Added methods in Chromosome to compare active and all nodes. Associated tests also written.

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/jcgp/population/MutableElement.java b/src/jcgp/population/MutableElement.java
index 5eae4ef..114a4ab 100644
--- a/src/jcgp/population/MutableElement.java
+++ b/src/jcgp/population/MutableElement.java
@@ -3,5 +3,23 @@ package jcgp.population;
 public interface MutableElement {
 	
 	public void setConnection(Connection newConnection);
+
+	/**
+	 * This method returns true if and only if:</br>
+	 * 	- the elements being compared are not the same instance;</br>
+	 *  - the connections of the compared elements are not the same instance;</br>
+	 *  - the elements have the same function (in the case of Node);</br>
+	 *  - the grid position of the elements themselves are the same;</br>
+	 *  - the grid position of all equivalent connections are the same;</br></br>
+	 * 
+	 * The relationship computed by this method is:</br>
+	 *  - symmetric: a.copyOf(b) == b.copyOf(a);</br>
+	 *  - not reflexive: a.copyOf(a) returns false;</br>
+	 *  - not transitive: if a.copyOf(b) is true and b.copyOf(c) is true, a.copyOf(c) is not necessarily true;</br>
+	 * 
+	 * @param m
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	boolean copyOf(MutableElement m);
 	
 }