net.sourceforge.cilib.entity
Class Topologies

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.Topologies

public final class Topologies
extends Object

Topology related utilities.

Author:

gpampara

Method Summary

static <T extends Entity> Set<T>	getNeighbourhoodBestEntities(Topology<T> topology) Obtain the best entity from each neighbourhood and return them.
static <T extends Entity> Set<T>	getNeighbourhoodBestEntities(Topology<T> topology, Comparator<T> comparator) Gather the best entity of each neighbourhood (in this Topology) in a Set (duplicates are not allowed) and return them.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getNeighbourhoodBestEntities

public static <T extends Entity> Set<T> getNeighbourhoodBestEntities(Topology<T> topology)

Obtain the best entity from each neighbourhood and return them.

Type Parameters:

T - The Entity type.

Parameters:

topology - The topology to query.

Returns:

a Set of neighbourhood best entities.

getNeighbourhoodBestEntities

public static <T extends Entity> Set<T> getNeighbourhoodBestEntities(Topology<T> topology,
                                                                     Comparator<T> comparator)

Gather the best entity of each neighbourhood (in this Topology) in a Set (duplicates are not allowed) and return them. A single Entity may dominate in more than one neighbourhood, but we just want unique entities.

Type Parameters:

T - The entity type.

Parameters:

topology - The topology to query.

comparator - The comparator to use.

Returns:

a Set cosisting of the best entity of each neighbourhood in the topology