net.sourceforge.jabm.evolution
Class EvolvingPopulation

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.jabm.Population
      net.sourceforge.jabm.evolution.EvolvingPopulation

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, EventListener

public class EvolvingPopulation
extends Population

A population of agents which evolves through reproduction.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected Breeder	breeder The breeder for this population which specifies how the population reproduces.
protected int	breedingInterval

Fields inherited from class net.sourceforge.jabm.Population

agentList, prng

Constructor Summary

EvolvingPopulation()

Method Summary

void	eventOccurred(SimEvent event)
Breeder	getBreeder()
int	getBreedingInterval()
void	reproduce() Produce the next generation of agents.
void	setBreeder(Breeder breeder) Configure the breeder for this population which specifies how the agents in this population reproduce.
void	setBreedingInterval(int breedingInterval) Configure the breeding interval which specifies the rate at which reproduction occurs.

Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.jabm.Population

add, getAgentList, getAgents, getPrng, getRandomAgent, getSize, reset, setAgentList, setPrng, setSize, size

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

breeder

protected Breeder breeder

The breeder for this population which specifies how the population reproduces.

breedingInterval

protected int breedingInterval

Constructor Detail

EvolvingPopulation

public EvolvingPopulation()

Method Detail

reproduce

public void reproduce()

Produce the next generation of agents.

getBreeder

public Breeder getBreeder()

setBreeder

public void setBreeder(Breeder breeder)

Configure the breeder for this population which specifies how the agents in this population reproduce.

Parameters:

breeder -

getBreedingInterval

public int getBreedingInterval()

setBreedingInterval

public void setBreedingInterval(int breedingInterval)

Configure the breeding interval which specifies the rate at which reproduction occurs.

Parameters:

breedingInterval - The number of simulation ticks between reproduction events.

eventOccurred

public void eventOccurred(SimEvent event)

Specified by:

eventOccurred in interface EventListener

Overrides:

eventOccurred in class Population