Individual.h

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#ifndef GENETIK_INDIVIDUAL
#define GENETIK_INDIVIDUAL

#include <string>


/*
        This class rapresents the individual.
*/
namespace genetiK{

class Individual
{
protected:
public:
        Individual(void);

        Individual(const Individual& individual);

        virtual ~Individual(void);

        virtual double                                                                  fitness()=0;

        virtual Individual*                                                             copy()const=0;

        virtual int                                                                     mutate(const double mutationProbability)=0;

        virtual int                                                                     crossOver(Individual* i,Individual** child1,Individual** child2)=0;


        virtual std::string                                                             toString()const;

        virtual bool                                                                    operator < (Individual& i2) { return this->fitness() < i2.fitness(); }
};

std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Individual& ind);

}


#endif

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