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package org.encog.ml.ea.codec;

import org.encog.ml.MLMethod;
import org.encog.ml.ea.genome.Genome;

/**
 * This is a simple pass-through CODEC. This CODEC is used when the genome and
 * phenome are the same class, and no decoding is necessary.
 */
public class GenomeAsPhenomeCODEC implements GeneticCODEC {

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 */
	@Override
	public MLMethod decode(final Genome genome) {
		return genome;
	}

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 */
	@Override
	public Genome encode(final MLMethod phenotype) {
		return (Genome) phenotype;
	}

}