org.uncommons.watchmaker.framework.factories
Class BitStringFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.uncommons.watchmaker.framework.factories.AbstractCandidateFactory<BitString>
      org.uncommons.watchmaker.framework.factories.BitStringFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

CandidateFactory<BitString>

public class BitStringFactory
extends AbstractCandidateFactory<BitString>

General purpose candidate factory for generating bit strings for genetic algorithms.

Author:

Daniel Dyer

See Also:

BitString

Constructor Summary

BitStringFactory(int length)

Method Summary

BitString

generateRandomCandidate(Random rng) Generates a random bit string, with a uniform distribution of ones and zeroes.

Methods inherited from class org.uncommons.watchmaker.framework.factories.AbstractCandidateFactory

generateInitialPopulation, generateInitialPopulation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BitStringFactory

public BitStringFactory(int length)

Parameters:

length - The length of all bit strings created by this factory.

Method Detail

generateRandomCandidate

public BitString generateRandomCandidate(Random rng)

Generates a random bit string, with a uniform distribution of ones and zeroes.

Parameters:

rng - The source of randomness for setting the bits.

Returns:

A random bit string of the length configured for this factory.