Interface CrossoverOperator<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of object used to represent candidate solutions to the problem.

All Superinterfaces:

Splittable<CrossoverOperator<T>>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CycleCrossover, EdgeRecombination, EnhancedEdgeRecombination, HybridCrossover, KPointCrossover, KPointCrossover, KPointCrossover, NonWrappingOrderCrossover, OrderCrossover, OrderCrossoverTwo, PartiallyMatchedCrossover, PositionBasedCrossover, PrecedencePreservativeCrossover, SinglePointCrossover, SinglePointCrossover, SinglePointCrossover, TwoPointCrossover, TwoPointCrossover, TwoPointCrossover, UniformCrossover, UniformCrossover, UniformCrossover, UniformOrderBasedCrossover, UniformPartiallyMatchedCrossover, UniformPrecedencePreservativeCrossover, WeightedHybridCrossover

public interface CrossoverOperator<T>
extends Splittable<CrossoverOperator<T>>

Implement the CrossoverOperator interface to implement a crossover operator for use in evolutionary algorithms.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	cross(T c1, T c2)	Performs a crossover for an evolutionary algorithm, such that crossover forms two children from two parents.

Methods inherited from interface Splittable

split

Method Details

cross

void cross(T c1,
 T c2)

Performs a crossover for an evolutionary algorithm, such that crossover forms two children from two parents. Implementations of this method modify the parameters, transforming the parents into the children.

Parameters:

c1 - A candidate solution subject to the crossover. This method changes the state of c1.

c2 - A candidate solution subject to the crossover. This method changes the state of c2.