org.apache.commons.math3.genetics
Class FixedGenerationCount

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.math3.genetics.FixedGenerationCount

All Implemented Interfaces:

StoppingCondition

public class FixedGenerationCount
extends Object
implements StoppingCondition

Stops after a fixed number of generations. Each time isSatisfied(Population) is invoked, a generation counter is incremented. Once the counter reaches the configured maxGenerations value, isSatisfied(Population) returns true.

Since:

2.0

Version:

$Id: FixedGenerationCount.java 7721 2013-02-14 14:07:13Z CardosoP $

Constructor Summary

FixedGenerationCount(int maxGenerations)
Create a new FixedGenerationCount instance.

Method Summary

int	getNumGenerations() Returns the number of generations that have already passed.
boolean	isSatisfied(Population population) Determine whether or not the given number of generations have passed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FixedGenerationCount

public FixedGenerationCount(int maxGenerations)
                     throws NumberIsTooSmallException

Create a new FixedGenerationCount instance.

Parameters:

maxGenerations - number of generations to evolve

Throws:

NumberIsTooSmallException - if the number of generations is < 1

Method Detail

isSatisfied

public boolean isSatisfied(Population population)

Determine whether or not the given number of generations have passed. Increments the number of generations counter if the maximum has not been reached.

Specified by:

isSatisfied in interface StoppingCondition

Parameters:

population - ignored (no impact on result)

Returns:

true IFF the maximum number of generations has been exceeded

getNumGenerations

public int getNumGenerations()

Returns the number of generations that have already passed.

Returns:

the number of generations that have passed