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<pre>public interface <span class="typeNameLabel">MutableElement</span></pre>
<div class="block"><code>MutableElement</code> declares the expected behaviour of any
part of a chromosome that is mutable, more specifically
nodes or outputs. Inputs are not mutable since they don't have
connections or functions.
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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>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>boolean</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/MutableElement.html#copyOf-jcgp.backend.population.MutableElement-">copyOf</a></span>(<a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/MutableElement.html" title="interface in jcgp.backend.population">MutableElement</a> element)</code>
<div class="block">Asserts if the specified element is a copy of the elements
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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;
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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
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/MutableElement.html#setConnection-int-jcgp.backend.population.Connection-">setConnection</a></span>(int index,
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<div class="block">This method sets the indexed connection to the specified new connection.</div>
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<pre>boolean copyOf(<a href="../../../jcgp/backend/population/MutableElement.html" title="interface in jcgp.backend.population">MutableElement</a> element)</pre>
<div class="block">Asserts if the specified element is a copy of the elements
this is called on.<br>
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<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>
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<li>the grid position of all equivalent connections are the same;</li>
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<li>not transitive: if a.copyOf(b) is true and b.copyOf(c) is true, a.copyOf(c) is
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<dd><code>element</code> - the mutable element to compare to.</dd>
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<dd>true if <code>element</code> is a copy of this element.</dd>
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