Uses of Interface
net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.Entity

Packages that use Entity

net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm	The Algorithm package provides the generic algorithm foundation for all Algorithm instances.
net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.initialisation
net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.population
net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.population.knowledgetransferstrategies
net.sourceforge.cilib.bioinf.rnaprediction
net.sourceforge.cilib.boa
net.sourceforge.cilib.boa.bee
net.sourceforge.cilib.coevolution
net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative
net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative.contributionupdatestrategies
net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative.fitnessupdatestrategies
net.sourceforge.cilib.ec
net.sourceforge.cilib.entity
net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.comparator
net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.creation
net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.crossover
net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.mutation
net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.selection
net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.topologies	This package contains different topology implementations.
net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.visitor
net.sourceforge.cilib.moo.iterationstrategies
net.sourceforge.cilib.problem.boundaryconstraint
net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.dynamic
net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.dynamic.detectionstrategies
net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.dynamic.responsestrategies
net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.particle
net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.positionupdatestrategies
net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.velocityupdatestrategies
net.sourceforge.cilib.util.calculator
net.sourceforge.cilib.util.selection.weighing.entity

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm that return Entity

Entity

MultistartOptimisationAlgorithm.getContribution() Returns contribution to the solution for the co-operative optimisation algorithm.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.initialisation

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.initialisation that return Entity

Entity	SpecializedPopluationInitialisationStrategy.getEntityType() Get the current entity type.
Entity	ClonedPopulationInitialisationStrategy.getEntityType() Get the entity that has been defined as the prototype to for the copies.
abstract Entity	PopulationInitialisationStrategy.getEntityType() Get the current entity type.

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.initialisation with parameters of type Entity

void	SpecializedPopluationInitialisationStrategy.setEntityType(Entity entity) Set the entity type to use.
void	ClonedPopulationInitialisationStrategy.setEntityType(Entity entityType) Set the prototype entity for the copy process.
abstract void	PopulationInitialisationStrategy.setEntityType(Entity entity) Set the entity type to use.

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.initialisation with type arguments of type Entity

abstract void

PopulationInitialisationStrategy.initialise(Topology<? extends Entity> topology, OptimisationProblem problem) Initialise the Entity collection based on the given Topology and Problem.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.population

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.population that return types with arguments of type Entity

Topology<? extends Entity>	MultiPopulationBasedAlgorithm.getTopology()
abstract Topology<? extends Entity>	PopulationBasedAlgorithm.getTopology() Get the current collection (population) of entities.
abstract Topology<? extends Entity>	SinglePopulationBasedAlgorithm.getTopology() Get the current collection (population) of entities.

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.population with type arguments of type Entity

abstract void

SinglePopulationBasedAlgorithm.setTopology(Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Set the Topology for the population-based algorithm.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.population.knowledgetransferstrategies

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.population.knowledgetransferstrategies that return types with arguments of type Entity

SelectionRecipe<Entity>

SelectiveKnowledgeTransferStrategy.getEntitySelection()

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.algorithm.population.knowledgetransferstrategies with type arguments of type Entity

void	SelectiveKnowledgeTransferStrategy.setEntitySelection(SelectionRecipe<Entity> entitySelection)

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.bioinf.rnaprediction

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.bioinf.rnaprediction that implement Entity

class

RNAParticle

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.boa

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.boa with type arguments of type Entity

void	ABC.setTopology(Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Set the Topology for the population-based algorithm.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.boa.bee

Subinterfaces of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.boa.bee

interface

HoneyBee Super interface for all types of bees in the artificial bee algorithm.

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.boa.bee that implement Entity

class	AbstractBee The entity class for the ABC algorithm that represents the bees.
class	OnlookerBee Represents an onlooker bee in the hive.
class	WorkerBee A worker bee that forages for food and updates the hive information by dancing.

