org.vizzini.ai.geneticalgorithm
Interface ISelector

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSelector, FitnessProportionalSelector, RandomSelector

public interface ISelector

Defines methods required by a chromosome selector in a genetic algorithm.

Since:

v0.3

Version:

v0.3

Author:

Jeffrey M. Thompson

Method Summary

int	getLastIndex() Return the last index selected, or -1 if none.
void	init(IPopulation population) Initialize this selector from the given population.
IChromosome	selectNext() Select the next chromosome from the population.

Method Detail

getLastIndex

int getLastIndex()

Return the last index selected, or -1 if none.

Since:

v0.3

init

void init(IPopulation population)

Initialize this selector from the given population.

Since:

v0.3

selectNext

IChromosome selectNext()

Select the next chromosome from the population.

Since:

v0.3