genetiK::gp::IndividualFactory Class Reference
[Genetic Programming framework]

IndividualFactory: GP-specific Individual Factory. More...

#include <IndividualFactory.h>

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Public Types
enum	EGenerateGeneFlags { TERMINAL = 1, FUNCTION = 2 }
	Node flags. More...
Public Member Functions
	IndividualFactory (unsigned char maxHeight, ETreeInitialization treeInitialization)
	Creates a factory that generates Individual objects for the Genetic Programming.
virtual	~IndividualFactory ()
	destructor
genetiK::Individual *	generate ()=0
	abstract generate function
virtual Gene *	generateGene (EGenerateGeneFlags flags)=0
	abstract generate gene function
virtual Gene *	generateBranch (unsigned char height, ETreeInitialization treeInitialization)
	generate a new branch
virtual Gene *	generateTree ()
	generate a new tree
unsigned char	getMaxHeight () const
	max heigth of a tree
ETreeInitialization	getTreeInitialization () const
	return the tree initialization method
Protected Member Functions
virtual void	generateChildren (Gene *branchRoot, unsigned char height)
	populate a node generating all its subbranches

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Detailed Description

IndividualFactory: GP-specific Individual Factory.

This class extends the generic genetiK::IndividualFactory to generate individuals to be used with Genetic Algorithms.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

genetiK::gp::IndividualFactory::IndividualFactory (  unsigned char  maxHeight, ETreeInitialization  treeInitialization )

Creates a factory that generates Individual objects for the Genetic Programming. Parameters: maxHeight  max height of the tree treeInitialization  Tree initialization method: FULL or GROW See also: EGenerateGeneFlags

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Member Function Documentation

genetiK::Individual* genetiK::gp::IndividualFactory::generate (   )  [pure virtual]

abstract generate function This function must be extended by sublcasses to generate appropriate individuals. Returns: a new Individual Implements genetiK::IndividualFactory. Implemented in genetiK::gp::st::IndividualFactory.

gp::Gene * genetiK::gp::IndividualFactory::generateBranch (  unsigned char  height, ETreeInitialization  treeInitialization )  [virtual]

generate a new branch This function generate a new branch. Parameters: height  the max height of the new branch treeInitialization  GROW or FULL Returns: the new branch Reimplemented in genetiK::gp::st::IndividualFactory.

void genetiK::gp::IndividualFactory::generateChildren (  Gene *  branchRoot, unsigned char  height )  [protected, virtual]

populate a node generating all its subbranches This method generates all branchRoot subbranches. Parameters: branchRoot  the gene to be populated height  the max height of the subbranches Reimplemented in genetiK::gp::st::IndividualFactory.

virtual Gene* genetiK::gp::IndividualFactory::generateGene (  EGenerateGeneFlags  flags  )  [pure virtual]

abstract generate gene function This function must be extended by sublcasses to generate appropriate gene. This function returns a random gene obeying the rules specified in flags. Parameters: flags  TERMINAL for a gene with arity equal to 1 and FUNCTION for a gene with greter or equal to 1. If both the flags are specified, you should return a random gene (TERMINAL or FUNCTION) Returns: a random gene

Gene * genetiK::gp::IndividualFactory::generateTree (   )  [virtual]

generate a new tree It simply calls the generateBranch with the appropriate height Returns: the new tree See also: generateBranch Reimplemented in genetiK::gp::st::IndividualFactory.

unsigned char genetiK::gp::IndividualFactory::getMaxHeight (   )  const [inline]

max heigth of a tree return the upper bound of a tree height Returns: the upper bound See also: generateBranch

ETreeInitialization genetiK::gp::IndividualFactory::getTreeInitialization (   )  const [inline]

return the tree initialization method return the tree initialization method Returns: the tree initialization method See also: ETreeInitialization

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

• devel/genetik/src/gp/IndividualFactory.h
• devel/genetik/src/gp/IndividualFactory.cpp

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