Package org.moeaframework.core.operator.subset

Class Replace

java.lang.Object

org.moeaframework.core.operator.TypeSafeMutation<Subset>

org.moeaframework.core.operator.subset.Replace

All Implemented Interfaces:

Configurable, Mutation, Variation

public class Replace
extends TypeSafeMutation<Subset>

Replacement mutation operator. Randomly replaces one of the members in the subset with a non-member.

This operator is type-safe.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Replace()	Constructs a replacement mutation operator with default settings.
Replace(double probability)	Constructs a replacement mutation operator with the specified probability of mutating a variable.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getName()	Returns the name of this variation operator.
void	mutate(Subset subset)	Mutates the specified subset using the replacement mutation operator.

Methods inherited from class org.moeaframework.core.operator.TypeSafeMutation

getProbability, mutate, setProbability

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.moeaframework.core.configuration.Configurable

applyConfiguration, getConfiguration

Methods inherited from interface org.moeaframework.core.operator.Mutation

evolve, getArity

Constructor Details

Replace

public Replace()

Constructs a replacement mutation operator with default settings.

Replace

public Replace(double probability)

Constructs a replacement mutation operator with the specified probability of mutating a variable.

Parameters:

probability - the probability of mutating a variable

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Variation

Returns the name of this variation operator. This name should also be used as the prefix for any parameters. As such, the name should only contain alphanumeric characters, avoid using whitespace and other symbols.

Returns:

the name of this variation operator

mutate

public void mutate(Subset subset)

Mutates the specified subset using the replacement mutation operator.

Specified by:

mutate in class TypeSafeMutation<Subset>

Parameters:

subset - the subset to be mutated