evSOLve.JEvolution

Class Individual

java.lang.Object

evSOLve.JEvolution.Individual

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

public class Individual
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Individual(java.lang.String fileName) Constructs an Individual purely from an Individual stored in an XML file.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected java.lang.Object	clone() A proper clone also cloning Genotype (including all Chromosomes) and Phenotype.
double	getFitness() Get the fitness of the phenotype.
java.util.List<Chromosome>	getGenotype() Supplies the Individual's Genotype.
Phenotype	getPhenotype() Supplies the Individual's Phenotype.
void	toFile(java.lang.String fileName) Saves the Individual to an XML file.
java.lang.String	toString() Convert Individual's Genotype to a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Individual

public Individual(java.lang.String fileName)

Constructs an Individual purely from an Individual stored in an XML file.

Parameters:

fileName - name of the XML file

Method Detail

clone

protected java.lang.Object clone()

A proper clone also cloning Genotype (including all Chromosomes) and Phenotype.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

Object The clone.

getFitness

public double getFitness()

Get the fitness of the phenotype. If the fitness was found in the repository, it is already there. This implementation demands that getFitness() blocks, if the fitness calculation has not yet finished.

Returns:

fitness The Individual's fitness.

getGenotype

public java.util.List<Chromosome> getGenotype()

Supplies the Individual's Genotype.

Returns:

the complete genetic code

getPhenotype

public Phenotype getPhenotype()

Supplies the Individual's Phenotype.

Returns:

the problem specific code

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Convert Individual's Genotype to a string.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

String of the chromosome.

toFile

public void toFile(java.lang.String fileName)

Saves the Individual to an XML file.

Parameters:

fileName - name of the XML file