genetiK::Population Class Reference
[Common GenetiK framework]

Population is a collection of Individual objects. More...

#include <Population.h>

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Public Member Functions
	Population (unsigned int size)
	creates a new Population able to hold size Individuals
virtual	~Population (void)
	destroys this population and the Idividual objects it contains
unsigned int	getSize () const
	retrieves the size of the population
Individual **	getIndividuals ()
	retrieves the Individual collection
Individual *	getBest ()
	retrieves the Individual having highest fitness in the Population
void	sort (bool ascending=true)
	sort individuals by fitness

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Detailed Description

Population is a collection of Individual objects.

The Population class represents a single generation of Individuals in a given stage of the execution of an EvolutionaryAlgorithm

See also:

Individual

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

genetiK::Population::~Population (  void   )  [virtual]

destroys this population and the Idividual objects it contains See also: Individual::~Individual(void);

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Member Function Documentation

Individual * genetiK::Population::getBest (   )

retrieves the Individual having highest fitness in the Population Returns: the best Individual See also: Individual::fitness()

Individual** genetiK::Population::getIndividuals (   )  [inline]

retrieves the Individual collection Deprecated: This method should be changed soon Returns: all the Individual objects

unsigned int genetiK::Population::getSize (   )  const [inline]

retrieves the size of the population Returns: the size

void genetiK::Population::sort (  bool  ascending = true  )

sort individuals by fitness Sorts the Individuals in this Population by fitness, in ascending or descending order Parameters: ascending  specifies if sorting is ascending or not See also: fitness

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• devel/genetik/src/Population.h
• devel/genetik/src/Population.cpp

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