de::selection_strategy Class Reference

#include <selection_strategy.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for de::selection_strategy:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
virtual void	operator() (population_ptr &pop1, population_ptr &pop2, individual_ptr &bestInd, bool minimize)=0

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Detailed Description

Abstract based class defining the interface for a selection strategy.

A selection strategy is used by Differential Evolution to determine what is the best individual

Author:

adrian (12/1/2011)

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Member Function Documentation

virtual void de::selection_strategy::operator()	(	population_ptr &	pop1,
		population_ptr &	pop2,
		individual_ptr &	bestInd,
		bool	minimize
	)		[pure virtual]

applies the selection strategy

Author:

adrian (12/4/2011)

Parameters:

pop1	old population
pop2	new population
bestInd	reference to the best individual - contains the best individual on return
minimize	if true, it will minimize, if false it will maximize

Implemented in de::tournament_selection_strategy, and de::best_parent_child_selection_strategy.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• C:/dev/de/differentialevolution/selection_strategy.hpp