MutationPolicy (Apache Commons Math 4.0-SNAPSHOT)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BinaryMutation, RandomKeyMutation
```
public interface MutationPolicy
```
Algorithm used to mutate a chromosome.

Since:

2.0

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Chromosome mutate(Chromosome original)
  Mutate the given chromosome.

- Method Detail
  - mutate
```
Chromosome mutate(Chromosome original)
           throws MathIllegalArgumentException
```
    Mutate the given chromosome.
    
    Parameters:
    
    original - the original chromosome.
    
    Returns:
    
    the mutated chromosome.
    
    Throws:
    
    MathIllegalArgumentException - if the given chromosome is not compatible with this MutationPolicy