org.dishevelled.evolve.mutate
Class AbstractUniformMutation<I>

java.lang.Object
  org.dishevelled.evolve.mutate.AbstractUniformMutation<I>

Type Parameters:

I - individual type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Mutation<I>

Direct Known Subclasses:

UniformMutation

public abstract class AbstractUniformMutation<I>
extends Object
implements Mutation<I>

Apply an uniform mutation to all individuals in a population. Subclasses need only to implement the abstract individual-wise method I mutate(I individual).

Version:

$Revision: 1059 $ $Date: 2012-01-03 14:03:02 -0600 (Tue, 03 Jan 2012) $

Author:

Michael Heuer

Constructor Summary

AbstractUniformMutation()

Method Summary

Collection<I>	mutate(Collection<I> recombined) Mutate the individuals in the specified collection of recombined individuals.
protected abstract I	mutate(I individual) Mutate the specified individual.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbstractUniformMutation

public AbstractUniformMutation()

Method Detail

mutate

public final Collection<I> mutate(Collection<I> recombined)

Mutate the individuals in the specified collection of recombined individuals.

Specified by:

mutate in interface Mutation<I>

Parameters:

recombined - collection of recombined individuals

Returns:

a collection of mutated individuals

mutate

protected abstract I mutate(I individual)

Mutate the specified individual.

Parameters:

individual - individual to mutate

Returns:

the mutated individual