org.oakgp.rank.fitness

Class FitnessFunctionGenerationRanker

java.lang.Object

org.oakgp.rank.fitness.FitnessFunctionGenerationRanker

All Implemented Interfaces:

GenerationRanker

public final class FitnessFunctionGenerationRanker
extends Object
implements GenerationRanker

Ranks and sorts the fitness of Node instances using a FitnessFunction.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FitnessFunctionGenerationRanker(FitnessFunction fitnessFunction) Constructs a GenerationRanker with the specified FitnessFunction.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
RankedCandidates	rank(Collection<Node> input) Returns the sorted result of applying this object's FitnessFunction against each of the specified nodes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FitnessFunctionGenerationRanker

public FitnessFunctionGenerationRanker(FitnessFunction fitnessFunction)

Constructs a GenerationRanker with the specified FitnessFunction.

Parameters:

fitnessFunction - the FitnessFunction to use when determining the fitness of candidates

Method Detail

rank

public RankedCandidates rank(Collection<Node> input)

Returns the sorted result of applying this object's FitnessFunction against each of the specified nodes.

Specified by:

rank in interface GenerationRanker

Parameters:

input - the Node instances to apply this object's FitnessFunction against

Returns:

a List of RankedCandidate - one for each Node specified in input - sorted by fitness