PrimitiveSet (oakgp 0.1.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

PrimitiveSetImpl
```
public interface PrimitiveSet
```
Represents the range of possible functions and terminal nodes to use during a genetic programming run.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`hasFunctions(Type type)` Returns `true` if the primitive set contains at least one function which has a return type of the specified type, else `false`.
`boolean`	`hasTerminals(Type type)` Returns `true` if the primitive set contains at least one terminal node of the specified type, else `false`.
`Function`	`nextAlternativeFunction(Function current)` Returns a randomly selected `Function` that is not the same as the specified `Function`.
`Node`	`nextAlternativeTerminal(Node current)` Returns a randomly selected terminal node that is not the same as the specified `Node`.
`Function`	`nextFunction(Type type)` Returns a randomly selected `Function` of the specified `Type`.
`Node`	`nextTerminal(Type type)` Returns a randomly selected terminal node.

- Method Detail
  - hasTerminals
```
boolean hasTerminals(Type type)
```
    Returns true if the primitive set contains at least one terminal node of the specified type, else false.
  - hasFunctions
```
boolean hasFunctions(Type type)
```
    Returns true if the primitive set contains at least one function which has a return type of the specified type, else false.
  - nextTerminal
```
Node nextTerminal(Type type)
```
    Returns a randomly selected terminal node.
    
    Returns:
    
    a randomly selected terminal node
  - nextAlternativeTerminal
```
Node nextAlternativeTerminal(Node current)
```
    Returns a randomly selected terminal node that is not the same as the specified Node.
    
    Parameters:
    
    current - the current Node that the returned result should be an alternative to (i.e. not the same as)
    
    Returns:
    
    a randomly selected terminal node that is not the same as the specified Node
  - nextFunction
```
Function nextFunction(Type type)
```
    Returns a randomly selected Function of the specified Type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the required return type of the Function
    
    Returns:
    
    a randomly selected Function with a return type of type
  - nextAlternativeFunction
```
Function nextAlternativeFunction(Function current)
```
    Returns a randomly selected Function that is not the same as the specified Function.
    
    Parameters:
    
    current - the current Function that the returned result should be an alternative to (i.e. not the same as)
    
    Returns:
    
    a randomly selected Function that is not the same as the specified Function

Interface PrimitiveSet

Method Summary

Method Detail

hasTerminals

hasFunctions

nextTerminal

nextAlternativeTerminal

nextFunction

nextAlternativeFunction