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Interface MutationOperator

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

FixedRateMutation

public interface MutationOperator
extends Serializable

Interface for classes used to apply mutation operations to Individuals.

Version:

Jan 7, 2007

Author:

Grant Braught, Dickinson College

Method Summary

Individual

mutate(Individual ind) Return a new Individual that is a mutated copy of the provided individual.

Method Detail

mutate

Individual mutate(Individual ind)

Return a new Individual that is a mutated copy of the provided individual. The provided individual should not be modified.

Parameters:

ind - the Individual to be mutated.

Returns:

a mutated copy of ind.