Evocosm - A C++ Framework for Evolutionary Computing

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organism.h
00001 /*
00002     Evocosm is a C++ framework for implementing evolutionary algorithms.
00003 
00004     Copyright 2011 Scott Robert Ladd. All rights reserved.
00005 
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00009 
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00011 
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00013 
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00015 
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00047 
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00051 */
00052 
00053 #if !defined(LIBEVOCOSM_ORGANISM_H)
00054 #define LIBEVOCOSM_ORGANISM_H
00055 
00056 // Standard C++ Library
00057 #include <cstddef>
00058 
00059 // libevocosm
00060 #include "evocommon.h"
00061 
00062 namespace libevocosm
00063 {
00064     using std::vector;
00065 
00067 
00077     template <typename Genotype>
00078     class organism : protected globals
00079     {
00080     public:
00088         double fitness;
00089 
00097         Genotype genes;
00098 
00100 
00103         organism()
00104             : fitness(0.0),
00105               genes()
00106         {
00107             // nada
00108         }
00109 
00111 
00115         organism(const Genotype & a_genes)
00116             : fitness(0.0),
00117               genes(a_genes)
00118         {
00119             // nada
00120         }
00121 
00123 
00127         organism(const organism & a_source)
00128             : fitness(a_source.fitness),
00129               genes(a_source.genes)
00130         {
00131             // nada
00132         }
00133 
00135 
00142         virtual ~organism()
00143         {
00144             // nada
00145         }
00146 
00148 
00153         organism & operator = (const organism & a_source)
00154         {
00155             fitness = a_source.fitness;
00156             genes   = a_source.genes;
00157             return *this;
00158         }
00159 
00161 
00166         organism & operator = (const Genotype & a_genes)
00167         {
00168             fitness = 0.0;
00169             genes   = a_genes;
00170             return *this;
00171         }
00172 
00174 
00179         virtual bool operator < (const organism & a_right) const
00180         {
00181             return (fitness > a_right.fitness);
00182         }
00183 
00185 
00190         virtual void reset()
00191         {
00192             fitness = 0.0;
00193         }
00194     };
00195 
00196 };
00197 
00198 #endif

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