com.epochx.op.crossover
Interface Crossover<TYPE>

All Known Implementing Classes:

KozaCrossover, UniformPointCrossover

public interface Crossover<TYPE>

This interface defines the structure which specific crossover operations can implement to provide different methods of crossing over two CandidatePrograms. Crossover instances are used by the core GPCrossover class to perform a single crossover operation.

See Also:

GPCrossover

Method Summary

CandidateProgram<TYPE>[]

crossover(CandidateProgram<TYPE> parent1, CandidateProgram<TYPE> parent2) Implementations should perform some form of exchange of material between the two children, returning the resultant children.

Method Detail

crossover

CandidateProgram<TYPE>[] crossover(CandidateProgram<TYPE> parent1,
                                   CandidateProgram<TYPE> parent2)

Implementations should perform some form of exchange of material between the two children, returning the resultant children.

Parameters:

parent1 - The first CandidateProgram selected to undergo this crossover operation.

parent2 - The second CandidateProgram selected to undergo this crossover operation.

Returns:

An array of the child CandidatePrograms that were the result of an exchange of genetic material between the two parents.