Class OrderedCrossover<T>

  • Type Parameters:
    T - generic type of the AbstractListChromosomes for crossover
    All Implemented Interfaces:
    CrossoverPolicy

    public class OrderedCrossover<T>
    extends Object
    implements CrossoverPolicy
    Order 1 Crossover [OX1] builds offspring from ordered chromosomes by copying a consecutive slice from one parent, and filling up the remaining genes from the other parent as they appear.

    This policy works by applying the following rules:

    1. select a random slice of consecutive genes from parent 1
    2. copy the slice to child 1 and mark out the genes in parent 2
    3. starting from the right side of the slice, copy genes from parent 2 as they appear to child 1 if they are not yet marked out.

    Example (random sublist from index 3 to 7, underlined):

     p1 = (8 4 7 3 6 2 5 1 9 0)   X   c1 = (0 4 7 3 6 2 5 1 8 9)
                 ---------                        ---------
     p2 = (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9)   X   c2 = (8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0)
     

    This policy works only on AbstractListChromosome, and therefore it is parameterized by T. Moreover, the chromosomes must have same lengths.

    Since:
    3.1
    See Also:
    Order 1 Crossover Operator