org.jgap.gp.impl

Class TournamentSelector

java.lang.Object

org.jgap.gp.impl.TournamentSelector

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, INaturalGPSelector

public class TournamentSelector
extends java.lang.Object
implements INaturalGPSelector, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

A GP tournament selector. The winner is determined by letting fight a number of opponents against each other. The best of all wins.

Since:

3.2

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TournamentSelector() Constructor with default tournament size.
TournamentSelector(int a_tournament_size) Preferred Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	clone()
IGPProgram	select(GPGenotype a_genotype) Does the tournament selection.
void	setTournamentSize(int a_tournament_size)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TournamentSelector

public TournamentSelector()

Constructor with default tournament size.

Since:

3.2

TournamentSelector

public TournamentSelector(int a_tournament_size)

Preferred Constructor.

Parameters:

a_tournament_size - the size of the tournament

Since:

3.2

Method Detail

setTournamentSize

public void setTournamentSize(int a_tournament_size)

Parameters:

a_tournament_size - the size of the tournament

Since:

3.4

select

public IGPProgram select(GPGenotype a_genotype)

Does the tournament selection.

Specified by:

select in interface INaturalGPSelector

Parameters:

a_genotype - the genotype containing the competers

Returns:

program that won the tournament

Since:

3.2

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

deep clone of this instance

Since:

3.2