01 /*
02 * Java Genetic Algorithm Library (jenetics-6.3.0).
03 * Copyright (c) 2007-2021 Franz Wilhelmstötter
04 *
05 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
06 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
07 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
08 *
09 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
10 *
11 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
12 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
13 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
14 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
15 * limitations under the License.
16 *
17 * Author:
18 * Franz Wilhelmstötter (franz.wilhelmstoetter@gmail.com)
19 */
20 package io.jenetics;
21
22 /**
23 * Chromosome interface for {@code BoundedGene}s.
24 *
25 * @implSpec
26 * Implementations of the {@code BoundedChromosome} interface must be
27 * <em>immutable</em> and guarantee an efficient random access ({@code O(1)}) to
28 * the genes. A {@code Chromosome} must contains at least one {@code Gene}.
29 *
30 * @see BoundedGene
31 *
32 * @author <a href="mailto:franz.wilhelmstoetter@gmail.com">Franz Wilhelmstötter</a>
33 * @version 5.2
34 * @since 1.6
35 */
36 public interface BoundedChromosome<
37 A extends Comparable<? super A>,
38 G extends BoundedGene<A, G>
39 >
40 extends Chromosome<G>
41 {
42
43 /**
44 * Return the minimum value of this {@code BoundedChromosome}.
45 *
46 * @return the minimum value of this {@code BoundedChromosome}.
47 */
48 default A min() {
49 return gene().min();
50 }
51
52 /**
53 * Return the maximum value of this {@code BoundedChromosome}.
54 *
55 * @return the maximum value of this {@code BoundedChromosome}.
56 */
57 default A max() {
58 return gene().max();
59 }
60
61 }
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