org.hipparchus.genetics

Interface SelectionPolicy

All Known Implementing Classes:

TournamentSelection

public interface SelectionPolicy

Algorithm used to select a chromosome pair from a population.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ChromosomePair	select(Population population) Select two chromosomes from the population.

Method Detail

select

ChromosomePair select(Population population)
               throws MathIllegalArgumentException

Select two chromosomes from the population.

Parameters:

population - the population from which the chromosomes are choosen.

Returns:

the selected chromosomes.

Throws:

MathIllegalArgumentException - if the population is not compatible with this SelectionPolicy