public abstract class ListPopulation extends Object implements Population
List.| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| ListPopulation(int populationLimit)Creates a new ListPopulation instance and initializes its inner chromosome list. | 
| ListPopulation(List<Chromosome> chromosomes,
              int populationLimit)Creates a new ListPopulation instance. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | addChromosome(Chromosome chromosome)Add the given chromosome to the population. | 
| void | addChromosomes(Collection<Chromosome> chromosomeColl)Add a  Collectionof chromosomes to thisPopulation. | 
| protected List<Chromosome> | getChromosomeList()Access the list of chromosomes. | 
| List<Chromosome> | getChromosomes()Returns an unmodifiable list of the chromosomes in this population. | 
| Chromosome | getFittestChromosome()Access the fittest chromosome in this population. | 
| int | getPopulationLimit()Access the maximum population size. | 
| int | getPopulationSize()Access the current population size. | 
| Iterator<Chromosome> | iterator()Returns an iterator over the unmodifiable list of chromosomes. | 
| void | setChromosomes(List<Chromosome> chromosomes)Deprecated. 
 use  addChromosomes(Collection)instead | 
| void | setPopulationLimit(int populationLimit)Sets the maximal population size. | 
| String | toString() | 
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, waitnextGenerationpublic ListPopulation(int populationLimit)
               throws NotPositiveException
populationLimit - maximal size of the populationNotPositiveException - if the population limit is not a positive number (< 1)public ListPopulation(List<Chromosome> chromosomes, int populationLimit) throws NullArgumentException, NotPositiveException, NumberIsTooLargeException
Note: the chromosomes of the specified list are added to the population.
chromosomes - list of chromosomes to be added to the populationpopulationLimit - maximal size of the populationNullArgumentException - if the list of chromosomes is nullNotPositiveException - if the population limit is not a positive number (< 1)NumberIsTooLargeException - if the list of chromosomes exceeds the population limit@Deprecated public void setChromosomes(List<Chromosome> chromosomes) throws NullArgumentException, NumberIsTooLargeException
addChromosomes(Collection) insteadNote: this method removes all existing chromosomes in the population and adds all chromosomes of the specified list to the population.
chromosomes - the list of chromosomesNullArgumentException - if the list of chromosomes is nullNumberIsTooLargeException - if the list of chromosomes exceeds the population limitpublic void addChromosomes(Collection<Chromosome> chromosomeColl) throws NumberIsTooLargeException
Collection of chromosomes to this Population.chromosomeColl - a Collection of chromosomesNumberIsTooLargeException - if the population would exceed the population limit when
 adding this chromosomepublic List<Chromosome> getChromosomes()
protected List<Chromosome> getChromosomeList()
public void addChromosome(Chromosome chromosome) throws NumberIsTooLargeException
addChromosome in interface Populationchromosome - the chromosome to add.NumberIsTooLargeException - if the population would exceed the populationLimit after
   adding this chromosomepublic Chromosome getFittestChromosome()
getFittestChromosome in interface Populationpublic int getPopulationLimit()
getPopulationLimit in interface Populationpublic void setPopulationLimit(int populationLimit)
                        throws NotPositiveException,
                               NumberIsTooSmallException
populationLimit - maximal population size.NotPositiveException - if the population limit is not a positive number (< 1)NumberIsTooSmallException - if the new population size is smaller than the current number
   of chromosomes in the populationpublic int getPopulationSize()
getPopulationSize in interface Populationpublic Iterator<Chromosome> iterator()
Any call to Iterator.remove() will result in a UnsupportedOperationException.
iterator in interface Iterable<Chromosome>Copyright © 2003–2016 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.