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Last Modified : January 7 2002

mss.ea.rec
Class MPArrayRecombination

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public class MPArrayRecombination
extends ArrayRecombination

Multipoint Crossover for Arrays. This operator produces two children from two parents. For the number of intersection na obtains: 0 < na < width( list ).

Since:
0.1
Version:
0.1 (08-08-2001)
Author:
Andreas Rummler

Field Summary
protected  int intersection
          Number of intersections.
protected  int[] intersectionPoints
          Intersection points.
protected  java.util.Random rand
          Random generator.
 
Fields inherited from class mss.ea.rec.Recombination
quantity, required
 
Fields inherited from class mss.ea.core.GeneticOperator
description, ID, name
 
Constructor Summary
MPArrayRecombination(int intersectionNumber)
          Constructor.
MPArrayRecombination(int[] intersectionPoints)
          Constructor with intersection points.
 
Method Summary
 ArrayChromosome[] recombine(ArrayChromosome[] cra)
          Performs the recombination.
 
Methods inherited from class mss.ea.rec.ArrayRecombination
recombine
 
Methods inherited from class mss.ea.rec.Recombination
getQuantity, getRequired
 
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
 

Field Detail

rand

protected java.util.Random rand
Random generator.

intersection

protected int intersection
Number of intersections.

intersectionPoints

protected int[] intersectionPoints
Intersection points.
Constructor Detail

MPArrayRecombination

public MPArrayRecombination(int intersectionNumber)
Constructor.
Parameters:
intersectionNumber - number of intersections of the lists

MPArrayRecombination

public MPArrayRecombination(int[] intersectionPoints)
Constructor with intersection points. This constructor should only be used for debugging purposes.
Parameters:
intersectionPoints - array with intersection points
Method Detail

recombine

public ArrayChromosome[] recombine(ArrayChromosome[] cra)
                            throws RecombinationException
Performs the recombination.
Overrides:
recombine in class ArrayRecombination
Parameters:
cra - array with at least two parents
Returns:
array with two children
Throws:
RecombinationException - thrown in case that recombination fails

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