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Class geneticAlgorithm.Pop 

java.lang.Object
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public class Pop
extends Object
implements Serializable
Class Pop is responsible for maintaning a vector of individuals and their total fitness value. Problem dependent methods are done by calling the Function class methods.

Constructor Index

o Pop()
Creates empty population.
o Pop(int)
Create a population of popSize individuals.

Method Index

o add(Ind)
Receives an individual and adds it to the population.
o add(Pop)
Receives a new population and adds it to the old one.
o calcFitness()
Calculates the population total fitness.
o crossOver()
Choose two individuals randomly for cross-over operation.
o crossOver(int, int)
Receives two individuals, calls Function class method to perform the cross-over, and returns the newly created child.
o getAvgFitness()
Returns the population average fitness.
o getBestInd()
Returns the individual with the best fitness value.
o getInd(int)
Returns the individual in the 'pos' index.
o reset()
Deletes population.
o size()
Returns the population size.

Constructors

o Pop 
 public Pop()
Creates empty population.

o Pop 
 public Pop(int popSize)
Create a population of popSize individuals.

Methods

o getBestInd 
 public Ind getBestInd()
Returns the individual with the best fitness value.

o getAvgFitness 
 public double getAvgFitness()
Returns the population average fitness.

o calcFitness 
 public void calcFitness()
Calculates the population total fitness.

o reset 
 public void reset()
Deletes population.

o getInd 
 public Ind getInd(int pos)
Returns the individual in the 'pos' index.

o add 
 public void add(Ind ind)
Receives an individual and adds it to the population.

o add 
 public void add(Pop pop)
Receives a new population and adds it to the old one.

o size 
 public int size()
Returns the population size.

o crossOver 
 public Ind crossOver()
Choose two individuals randomly for cross-over operation.

o crossOver 
 public Ind crossOver(int pos1,
                      int pos2)
Receives two individuals, calls Function class method to perform the cross-over, and returns the newly created child. 

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