Package org.moeaframework.core.operator.subset

Class Remove

java.lang.Object

org.moeaframework.core.operator.TypeSafeMutation<Subset>

org.moeaframework.core.operator.subset.Remove

All Implemented Interfaces:

Configurable, Mutation, Variation

public class Remove
extends TypeSafeMutation<Subset>

Remove mutation operator. Randomly removes one member from the subset.

This operator is type-safe.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Remove()	Constructs a remove mutation operator with the default settings.
Remove(double probability)	Constructs a remove mutation operator with the specified probability of mutating a variable.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getName()	Returns the name of this variation operator.
void	mutate(Subset subset)	Mutates the specified subset using the remove mutation operator.

Methods inherited from class org.moeaframework.core.operator.TypeSafeMutation

getProbability, mutate, setProbability

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.moeaframework.core.configuration.Configurable

applyConfiguration, getConfiguration

Methods inherited from interface org.moeaframework.core.operator.Mutation

evolve, getArity

Constructor Details

Remove

public Remove()

Constructs a remove mutation operator with the default settings.

Remove

public Remove(double probability)

Constructs a remove mutation operator with the specified probability of mutating a variable.

Parameters:

probability - the probability of mutating a variable

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Variation

Returns the name of this variation operator. This name should also be used as the prefix for any parameters. As such, the name should only contain alphanumeric characters, avoid using whitespace and other symbols.

Returns:

the name of this variation operator

mutate

public void mutate(Subset subset)

Mutates the specified subset using the remove mutation operator.

Specified by:

mutate in class TypeSafeMutation<Subset>

Parameters:

subset - the subset to be mutated