org.artoflife.gp
Class Fitness

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.artoflife.gp.Fitness

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

public class Fitness

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Fitness is a measure of an Individual's fitness (a float) within a Population, with higher values "better" than lower. Must be serializable (as part of an Individual) and cloneable.

Author:

Steve Meyfroidt

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Fitness()
Created with a fitness of 0.0.

Fitness(float fitness)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone()
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object o) Compare on basis of fitness.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Note: uses Float.compare
float	getFitness()
int	hashCode()
void	setFitness(float fitness)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Fitness

public Fitness()

Created with a fitness of 0.0.

Fitness

public Fitness(float fitness)

Parameters:

fitness - where higher is better

Method Detail

getFitness

public float getFitness()

Returns:

fitness; higher is better

setFitness

public void setFitness(float fitness)

Parameters:

fitness - where higher is better

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object o)

Compare on basis of fitness. Higher fitness is better.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Note: uses Float.compare

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object