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| author | Eduardo Pedroni <ep625@york.ac.uk> | 2014-05-06 14:29:37 +0100 |
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The evolutionary + strategy's job is to generate the next population of solutions. In JCGP this is done by modifying + the provided population object rather than creating a new one. + <br><br> + A typical implementation of EvolutionaryStratey iterates through the chromosomes + in the population and selects the individual(s) to be promoted. It then uses + <code>mutator.mutate()</code> to generically mutate the promoted individual(s). Parameter-dependent + strategies can be implemented by accessing the parameters via the resources + argument. + <br><br> + Parameters may be specified to control the implemented strategy. Any parameters + registered with <code>registerParameters()</code> should be displayed by the user interface, + if it is being used. See <a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/modules/Module.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.modules"><code>Module</code></a> for more information. + <br><br> + It is advisable to use <code>Resources.reportln()</code> and <code>Resources.report()</code> + to print any relevant information. Note that reportln() and report() are affected + by the report interval base parameter. Use <code>Resources.println()</code> and + <code>Resources.print()</code> to print information regardless of the current generation. + See <a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/resources/Resources.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.resources"><code>Resources</code></a> for more information.</div> +<dl> +<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Author:</span></dt> +<dd>Eduardo Pedroni</dd> +<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt> +<dd><a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/modules/Module.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.modules"><code>Module</code></a></dd> +</dl> +</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="summary"> +<ul class="blockList"> +<li class="blockList"> +<!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== --> +<ul class="blockList"> +<li class="blockList"><a name="method.summary"> +<!-- --> +</a> +<h3>Method Summary</h3> +<table class="memberSummary" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" summary="Method Summary table, listing methods, and an explanation"> +<caption><span id="t0" class="activeTableTab"><span>All Methods</span><span class="tabEnd"> </span></span><span id="t2" class="tableTab"><span><a href="javascript:show(2);">Instance Methods</a></span><span class="tabEnd"> </span></span><span id="t3" class="tableTab"><span><a href="javascript:show(4);">Abstract Methods</a></span><span class="tabEnd"> </span></span></caption> +<tr> +<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Modifier and Type</th> +<th class="colLast" scope="col">Method and Description</th> +</tr> +<tr id="i0" class="altColor"> +<td class="colFirst"><code>abstract void</code></td> +<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/modules/es/EvolutionaryStrategy.html#evolve-jcgp.backend.population.Population-jcgp.backend.modules.mutator.Mutator-">evolve</a></span>(<a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/population/Population.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.population">Population</a> population, + <a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/modules/mutator/Mutator.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.modules.mutator">Mutator</a> mutator)</code> +<div class="block">Performs the selection algorithm and uses the mutator to create + the next generation of solutions.</div> +</td> +</tr> +</table> +<ul class="blockList"> +<li class="blockList"><a name="methods.inherited.from.class.jcgp.backend.modules.Module"> +<!-- --> +</a> +<h3>Methods inherited from class jcgp.backend.modules.<a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/modules/Module.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.modules">Module</a></h3> +<code><a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/modules/Module.html#getLocalParameters--">getLocalParameters</a>, <a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/modules/Module.html#toString--">toString</a></code></li> +</ul> +<ul class="blockList"> +<li class="blockList"><a name="methods.inherited.from.class.java.lang.Object"> +<!-- --> +</a> +<h3>Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object</h3> +<code>equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait</code></li> +</ul> +</li> +</ul> +</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="details"> +<ul class="blockList"> +<li class="blockList"> +<!-- ============ METHOD DETAIL ========== --> +<ul class="blockList"> +<li class="blockList"><a name="method.detail"> +<!-- --> +</a> +<h3>Method Detail</h3> +<a name="evolve-jcgp.backend.population.Population-jcgp.backend.modules.mutator.Mutator-"> +<!-- --> +</a> +<ul class="blockListLast"> +<li class="blockList"> +<h4>evolve</h4> +<pre>public abstract void evolve(<a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/population/Population.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.population">Population</a> population, + <a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/modules/mutator/Mutator.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.modules.mutator">Mutator</a> mutator)</pre> +<div class="block">Performs the selection algorithm and uses the mutator to create + the next generation of solutions.</div> +<dl> +<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt> +<dd><code>population</code> - the population to evolve.</dd> +<dd><code>mutator</code> - the mutator with which to mutate the promoted individuals.</dd> +</dl> +</li> +</ul> +</li> +</ul> +</li> +</ul> +</div> +</div> +<!-- ========= END OF CLASS DATA ========= --> +<!-- ======= START OF BOTTOM NAVBAR ====== --> +<div class="bottomNav"><a name="navbar.bottom"> +<!-- --> +</a> +<div class="skipNav"><a href="#skip.navbar.bottom" title="Skip navigation links">Skip navigation links</a></div> +<a name="navbar.bottom.firstrow"> +<!-- --> +</a> +<ul class="navList" title="Navigation"> +<li><a href="../../../../overview-summary.html">Overview</a></li> +<li><a href="package-summary.html">Package</a></li> +<li class="navBarCell1Rev">Class</li> +<li><a href="class-use/EvolutionaryStrategy.html">Use</a></li> +<li><a href="package-tree.html">Tree</a></li> +<li><a href="../../../../deprecated-list.html">Deprecated</a></li> +<li><a href="../../../../index-files/index-1.html">Index</a></li> +<li><a href="../../../../help-doc.html">Help</a></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="subNav"> +<ul class="navList"> +<li>Prev Class</li> +<li><a href="../../../../jcgp/backend/modules/es/MuPlusLambda.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.modules.es"><span class="typeNameLink">Next Class</span></a></li> +</ul> +<ul class="navList"> +<li><a href="../../../../index.html?jcgp/backend/modules/es/EvolutionaryStrategy.html" target="_top">Frames</a></li> +<li><a href="EvolutionaryStrategy.html" target="_top">No Frames</a></li> +</ul> +<ul class="navList" id="allclasses_navbar_bottom"> +<li><a href="../../../../allclasses-noframe.html">All Classes</a></li> +</ul> +<div> +<script type="text/javascript"><!-- + allClassesLink = document.getElementById("allclasses_navbar_bottom"); + if(window==top) { + allClassesLink.style.display = "block"; + } + else { + allClassesLink.style.display = "none"; + } + //--> +</script> +</div> +<div> +<ul class="subNavList"> +<li>Summary: </li> +<li>Nested | </li> +<li>Field | </li> +<li>Constr | </li> +<li><a href="#method.summary">Method</a></li> +</ul> +<ul class="subNavList"> +<li>Detail: </li> +<li>Field | </li> +<li>Constr | </li> +<li><a href="#method.detail">Method</a></li> +</ul> +</div> +<a name="skip.navbar.bottom"> +<!-- --> +</a></div> +<!-- ======== END OF BOTTOM NAVBAR ======= --> +</body> +</html> |