Package net.bmahe.genetics4j.core.chromosomes

Interface Chromosome

All Known Implementing Classes:

BitChromosome, DoubleChromosome, FloatChromosome, IntChromosome, NeatChromosome, TreeChromosome

public interface Chromosome

Base interface for all chromosome types in the genetic algorithm framework.

A chromosome represents a single component of genetic information within a genotype. Different chromosome implementations encode genetic information in various formats such as bit strings, integer arrays, floating-point vectors, or tree structures.

This interface defines the minimal contract that all chromosome types must implement. Specific chromosome types extend this interface to provide type-specific operations and genetic operators.

See Also:

• Genotype
• BitChromosome
• IntChromosome
• DoubleChromosome
• FloatChromosome
• TreeChromosome

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	getNumAlleles()	Returns the number of alleles (genetic units) in this chromosome.

Method Details

getNumAlleles

int getNumAlleles()

Returns the number of alleles (genetic units) in this chromosome.

The interpretation of an allele depends on the specific chromosome type:

• For bit chromosomes: the number of bits
• For numeric chromosomes: the number of numeric values
• For tree chromosomes: the number of nodes in the tree

Returns:

the number of alleles in this chromosome, always positive