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package org.apache.commons.math3.genetics;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.util.LocalizedFormats;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NotPositiveException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NullArgumentException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NumberIsTooLargeException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.NumberIsTooSmallException;

Population of chromosomes represented by a List.
Since:2.0
/** * Population of chromosomes represented by a {@link List}. * * @since 2.0 */
public abstract class ListPopulation implements Population {
List of chromosomes
/** List of chromosomes */
private List<Chromosome> chromosomes;
maximal size of the population
/** maximal size of the population */
private int populationLimit;
Creates a new ListPopulation instance and initializes its inner chromosome list.
Params:
  • populationLimit – maximal size of the population
Throws:
/** * Creates a new ListPopulation instance and initializes its inner chromosome list. * * @param populationLimit maximal size of the population * @throws NotPositiveException if the population limit is not a positive number (&lt; 1) */
public ListPopulation(final int populationLimit) throws NotPositiveException { this(Collections.<Chromosome> emptyList(), populationLimit); }
Creates a new ListPopulation instance.

Note: the chromosomes of the specified list are added to the population.

Params:
  • chromosomes – list of chromosomes to be added to the population
  • populationLimit – maximal size of the population
Throws:
/** * Creates a new ListPopulation instance. * <p> * Note: the chromosomes of the specified list are added to the population. * * @param chromosomes list of chromosomes to be added to the population * @param populationLimit maximal size of the population * @throws NullArgumentException if the list of chromosomes is {@code null} * @throws NotPositiveException if the population limit is not a positive number (&lt; 1) * @throws NumberIsTooLargeException if the list of chromosomes exceeds the population limit */
public ListPopulation(final List<Chromosome> chromosomes, final int populationLimit) throws NullArgumentException, NotPositiveException, NumberIsTooLargeException { if (chromosomes == null) { throw new NullArgumentException(); } if (populationLimit <= 0) { throw new NotPositiveException(LocalizedFormats.POPULATION_LIMIT_NOT_POSITIVE, populationLimit); } if (chromosomes.size() > populationLimit) { throw new NumberIsTooLargeException(LocalizedFormats.LIST_OF_CHROMOSOMES_BIGGER_THAN_POPULATION_SIZE, chromosomes.size(), populationLimit, false); } this.populationLimit = populationLimit; this.chromosomes = new ArrayList<Chromosome>(populationLimit); this.chromosomes.addAll(chromosomes); }
Sets the list of chromosomes.

Note: this method removes all existing chromosomes in the population and adds all chromosomes of the specified list to the population.

Params:
  • chromosomes – the list of chromosomes
Throws:
Deprecated:use addChromosomes(Collection<Chromosome>) instead
/** * Sets the list of chromosomes. * <p> * Note: this method removes all existing chromosomes in the population and adds all chromosomes * of the specified list to the population. * * @param chromosomes the list of chromosomes * @throws NullArgumentException if the list of chromosomes is {@code null} * @throws NumberIsTooLargeException if the list of chromosomes exceeds the population limit * @deprecated use {@link #addChromosomes(Collection)} instead */
@Deprecated public void setChromosomes(final List<Chromosome> chromosomes) throws NullArgumentException, NumberIsTooLargeException { if (chromosomes == null) { throw new NullArgumentException(); } if (chromosomes.size() > populationLimit) { throw new NumberIsTooLargeException(LocalizedFormats.LIST_OF_CHROMOSOMES_BIGGER_THAN_POPULATION_SIZE, chromosomes.size(), populationLimit, false); } this.chromosomes.clear(); this.chromosomes.addAll(chromosomes); }
Add a Collection of chromosomes to this Population.
Params:
Throws:
Since:3.1
/** * Add a {@link Collection} of chromosomes to this {@link Population}. * @param chromosomeColl a {@link Collection} of chromosomes * @throws NumberIsTooLargeException if the population would exceed the population limit when * adding this chromosome * @since 3.1 */
public void addChromosomes(final Collection<Chromosome> chromosomeColl) throws NumberIsTooLargeException { if (chromosomes.size() + chromosomeColl.size() > populationLimit) { throw new NumberIsTooLargeException(LocalizedFormats.LIST_OF_CHROMOSOMES_BIGGER_THAN_POPULATION_SIZE, chromosomes.size(), populationLimit, false); } this.chromosomes.addAll(chromosomeColl); }
Returns an unmodifiable list of the chromosomes in this population.
Returns:the unmodifiable list of chromosomes
/** * Returns an unmodifiable list of the chromosomes in this population. * @return the unmodifiable list of chromosomes */
public List<Chromosome> getChromosomes() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(chromosomes); }
Access the list of chromosomes.
Returns:the list of chromosomes
Since:3.1
/** * Access the list of chromosomes. * @return the list of chromosomes * @since 3.1 */
protected List<Chromosome> getChromosomeList() { return chromosomes; }
Add the given chromosome to the population.
Params:
  • chromosome – the chromosome to add.
Throws:
/** * Add the given chromosome to the population. * * @param chromosome the chromosome to add. * @throws NumberIsTooLargeException if the population would exceed the {@code populationLimit} after * adding this chromosome */
public void addChromosome(final Chromosome chromosome) throws NumberIsTooLargeException { if (chromosomes.size() >= populationLimit) { throw new NumberIsTooLargeException(LocalizedFormats.LIST_OF_CHROMOSOMES_BIGGER_THAN_POPULATION_SIZE, chromosomes.size(), populationLimit, false); } this.chromosomes.add(chromosome); }
Access the fittest chromosome in this population.
Returns:the fittest chromosome.
/** * Access the fittest chromosome in this population. * @return the fittest chromosome. */
public Chromosome getFittestChromosome() { // best so far Chromosome bestChromosome = this.chromosomes.get(0); for (Chromosome chromosome : this.chromosomes) { if (chromosome.compareTo(bestChromosome) > 0) { // better chromosome found bestChromosome = chromosome; } } return bestChromosome; }
Access the maximum population size.
Returns:the maximum population size.
/** * Access the maximum population size. * @return the maximum population size. */
public int getPopulationLimit() { return this.populationLimit; }
Sets the maximal population size.
Params:
  • populationLimit – maximal population size.
Throws:
/** * Sets the maximal population size. * @param populationLimit maximal population size. * @throws NotPositiveException if the population limit is not a positive number (&lt; 1) * @throws NumberIsTooSmallException if the new population size is smaller than the current number * of chromosomes in the population */
public void setPopulationLimit(final int populationLimit) throws NotPositiveException, NumberIsTooSmallException { if (populationLimit <= 0) { throw new NotPositiveException(LocalizedFormats.POPULATION_LIMIT_NOT_POSITIVE, populationLimit); } if (populationLimit < chromosomes.size()) { throw new NumberIsTooSmallException(populationLimit, chromosomes.size(), true); } this.populationLimit = populationLimit; }
Access the current population size.
Returns:the current population size.
/** * Access the current population size. * @return the current population size. */
public int getPopulationSize() { return this.chromosomes.size(); }
{@inheritDoc}
/** * {@inheritDoc} */
@Override public String toString() { return this.chromosomes.toString(); }
Returns an iterator over the unmodifiable list of chromosomes.

Any call to Iterator.remove() will result in a UnsupportedOperationException.

Returns:chromosome iterator
/** * Returns an iterator over the unmodifiable list of chromosomes. * <p>Any call to {@link Iterator#remove()} will result in a {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.</p> * * @return chromosome iterator */
public Iterator<Chromosome> iterator() { return getChromosomes().iterator(); } }