org.moeaframework.core
Interface Selection

All Known Implementing Classes:

DifferentialEvolutionSelection, PESA2.RegionBasedSelection, TournamentSelection, UniformSelection

public interface Selection

Interface for selection operators. Selection operators pick one or more solutions from a population using some selection criteria.

Method Summary

Solution[]

select(int arity, Population population) Returns an array of length arity of solutions selected from the specified population.

Method Detail

select

Solution[] select(int arity,
                  Population population)

Returns an array of length arity of solutions selected from the specified population.

Parameters:

arity - the number of solutions selected from the specified population

population - the population from which solutions are selected

Returns:

an array of length arity of solutions selected from the specified population