org.jgap.impl

Class SetGene

java.lang.Object

org.jgap.BaseGene

org.jgap.impl.SetGene

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable, Gene, IBusinessKey, IPersistentRepresentation, IUniqueKey

public class SetGene
extends BaseGene
implements IPersistentRepresentation

ATTENTION: This class is preliminary and subject of future adaptations! Use with care or wait for a more mature version we are working on.

Creates a gene instance in which individual alleles have both a label (key) and a value with a distinct meaning. For example, IntegerGene only allows for values having a continuous range, and does not have a function where it is possible to specify setValue...

Since:

2.4

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.jgap.BaseGene

DELTA, S_APPLICATION_DATA

Fields inherited from interface org.jgap.Gene

PERSISTENT_FIELD_DELIMITER

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SetGene() Default constructor.
SetGene(Configuration a_conf)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addAllele(java.lang.Object a_value) Adds a potential allele value to the collection.
void	addAlleles(java.util.Collection a_alleles) Add a set of potential allele values to the collection
void	applyMutation(int a_index, double a_percentage) See interface Gene for description of applyMutation.
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object other) Compares this NumberGene with the specified object (which must also be a NumberGene) for order, which is determined by the number value of this Gene compared to the one provided for comparison.
java.lang.String	getPersistentRepresentation() Retrieves a string representation of this Gene that includes any information required to reconstruct it at a later time, such as its value and internal state.
int	hashCode() Modified hashCode() function to return different hashcodes for differently ordered genes in a chromosome
void	removeAlleles(java.lang.Object a_key) Removes a potential allele or set of alleles from the collection.
void	setAllele(java.lang.Object a_newValue) Sets the value (allele) of this Gene to the new given value.
void	setToRandomValue(RandomGenerator a_numberGenerator) Sets the allele value to be a random value using a defined random number generator.
void	setValueFromPersistentRepresentation(java.lang.String a_representation) Sets the value and internal state of this Gene from the string representation returned by a previous invocation of the getPersistentRepresentation() method.

Methods inherited from class org.jgap.BaseGene

cleanup, equals, getAllele, getApplicationData, getBusinessKey, getConfiguration, getConstraintChecker, getEnergy, getUniqueID, getUniqueIDTemplate, isCompareApplicationData, newGene, setApplicationData, setCompareApplicationData, setConstraintChecker, setEnergy, setUniqueIDTemplate, size, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SetGene

public SetGene()
        throws InvalidConfigurationException

Default constructor.

Attention: The configuration used is the one set with the static method Genotype.setConfiguration.

Throws:

InvalidConfigurationException

SetGene

public SetGene(Configuration a_conf)
        throws InvalidConfigurationException

Parameters:

a_conf - the configuration to use

Throws:

InvalidConfigurationException

Since:

3.0

Method Detail

addAllele

public void addAllele(java.lang.Object a_value)

Adds a potential allele value to the collection.

Parameters:

a_value - the Integer value to be added

addAlleles

public void addAlleles(java.util.Collection a_alleles)

Add a set of potential allele values to the collection

Parameters:

a_alleles - the set of alleles to be added

removeAlleles

public void removeAlleles(java.lang.Object a_key)

Removes a potential allele or set of alleles from the collection.

Parameters:

a_key - the unique value(s) of the object(s) to be removed

setToRandomValue

public void setToRandomValue(RandomGenerator a_numberGenerator)

Sets the allele value to be a random value using a defined random number generator.

Specified by:

setToRandomValue in interface Gene

Parameters:

a_numberGenerator - RandomGenerator

applyMutation

public void applyMutation(int a_index,
                          double a_percentage)

See interface Gene for description of applyMutation. For this kind of gene, providing an index and a magnitude have no significance because the individual allele forms are independent of one another. In mutating, they can only cange from one form to another. It may be possible to weight the likelihood of mutation to different forms, but that will not be implemented here.

Specified by:

applyMutation in interface Gene

Parameters:

a_index - ignored here

a_percentage - ignored here

Since:

2.4

setValueFromPersistentRepresentation

public void setValueFromPersistentRepresentation(java.lang.String a_representation)
                                          throws UnsupportedRepresentationException

Sets the value and internal state of this Gene from the string representation returned by a previous invocation of the getPersistentRepresentation() method. This is an optional method but, if not implemented, XML persistence and possibly other features will not be available. An UnsupportedOperationException should be thrown if no implementation is provided.

Specified by:

setValueFromPersistentRepresentation in interface Gene

Specified by:

setValueFromPersistentRepresentation in interface IPersistentRepresentation

Parameters:

a_representation - the string representation retrieved from a prior call to the getPersistentRepresentation() method

Throws:

UnsupportedRepresentationException - if this Gene implementation does not support the given string representation

Since:

1.0

getPersistentRepresentation

public java.lang.String getPersistentRepresentation()
                                             throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

Retrieves a string representation of this Gene that includes any information required to reconstruct it at a later time, such as its value and internal state. This string will be used to represent this Gene in XML persistence. This is an optional method but, if not implemented, XML persistence and possibly other features will not be available. An UnsupportedOperationException should be thrown if no implementation is provided.

Specified by:

getPersistentRepresentation in interface Gene

Specified by:

getPersistentRepresentation in interface IPersistentRepresentation

Returns:

a string representation of this Gene's current state

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - to indicate that no implementation is provided for this method

Since:

1.0

setAllele

public void setAllele(java.lang.Object a_newValue)

Sets the value (allele) of this Gene to the new given value. This class expects the value to be an instance of current type (e.g. Integer).

Specified by:

setAllele in interface Gene

Parameters:

a_newValue - the new value of this Gene instance.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object other)

Compares this NumberGene with the specified object (which must also be a NumberGene) for order, which is determined by the number value of this Gene compared to the one provided for comparison.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

other - the NumberGene to be compared to this NumberGene

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the object provided for comparison

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the specified object's type prevents it from being compared to this NumberGene

Since:

2.4

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Modified hashCode() function to return different hashcodes for differently ordered genes in a chromosome

Overrides:

hashCode in class BaseGene

Returns:

-67 if no allele set, otherwise value return by BaseGene.hashCode()

Since:

2.4