org.apache.commons.math.genetics
Class ListPopulation

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.commons.math.genetics.ListPopulation
All Implemented Interfaces:
Iterable<Chromosome>, Population
Direct Known Subclasses:
ElitisticListPopulation

public abstract class ListPopulation
extends Object
implements Population

Population of chromosomes represented by a List.

Since:
2.0
Version:
$Revision: 983921 $ $Date: 2010-08-10 12:46:06 +0200 (mar. 10 août 2010) $

Constructor Summary
ListPopulation(int populationLimit)
          Creates a new ListPopulation instance and initializes its inner chromosome list.
ListPopulation(List<Chromosome> chromosomes, int populationLimit)
          Creates a new ListPopulation instance.
 
Method Summary
 void addChromosome(Chromosome chromosome)
          Add the given chromosome to the population.
 List<Chromosome> getChromosomes()
          Access the list of chromosomes.
 Chromosome getFittestChromosome()
          Access the fittest chromosome in this population.
 int getPopulationLimit()
          Access the maximum population size.
 int getPopulationSize()
          Access the current population size.
 Iterator<Chromosome> iterator()
          Chromosome list iterator
 void setChromosomes(List<Chromosome> chromosomes)
          Sets the list of chromosomes.
 void setPopulationLimit(int populationLimit)
          Sets the maximal population size.
 String toString()
          
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.math.genetics.Population
nextGeneration
 

Constructor Detail

ListPopulation

public ListPopulation(List<Chromosome> chromosomes,
                      int populationLimit)
Creates a new ListPopulation instance.

Parameters:
chromosomes - list of chromosomes in the population
populationLimit - maximal size of the population

ListPopulation

public ListPopulation(int populationLimit)
Creates a new ListPopulation instance and initializes its inner chromosome list.

Parameters:
populationLimit - maximal size of the population
Method Detail

setChromosomes

public void setChromosomes(List<Chromosome> chromosomes)
Sets the list of chromosomes.

Parameters:
chromosomes - the list of chromosomes

getChromosomes

public List<Chromosome> getChromosomes()
Access the list of chromosomes.

Returns:
the list of chromosomes

addChromosome

public void addChromosome(Chromosome chromosome)
Add the given chromosome to the population.

Specified by:
addChromosome in interface Population
Parameters:
chromosome - the chromosome to add.

getFittestChromosome

public Chromosome getFittestChromosome()
Access the fittest chromosome in this population.

Specified by:
getFittestChromosome in interface Population
Returns:
the fittest chromosome.

getPopulationLimit

public int getPopulationLimit()
Access the maximum population size.

Specified by:
getPopulationLimit in interface Population
Returns:
the maximum population size.

setPopulationLimit

public void setPopulationLimit(int populationLimit)
Sets the maximal population size.

Parameters:
populationLimit - maximal population size.

getPopulationSize

public int getPopulationSize()
Access the current population size.

Specified by:
getPopulationSize in interface Population
Returns:
the current population size.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:
toString in class Object

iterator

public Iterator<Chromosome> iterator()
Chromosome list iterator

Specified by:
iterator in interface Iterable<Chromosome>
Returns:
chromosome iterator


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