jcgp.backend.modules.mutator

Class PointMutator

java.lang.Object

jcgp.backend.modules.Module

jcgp.backend.modules.mutator.Mutator

jcgp.backend.modules.mutator.PointMutator

Direct Known Subclasses:

FixedPointMutator, PercentPointMutator

public abstract class PointMutator
extends Mutator

Point mutator

In point mutation, a number of random genes is picked and mutated until all required mutations have been performed. The actual number of genes to be mutated can be defined in any arbitrary way.

Author:

Eduardo Pedroni

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	mutate(Chromosome chromosome) Applies mutations to the specified chromosome according to the parameter values.

Methods inherited from class jcgp.backend.modules.Module

getLocalParameters, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

mutate

public void mutate(Chromosome chromosome)

Description copied from class: Mutator

Applies mutations to the specified chromosome according to the parameter values.

Specified by:

mutate in class Mutator

Parameters:

chromosome - the chromosome to mutate.