ec.es
Class ESSelection

java.lang.Object
  extended byec.BreedingSource
      extended byec.SelectionMethod
          extended byec.es.ESSelection
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Cloneable, Prototype, RandomChoiceChooser, java.io.Serializable, Setup

public class ESSelection
extends SelectionMethod

ESSelection is a special SelectionMethod designed to be used with evolutionary strategies-type breeders. The rule is simple: if your pipeline returns N children when you called it, ESSelection objects must have been called exactly N times (selecting N children altogether in that pass). No more, no less. You can use other selection methods (Tournament Selection is a good choice) to fill the slack.

Default Base
es.select

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Serialized Form

Field Summary
static java.lang.String P_ESSELECT
           
 
Fields inherited from class ec.SelectionMethod
INDS_PRODUCED
 
Fields inherited from class ec.BreedingSource
CHECKBOUNDARY, DEFAULT_PRODUCED, NO_PROBABILITY, P_PROB, probability, UNUSED
 
Constructor Summary
ESSelection()
           
 
Method Summary
 Parameter defaultBase()
          Returns the default base for this prototype.
 int produce(int subpopulation, EvolutionState state, int thread)
          An alternative form of "produce" special to Selection Methods; selects an individual from the given subpopulation and returns its position in that subpopulation.
 int produce(int min, int max, int start, int subpopulation, Individual[] inds, EvolutionState state, int thread)
          Produces n individuals from the given subpopulation and puts them into inds[start...start+n-1], where n = Min(Max(q,min),max), where q is the "typical" number of individuals the BreedingSource produces in one shot, and returns n.
 
Methods inherited from class ec.SelectionMethod
finishProducing, preparePipeline, prepareToProduce, produces, typicalIndsProduced
 
Methods inherited from class ec.BreedingSource
clone, getProbability, pickRandom, setProbability, setup, setupProbabilities
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

P_ESSELECT

public static final java.lang.String P_ESSELECT
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Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

ESSelection

public ESSelection()
Method Detail

defaultBase

public Parameter defaultBase()
Description copied from interface: Prototype
Returns the default base for this prototype. This should generally be implemented by building off of the static base() method on the DefaultsForm object for the prototype's package. This should be callable during setup(...).


produce

public int produce(int subpopulation,
                   EvolutionState state,
                   int thread)
Description copied from class: SelectionMethod
An alternative form of "produce" special to Selection Methods; selects an individual from the given subpopulation and returns its position in that subpopulation.

Specified by:
produce in class SelectionMethod

produce

public int produce(int min,
                   int max,
                   int start,
                   int subpopulation,
                   Individual[] inds,
                   EvolutionState state,
                   int thread)
Description copied from class: BreedingSource
Produces n individuals from the given subpopulation and puts them into inds[start...start+n-1], where n = Min(Max(q,min),max), where q is the "typical" number of individuals the BreedingSource produces in one shot, and returns n. max must be >= min, and min must be >= 1. For example, crossover might typically produce two individuals, tournament selection might typically produce a single individual, etc.

Overrides:
produce in class SelectionMethod