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organism.h
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53 #if !defined(LIBEVOCOSM_ORGANISM_H)
54 #define LIBEVOCOSM_ORGANISM_H
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56 // Standard C++ Library
57 #include <cstddef>
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59 // libevocosm
60 #include "evocommon.h"
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62 namespace libevocosm
63 {
64  using std::vector;
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67 
77  template <typename Genotype>
78  class organism : protected globals
79  {
80  public:
88  double fitness;
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97  Genotype genes;
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100 
104  : fitness(0.0),
105  genes()
106  {
107  // nada
108  }
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111 
115  organism(const Genotype & a_genes)
116  : fitness(0.0),
117  genes(a_genes)
118  {
119  // nada
120  }
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123 
127  organism(const organism & a_source)
128  : fitness(a_source.fitness),
129  genes(a_source.genes)
130  {
131  // nada
132  }
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135 
142  virtual ~organism()
143  {
144  // nada
145  }
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148 
153  organism & operator = (const organism & a_source)
154  {
155  fitness = a_source.fitness;
156  genes = a_source.genes;
157  return *this;
158  }
159 
161 
166  organism & operator = (const Genotype & a_genes)
167  {
168  fitness = 0.0;
169  genes = a_genes;
170  return *this;
171  }
172 
174 
179  virtual bool operator < (const organism & a_right) const
180  {
181  return (fitness > a_right.fitness);
182  }
183 
185 
190  virtual void reset()
191  {
192  fitness = 0.0;
193  }
194  };
195 
196 };
197 
198 #endif
Genotype genes
Definition: organism.h:97
An evolving organism.
Definition: organism.h:78
double fitness
Definition: organism.h:88
virtual ~organism()
Virtual destructor.
Definition: organism.h:142
organism(const Genotype &a_genes)
Value constructor.
Definition: organism.h:115
A toolkit and framework for implementing evolutionary algorithms.
Definition: analyzer.h:60
Elements shared by all classes in Evocosm.
Definition: evocommon.h:117
organism()
Creation constructor.
Definition: organism.h:103
virtual bool operator<(const organism &a_right) const
Comparison operator for algorithms.
Definition: organism.h:179
organism(const organism &a_source)
Copy constructor.
Definition: organism.h:127
virtual void reset()
Resets an object to it's initial state.
Definition: organism.h:190
organism & operator=(const organism &a_source)
assignment operator
Definition: organism.h:153

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