org.jgap.eval

Class PopulationHistory

java.lang.Object

org.jgap.eval.PopulationHistory

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class PopulationHistory
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Container for holding a given number of populations. Serves as a history object for later evaluation.

Since:

2.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PopulationHistory(int a_maxSize) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addPopulation(Population a_population) Adds a population to the history.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object a_other)
Population	getPopulation(int a_count)
java.util.List	getPopulations()
void	removeAllPopulations()
void	setPopulations(java.util.List a_populations) Sets the list of populations to the list provided.
int	size()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PopulationHistory

public PopulationHistory(int a_maxSize)

Constructor.

Parameters:

a_maxSize - the maximum number of Population objects to hold, or zero if there is no limit.

Since:

2.0

Method Detail

getPopulation

public Population getPopulation(int a_count)

addPopulation

public void addPopulation(Population a_population)

Adds a population to the history. If the maximum size of this container is exceeded, then the population added earliest is removed.

Parameters:

a_population - the population to be added

Since:

2.0

removeAllPopulations

public void removeAllPopulations()

Since:

2.0

size

public int size()

getPopulations

public java.util.List getPopulations()

setPopulations

public void setPopulations(java.util.List a_populations)

Sets the list of populations to the list provided.

Parameters:

a_populations - list of populations to be set

Since:

2.0

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object a_other)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

a_other - other object to compare to

Returns:

true other object seen as equal

Since:

3.5