Interface GeneticAlgorithm

Method Details

• setFitnessFunction

  void setFitnessFunction(FitnessFunction func) throws ChangeVetoException

  The fitness function that will be used to compute the fitness of each organism.

  Parameters:

  func - the FitnessFunction to be used

  Throws:

  ChangeVetoException - if the change is vetoed.

• getFitnessFunction

  FitnessFunction getFitnessFunction()

  Returns the fitness function, i.e. the class that computes the fitness of each organism in a population.

  Returns:

  the fitness function

• setPopulation

  void setPopulation(Population pop) throws ChangeVetoException

  Sets the Population of Organisms to the Algorithm.

  Parameters:

  pop - the population to add.

  Throws:

  ChangeVetoException - if new populations are not allowed.

• getPopulation

  Population getPopulation()

  The registered Population

  Returns:

  the Population being operated on.

• setSelectionFunction

  void setSelectionFunction(SelectionFunction function) throws ChangeVetoException

  Changes the SelectionFunction used to select candidates for the next generation

  Parameters:

  function - a SelectionFunction

  Throws:

  ChangeVetoException - if the SelectionFunction is not allowed to be changed

• getSelectionFunction

  SelectionFunction getSelectionFunction()

  Returns:

  the current SelectionFunction

• setCrossOverFunction

  void setCrossOverFunction(CrossOverFunction function) throws ChangeVetoException

  Changes the CrossOverFunction used to CrossOver Chromosomes

  Parameters:

  function - a CrossOverFunction

  Throws:

  ChangeVetoException - if the CrossOverFunction is not allowed to be changed

• getCrossOverFunction

  CrossOverFunction getCrossOverFunction()

  Returns:

  the current CrossOverFunction

• setMutationFunction

  void setMutationFunction(MutationFunction function) throws ChangeVetoException

  Sets the current MutationFunction

  Parameters:

  function - a MutationFunction

  Throws:

  ChangeVetoException - if the MutationFunction change is Vetoed by a listener.

• getMutationFunction

  MutationFunction getMutationFunction()

  Returns:

  the current MutationFunction

• getGeneration

  int getGeneration()

  Returns:

  the Current generation number

• run

  void run(GAStoppingCriteria stoppingCriteria) throws ChangeVetoException, IllegalAlphabetException, IllegalSymbolException

  Iterates the Algorithm until the stopping criteria are met. For saftey implementations should synchronize on this method.

  Parameters:

  stoppingCriteria - determines when to stop.

  Throws:

  ChangeVetoException - if the Population being modified is locked

  IllegalAlphabetException - if the MutationFunction chosen attempts to modify a Symbol from one of the Chromosomes to a Symbol outside of its Alphabet.

  IllegalSymbolException - if the MutationFunction chosen is using the wrong Alphabet.