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<pre>public class <span class="typeNameLabel">JCGP</span>
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<div class="block">Top-level JCGP class. This class is the entry point for a CGP experiment. 
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 An instance of JCGP encapsulates the entire experiment. It contains a <code>Resources</code>
 object which can be retrieved via a getter. Modules can be selected using their
 respective setters.
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 The flow of the experiment is controlled using <code>start()</code>, <code>nextGeneration()</code>
 and <code>reset()</code>. Files can be loaded with their respective load methods and
 chromosome configurations can be saved with <code>saveChromosome()</code>. 
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 JCGP supports an extra console in addition to <code>System.console()</code>, so that messages
 can also be printed to a GUI, for example. This extra console can be set with <code>setConsole()</code>, 
 and must implement jcgp.resources.Console.</div>
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<td class="colOne"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#JCGP--">JCGP</a></span>()</code>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../jcgp/backend/modules/es/EvolutionaryStrategy.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.modules.es">EvolutionaryStrategy</a>[]</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#getEvolutionaryStrategies--">getEvolutionaryStrategies</a></span>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../jcgp/backend/population/Population.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.population">Population</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#getPopulation--">getPopulation</a></span>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../jcgp/backend/modules/problem/Problem.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.modules.problem">Problem</a>[]</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#getProblems--">getProblems</a></span>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../jcgp/backend/resources/ModifiableResources.html" title="class in jcgp.backend.resources">ModifiableResources</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#getResources--">getResources</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns a reference to the <code>ModifiableResources</code> used by the
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<td class="colFirst"><code>boolean</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#isFinished--">isFinished</a></span>()</code>
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<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#loadChromosome-java.io.File-int-">loadChromosome</a></span>(java.io.File&nbsp;file,
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 the specified population index.</div>
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<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#loadParameters-java.io.File-">loadParameters</a></span>(java.io.File&nbsp;file)</code>
<div class="block">When given a .par file, this method loads the parameters into the
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#loadProblemData-java.io.File-">loadProblemData</a></span>(java.io.File&nbsp;file)</code>
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<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#main-java.lang.String...-">main</a></span>(java.lang.String...&nbsp;args)</code>
<div class="block">JCGP main method, this is used to execute JCGP from the command line.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#nextGeneration--">nextGeneration</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Performs one full generational cycle.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#reset--">reset</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Resets the experiment.</div>
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<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#saveChromosome-java.io.File-int-">saveChromosome</a></span>(java.io.File&nbsp;file,
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<div class="block">Saves a copy of the specified chromosome 
 into the given file.</div>
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<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#setConsole-jcgp.backend.resources.Console-">setConsole</a></span>(<a href="../jcgp/backend/resources/Console.html" title="interface in jcgp.backend.resources">Console</a>&nbsp;console)</code>
<div class="block">Sets an extra console.</div>
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<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#setEvolutionaryStrategy-int-">setEvolutionaryStrategy</a></span>(int&nbsp;index)</code>&nbsp;</td>
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<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../jcgp/JCGP.html#start--">start</a></span>()</code>
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<pre>public&nbsp;JCGP()</pre>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;void&nbsp;main(java.lang.String...&nbsp;args)</pre>
<div class="block">JCGP main method, this is used to execute JCGP from the command line. 
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 requiring a .par file and an optional problem data file. As in the traditional CGP
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<div class="block">Returns a reference to the <code>ModifiableResources</code> used by the
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<pre>public&nbsp;void&nbsp;nextGeneration()</pre>
<div class="block">Performs one full generational cycle. More specifically, 
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 using the selected evolutionary strategy and mutator.
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 a new population is created at the end of each run automatically.
 When all runs have been performed, this method sets the experiment
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 performed on the same thread of execution, so this
 method will most likely block for a significant amount
 of time (problem-dependent, but anywhere from seconds to days).
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<pre>public&nbsp;void&nbsp;reset()</pre>
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 the current generation and run parameters to 1 and prints
 a complete list of the experiment's parameters.</div>
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<div class="block">When given a .par file, this method loads the parameters into the
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<div class="block">Parses a problem data file. This is problem-dependent, not
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<div class="block">Loads a chromosome from the given file into
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<dd><code>file</code> - the chromosome to parse.</dd>
<dd><code>chromosomeIndex</code> - the population index into which to parse.</dd>
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<dd><code>file</code> - the target file.</dd>
<dd><code>chromosomeIndex</code> - the index of the chromosome to save.</dd>
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<div class="block">Sets an extra console. The entire JCGP library prints
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 additional console, if one is defined. This is used so 
 that messages are printed on a user interface as well, 
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