net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm
Class SingularAlgorithm

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.Algorithm
      net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.SingularAlgorithm

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Runnable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

EvaluationMediator, HS, KMeans, NeuralNetworkController

public abstract class SingularAlgorithm
extends Algorithm

This class is the abstract base for all algorithms that do not fall within the normal Computational Intelligence type of algorithm.

Examples of such algorithms will include KMeans, Gradient Decent etc.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.Algorithm

optimisationProblem

Constructor Summary

SingularAlgorithm()
Create a new instance of SingularAlgorithm.

SingularAlgorithm(SingularAlgorithm copy)
Create a copy of the provided instance.

Method Summary

abstract void

algorithmIteration() The actual operations that the current Algorithm performs within a single iteration.

Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.Algorithm

addAlgorithmListener, addStoppingCondition, get, getAlgorithmList, getBestSolution, getClone, getIterations, getOptimisationProblem, getPercentageComplete, getSolutions, getStoppingConditions, initialise, isFinished, performInitialisation, performIteration, performUninitialisation, removeAlgorithmListener, removeStoppingCondition, reset, run, setOptimisationProblem, terminate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SingularAlgorithm

public SingularAlgorithm()

Create a new instance of SingularAlgorithm.

SingularAlgorithm

public SingularAlgorithm(SingularAlgorithm copy)

Create a copy of the provided instance.

Parameters:

copy - The instance to copy.

Method Detail

algorithmIteration

public abstract void algorithmIteration()

The actual operations that the current Algorithm performs within a single iteration.

Specified by:

algorithmIteration in class Algorithm