ec.eda.dovs

Class DOVSBreeder

java.lang.Object

ec.Breeder

ec.eda.dovs.DOVSBreeder

All Implemented Interfaces:

Setup, Singleton, java.io.Serializable

public class DOVSBreeder
extends Breeder

DOVSBreeder is a Breeder which overrides the breedPopulation method to first construct hyperbox around current best individual and replace the population with new individuals sampled from this hyperbox. All the heavy lifting is done in DOVSSpecies and its descendant, not here.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DOVSBreeder()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Population	breedPopulation(EvolutionState state) This method have three major part, first identify the best indiviudal, and then call updateMostPromisingArea(...) to construct a hyperbox around this individual.
void	setup(EvolutionState state, Parameter base) Sets up the object by reading it from the parameters stored in state, built off of the parameter base base.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DOVSBreeder

public DOVSBreeder()

Method Detail

setup

public void setup(EvolutionState state,
                  Parameter base)

Description copied from interface: Setup

Sets up the object by reading it from the parameters stored in state, built off of the parameter base base. If an ancestor implements this method, be sure to call super.setup(state,base); before you do anything else.

breedPopulation

public Population breedPopulation(EvolutionState state)

This method have three major part, first identify the best indiviudal, and then call updateMostPromisingArea(...) to construct a hyperbox around this individual. At last, sampled a new population from the hyperbox and take the none redundant samples and return it.

Specified by:

breedPopulation in class Breeder