phenotype, java.util.Collection chromosomes)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Override to deep clone fitness field.
Fitness	getFitness() The Fitness object returned can be changed if required.

Methods inherited from class org.artoflife.gp.Individual

addChromsome, breedWith, expressGenome, genotypeAsString, getChromosome, getChromosomes, getGenomeSize, getPhenotype, mutate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

fitness

protected Fitness fitness

This Individual's Fitness: default is 5.0f.

Constructor Detail

MutableFitnessIndividual

public MutableFitnessIndividual(Phenotype phenotype,
                                java.util.Collection chromosomes)

Parameters:

phenotype -

chromosomes -

MutableFitnessIndividual

public MutableFitnessIndividual(Phenotype phenotype,
                                Chromosome chromosome)

Parameters:

phenotype -

chromosome -

Method Detail

getFitness

public Fitness getFitness()

The Fitness object returned can be changed if required.

Specified by:

getFitness in class Individual

Returns:

this Individual's Fitness, never null

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Override to deep clone fitness field.

Overrides:

clone in class Individual

Returns:

an Individual that is an independent deep clone.