org.jenetics

Interface BoundedGene<A extends Comparable<? super A>,G extends BoundedGene<A,G>>

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<G>, Factory<G>, Gene<A,G>, Verifiable

All Known Subinterfaces:

NumericGene<N,G>

All Known Implementing Classes:

DoubleGene, IntegerGene, LongGene

public interface BoundedGene<A extends Comparable<? super A>,G extends BoundedGene<A,G>>
extends Gene<A,G>, Comparable<G>

Base interface for genes where the alleles are bound by a minimum and a maximum value.

Since:

1.6

Version:

3.0

Author:

Franz Wilhelmstötter

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default int	compareTo(G other)
A	getMax() Return the allowed max value.
A	getMin() Return the allowed min value.
default boolean	isValid() Check if this object is valid.
G	newInstance(A value) Create a new gene from the given value and the current bounds.

Methods inherited from interface org.jenetics.Gene

getAllele, newInstance

Methods inherited from interface org.jenetics.util.Factory

instances

Method Detail

getMin

A getMin()

Return the allowed min value.

Returns:

The allowed min value.

getMax

A getMax()

Return the allowed max value.

Returns:

The allowed max value.

isValid

default boolean isValid()

Description copied from interface: Verifiable

Check if this object is valid.

Specified by:

isValid in interface Verifiable

Returns:

true if this object is valid, false otherwise.

compareTo

default int compareTo(G other)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<G extends BoundedGene<A,G>>

newInstance

G newInstance(A value)

Create a new gene from the given value and the current bounds.

Specified by:

newInstance in interface Gene<A extends Comparable<? super A>,G extends BoundedGene<A,G>>

Parameters:

value - the value of the new gene.

Returns:

a new gene with the given value.