org.encog.solve.genetic
Class MateWorker<GENE_TYPE>

java.lang.Object
  org.encog.solve.genetic.MateWorker<GENE_TYPE>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.concurrent.Callable<java.lang.Integer>

public class MateWorker<GENE_TYPE>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.concurrent.Callable<java.lang.Integer>

MateWorker: This class is used in conjunction with a thread pool. This allows the genetic algorithm to offload all of those calculations to a thread pool.

Constructor Summary

MateWorker(Chromosome<GENE_TYPE> mother, Chromosome<GENE_TYPE> father, Chromosome<GENE_TYPE> child1, Chromosome<GENE_TYPE> child2)

Method Summary

java.lang.Integer

call() Execute the background task.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MateWorker

public MateWorker(Chromosome<GENE_TYPE> mother,
                  Chromosome<GENE_TYPE> father,
                  Chromosome<GENE_TYPE> child1,
                  Chromosome<GENE_TYPE> child2)

Parameters:

mother - The mother.

father - The father.

child1 - The first child.

child2 - The second child.

Method Detail

call

public java.lang.Integer call()
                       throws java.lang.Exception

Execute the background task.

Specified by:

call in interface java.util.concurrent.Callable<java.lang.Integer>

Returns:

Not used, need to match prototype.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - Something went wrong.