Package org.opt4j.optimizers.ea.aeseh

Interface ESamplingSurvivorGeneration

All Known Implementing Classes:

ESamplingSurvivorGenerationBasic

public interface ESamplingSurvivorGeneration

The ESamplingSurvivorGeneration generates the survivor pool during the selection implemented by EpsilonSamplingSelector.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Set<Individual>	getSurvivors(Collection<Individual> population, int survivorNumber)	Generates the survivors out of the input collection of Individuals.

Method Details

getSurvivors

Set<Individual> getSurvivors(Collection<Individual> population,
 int survivorNumber)

Generates the survivors out of the input collection of Individuals.

Parameters:

population - the current population (union of the parent- and the offspring-sets from the current iteration)

survivorNumber - the number of survivors to create

Returns:

the survivors (used as the pool for the parent candidates for the next generation)