org.hu.hom.api.algorithm.object

Interface SelectionStrategy<T extends AbstractMutant>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of evolved entity that we are selecting.

All Known Implementing Classes:

RandomSelection, RouletteWheelSelection, StochasticUniversalSampling, TournamentSelection, TruncationSelection

public interface SelectionStrategy<T extends AbstractMutant>

Strategy interface for "natural" selection.

Idea originally taken from watchmaker

Author:

Daniel Dyer, Asendar

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<T>	select(Population<T> population, int selectionSize) Select the specified number of candidates from the population.

Method Detail

select

java.util.List<T> select(Population<T> population,
                         int selectionSize)

Select the specified number of candidates from the population. Implementations may assume that the population is sorted in descending order according to fitness (so the fittest individual is the first item in the list).

It is an error to call this method with an empty or null population.

Parameters:

population - The Population from which to select.

selectionSize - The number of individual selections to make.

Returns:

A list containing the selected candidates.