Package dealib.components.mutators

Interface Mutator

All Known Implementing Classes:

Best1Mutator, Best2Mutator, Best3Mutator, CurrentToBest1Mutator, CurrentToBest2Mutator, CurrentToPBestMutator, CurrentToRand1Mutator, jDELSMutator, Rand1Mutator, Rand2Mutator, Rand3Mutator, RandToBestAndCurrent2Mutator, RandToCurrent1Mutator

public interface Mutator

Mutator is a class implementing the basic scheme of a mutator operator in differential evolution.

Since:

1.0

Version:

1.0

Author:

Alicia Vazquez Ramos

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Individual	mutateIndividual(Population p, Individual X, Individual... individuals)	Executes a specific mutator scheme.

Method Details

mutateIndividual

Individual mutateIndividual(Population p,
 Individual X,
 Individual... individuals)
                     throws IncompatibleConfigurationException

Executes a specific mutator scheme.

Parameters:

p - population of individuals.

X - target/current individual.

individuals - auxiliar individuals needed that cannot be computed from population.

Returns:

V, the mutated individual, without checking the bounds with the IPR.

Throws:

IncompatibleConfigurationException - when the length of the individuals array is incompatible with the operation which is going to be performed.