org.epiga.representation

Class Representation<T>

java.lang.Object

org.epiga.representation.Representation<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the base type for the representation.

Direct Known Subclasses:

BinaryRepresentation, IntegerRepresentation

public abstract class Representation<T>
extends java.lang.Object

Base class for defining representations.

Author:

Daniel H. Stolfi

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Representation()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Representation<T>	duplicate() Duplicates the representation.
abstract int	getSize() Returns the size of the solution vector.
abstract T	getSolution() Returns the solution vector.
abstract void	setSolution(T x) Replaces the solution vector.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Representation

public Representation()

Method Detail

getSize

public abstract int getSize()

Returns the size of the solution vector.

Returns:

the size of the solution vector.

getSolution

public abstract T getSolution()

Returns the solution vector.

Returns:

the solution vector.

setSolution

public abstract void setSolution(T x)

Replaces the solution vector.

Parameters:

x - the solution vector.

duplicate

public abstract Representation<T> duplicate()

Duplicates the representation.

Returns:

the duplicated representation.