org.apache.commons.math3.genetics

Interface CrossoverPolicy

All Known Implementing Classes:

OnePointCrossover

public interface CrossoverPolicy

Policy used to create a pair of new chromosomes by performing a crossover operation on a source pair of chromosomes.

Since:

2.0

Version:

$Id: CrossoverPolicy.java 1244107 2012-02-14 16:17:55Z erans $

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ChromosomePair	crossover(Chromosome first, Chromosome second) Perform a crossover operation on the given chromosomes.

Method Detail

crossover

ChromosomePair crossover(Chromosome first,
                       Chromosome second)

Perform a crossover operation on the given chromosomes.

Parameters:

first - the first chromosome.

second - the second chromosome.

Returns:

the pair of new chromosomes that resulted from the crossover.