org.jaga.definitions
Interface GeneticAlgorithm

All Known Implementing Classes:

ElitistGA, InitialPopulationGA, ReusableSimpleGA, SimpleGA

public interface GeneticAlgorithm

Basis for all master algorithms.

Project: JAGA - Java API for Genetic Algorithms.

Company: University College London and JAGA.Org (http://www.jaga.org).

Copyright: (c) 2004 by G. Paperin.
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Version:

JAGA public release 1.0 beta

Author:

Greg Paperin (greg@jaga.org)

Method Summary

GAResult

exec(GAParameterSet parameters) Runs this master algorithm with the specified experimet paramenters.

Method Detail

exec

GAResult exec(GAParameterSet parameters)
              throws java.lang.NullPointerException

Runs this master algorithm with the specified experimet paramenters.

Parameters:

parameters - The paramaters for this run.

Returns:

The resukt of the run.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - If no parameters were specified.