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Inputs are not mutable since they don't have + connections or functions. + <br><br> + This interface provides a way to deal with mutable elements + generically without having to specify whether they are nodes + or outputs. In this way a random mutable element can be picked and + dealt with more easily, facilitating mutations.</div> +<dl> +<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Author:</span></dt> +<dd>Eduardo Pedroni</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>boolean</code></td> +<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/Mutable.html#copyOf-jcgp.backend.population.Mutable-">copyOf</a></span>(<a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/Mutable.html" title="interface in jcgp.backend.population">Mutable</a> element)</code> +<div class="block">Asserts if the specified element is a copy of the elements + this is called on.<br> + This method returns true if and only if: + + the elements being compared are not the same instance; + the connections of the compared elements are not the same instance; + the elements have the same function (in the case of Node); + the grid position of the elements themselves are the same; + the grid position of all equivalent connections are the same; + + <br><br> + The relationship computed by this method is: + + symmetric: a.copyOf(b) == b.copyOf(a); + not reflexive: a.copyOf(a) returns false; + not transitive: if a.copyOf(b) is true and b.copyOf(c) is true, a.copyOf(c) is + not necessarily true since it is possible that a == c. + </div> +</td> +</tr> +<tr id="i1" class="rowColor"> +<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td> +<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/Mutable.html#setConnection-int-jcgp.backend.population.Connection-">setConnection</a></span>(int index, + <a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/Connection.html" title="interface in jcgp.backend.population">Connection</a> newConnection)</code> +<div class="block">This method sets the indexed connection to the specified new connection.</div> +</td> +</tr> +</table> +</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="setConnection-int-jcgp.backend.population.Connection-"> +<!-- --> +</a> +<ul class="blockList"> +<li class="blockList"> +<h4>setConnection</h4> +<pre>void setConnection(int index, + <a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/Connection.html" title="interface in jcgp.backend.population">Connection</a> newConnection)</pre> +<div class="block">This method sets the indexed connection to the specified new connection. + Implementing classes may choose to ignore the given index (such as in the + case of outputs, which only have one connection).</div> +<dl> +<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt> +<dd><code>index</code> - the connection index to set.</dd> +<dd><code>newConnection</code> - the chromosome element to connect to.</dd> +</dl> +</li> +</ul> +<a name="copyOf-jcgp.backend.population.Mutable-"> +<!-- --> +</a> +<ul class="blockListLast"> +<li class="blockList"> +<h4>copyOf</h4> +<pre>boolean copyOf(<a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/Mutable.html" title="interface in jcgp.backend.population">Mutable</a> element)</pre> +<div class="block">Asserts if the specified element is a copy of the elements + this is called on.<br> + This method returns true if and only if: + <ul> + <li>the elements being compared are not the same instance;</li> + <li>the connections of the compared elements are not the same instance;</li> + <li>the elements have the same function (in the case of Node);</li> + <li>the grid position of the elements themselves are the same;</li> + <li>the grid position of all equivalent connections are the same;</li> + </ul> + <br><br> + The relationship computed by this method is: + <ul> + <li>symmetric: a.copyOf(b) == b.copyOf(a);</li> + <li>not reflexive: a.copyOf(a) returns false;</li> + <li>not transitive: if a.copyOf(b) is true and b.copyOf(c) is true, a.copyOf(c) is + not necessarily true since it is possible that a == c.</li> + </ul></div> +<dl> +<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt> +<dd><code>element</code> - the mutable element to compare to.</dd> +<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt> +<dd>true if <code>element</code> is a copy of this element.</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/Mutable.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><a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/Input.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.population"><span class="typeNameLink">Prev Class</span></a></li> +<li><a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/Node.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.population"><span class="typeNameLink">Next Class</span></a></li> +</ul> +<ul class="navList"> +<li><a href="../../../index.html?jcgp/backend/population/Mutable.html" target="_top">Frames</a></li> +<li><a href="Mutable.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> |