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Last Modified : January 7 2002

mss.ea.mut
Class SwapStringMutation

java.lang.Object
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                    +--mss.ea.mut.StringMutation
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                          +--mss.ea.mut.SwapStringMutation

public class SwapStringMutation
extends StringMutation

Swap mutation of a string. This operator will randomly swap two characters of a string.

Since:
0.1
Version:
0.1 (09-06-00)
Author:
Andreas Rummler

Fields inherited from class mss.ea.mut.StringMutation
rand
 
Fields inherited from class mss.ea.mut.ChromosomeMutation
mutationPropability
 
Fields inherited from class mss.ea.core.GeneticOperator
description, ID, name
 
Constructor Summary
SwapStringMutation()
          Constructor.
SwapStringMutation(float propability)
          Constructor with mutation propability.
 
Method Summary
 void mutate(Chromosome cr)
          Performs the mutation.
 
Methods inherited from class mss.ea.core.GeneticOperator
getDescription, getID, getName, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

SwapStringMutation

public SwapStringMutation()
Constructor. The mutation propability is set to 0.05.

SwapStringMutation

public SwapStringMutation(float propability)
Constructor with mutation propability.
Parameters:
propability - mutation propability
Method Detail

mutate

public void mutate(Chromosome cr)
            throws MutationException
Performs the mutation.
Overrides:
mutate in class ChromosomeMutation
Parameters:
cr - chromosome of type String
Throws:
MutationException - thrown, if operator fails

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