org.artoflife.gp.genome.numeric
Class BinaryNumericGene

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.artoflife.gp.genome.GpTreeNode
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        +--org.artoflife.gp.genome.FunctionGene
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              +--org.artoflife.gp.genome.numeric.BinaryNumericGene
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
AddGene, DivideGene, MaxGene, MinGene, ModGene, MultiplyGene, PowGene, SubGene

public abstract class BinaryNumericGene
extends FunctionGene

Abstract base class for binary numeric operators like AddGene and others. Assumes parameter genes return Number values that are interpreted here as float values for the subclass to use.

Author:
Steve Meyfroidt
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.artoflife.gp.genome.FunctionGene
parameterGenes
 
Constructor Summary
BinaryNumericGene()
           
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object evaluate(Phenotype phenotype, java.util.List parameters)
           
protected abstract  float evaluateFor(float parameter1, float parameter2)
          Evaluate the function across the parameters passed in.
protected  java.util.List getParameterClasses()
           
 java.lang.Class getReturnClass()
           
 
Methods inherited from class org.artoflife.gp.genome.FunctionGene
clone, evaluate, getBooleanParameter, getDoubleParameter, getFloatParameter, getMutators, getParameterGene, initParameterGenes, setParameterGene, toString
 
Methods inherited from class org.artoflife.gp.genome.GpTreeNode
getParameterClass, getParametersLength, getSize, mutate
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

BinaryNumericGene

public BinaryNumericGene()
Method Detail

getParameterClasses

protected java.util.List getParameterClasses()
Specified by:
getParameterClasses in class FunctionGene
Returns:
List of the Classes that this gene expects to evaluate against, never null
See Also:
GpTreeNode.getParameterClasses()

getReturnClass

public java.lang.Class getReturnClass()
Specified by:
getReturnClass in class GpTreeNode
Returns:
the class this gene returns on evaluation
See Also:
GpTreeNode.getReturnClass()

evaluate

public java.lang.Object evaluate(Phenotype phenotype,
                                 java.util.List parameters)
Specified by:
evaluate in class FunctionGene

evaluateFor

protected abstract float evaluateFor(float parameter1,
                                     float parameter2)
Evaluate the function across the parameters passed in.


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