Population (Apache Commons Math 4.0-SNAPSHOT)

All Superinterfaces:

Iterable<Chromosome>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ElitisticListPopulation, ListPopulation
```
public interface Population
extends Iterable<Chromosome>
```
A collection of chromosomes that facilitates generational evolution.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addChromosome(Chromosome chromosome)`	Add the given chromosome to the population.
`Chromosome`	`getFittestChromosome()`	Access the fittest chromosome in this population.
`int`	`getPopulationLimit()`	Access the maximum population size.
`int`	`getPopulationSize()`	Access the current population size.
`Population`	`nextGeneration()`	Start the population for the next generation.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach, iterator, spliterator

- Method Detail
  - getPopulationSize
```
int getPopulationSize()
```
    Access the current population size.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current population size.
  - getPopulationLimit
```
int getPopulationLimit()
```
    Access the maximum population size.
    
    Returns:
    
    the maximum population size.
  - nextGeneration
```
Population nextGeneration()
```
    Start the population for the next generation.
    
    Returns:
    
    the beginnings of the next generation.
  - addChromosome
```
void addChromosome(Chromosome chromosome)
            throws NumberIsTooLargeException
```
    Add the given chromosome to the population.
    
    Parameters:
    
    chromosome - the chromosome to add.
    
    Throws:
    
    NumberIsTooLargeException - if the population would exceed the population limit when adding this chromosome
  - getFittestChromosome
```
Chromosome getFittestChromosome()
```
    Access the fittest chromosome in this population.
    
    Returns:
    
    the fittest chromosome.