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.boa.bee with parameters of type Entity

int	AbstractBee.compareTo(Entity o)

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.coevolution

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.coevolution that return types with arguments of type Entity

Topology<? extends Entity>

CoevolutionAlgorithm.getTopology()

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.coevolution with parameters of type Entity

abstract Fitness	FitnessSharingStrategy.modifyFitness(CoevolutionAlgorithm ca, Entity ent) modifies the fitness of the entity according to a specific fitness sharing strategy.
Fitness	StandardFitnessSharingStrategy.modifyFitness(CoevolutionAlgorithm ca, Entity ent) in this case, assign the number of victory to the fitness of the Entity.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative that implement Entity

class

CooperativeEntity

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative that return Entity

Entity	HybridCooperativeAlgorithm.getContribution() Returns contribution to the solution for the co-operative optimisation algorithm.
Entity	SplitCooperativeAlgorithm.getContribution()
Entity	ParticipatingAlgorithm.getContribution() Returns contribution to the solution for the co-operative optimisation algorithm.

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative with parameters of type Entity

void	CooperativeEntity.append(Entity entity)
int	CooperativeEntity.compareTo(Entity o)
void	CooperativeEntity.update(Entity src, int srcPos, int dstPos, int length)

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative.contributionupdatestrategies

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative.contributionupdatestrategies with parameters of type Entity

void	StandardContributionUpdateStrategy.updateContribution(Entity src, int srcPos, CooperativeEntity dst, int dstPos, int length)
void	SelectiveContributionUpdateStrategy.updateContribution(Entity src, int srcPos, CooperativeEntity dst, int dstPos, int length)
void	ContributionUpdateStrategy.updateContribution(Entity src, int srcPos, CooperativeEntity dst, int dstPos, int length)

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative.fitnessupdatestrategies

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.cooperative.fitnessupdatestrategies with parameters of type Entity

void	StandardFitnessUpdateStrategy.updateFitness(OptimisationProblem problem, Entity context) Update the fitness of the provided Entity, based on the current OptimisationProblem.
void	FitnessUpdateStrategy.updateFitness(OptimisationProblem problem, Entity context) Update the fitness of the provided Entity, based on the current OptimisationProblem.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.ec

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.ec that implement Entity

class

Individual

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.ec that return Entity

Entity

EC.getContribution() Returns contribution to the solution for the co-operative optimisation algorithm.

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.ec that return types with arguments of type Entity

Topology<? extends Entity>

EC.getTopology() Get the current collection (population) of entities.

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.ec with parameters of type Entity

int	Individual.compareTo(Entity o)

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity with type parameters of type Entity

class	AbstractTopology<E extends Entity> This an abstract class which extends from the abstract Topology class.
interface	Topology<E extends Entity> This is a generalization for all algorithms that maintain a collection of Entity objects.

Subinterfaces of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity

interface	Particle Definition of a particle.
interface	SocialEntity An Entity that can recieve information from other Entities.

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity that implement Entity

class	AbstractEntity Abstract class definition for all concrete Entity objects.
class	Harmony Entity definition for a Harmony.

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity with type parameters of type Entity

static <T extends Entity> Set<T>	Topologies.getNeighbourhoodBestEntities(Topology<T> topology) Obtain the best entity from each neighbourhood and return them.
static <T extends Entity> Set<T>	Topologies.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 in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity that return Entity

Entity

Entity.getClone() Make a clone of the Entity the exact semantics of the clone method will be defined by the classes that implements this interface.

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity with parameters of type Entity

int	Harmony.compareTo(Entity o)
int	Entity.compareTo(Entity o)

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity with type arguments of type Entity

Iterator<E>

Topology.neighbourhood(Iterator<? extends Entity> iterator) Returns an Iterator over all particles in the neighbourhood of the particle referred to by the given Iterator.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.comparator

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.comparator with type parameters of type Entity

class	AscendingFitnessComparator<E extends Entity> Comparator to order Entity instances based on fitness values.
class	DescendingFitnessComparator<E extends Entity> Comparator to order Entity instances based on fitness values.
class	NaturalOrderFitnessComparator<E extends Entity> Perform a comparison based on the natural ordering of fitnesses.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.creation

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.creation that return Entity

Entity	CreationStrategy.create(Entity targetEntity, Entity current, Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Create an Entity, based on the provided parameters.
Entity	RandCreationStrategy.create(Entity targetEntity, Entity current, Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Create an Entity, based on the provided parameters.

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.creation with parameters of type Entity

Entity	CreationStrategy.create(Entity targetEntity, Entity current, Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Create an Entity, based on the provided parameters.
Entity	RandCreationStrategy.create(Entity targetEntity, Entity current, Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Create an Entity, based on the provided parameters.

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.creation with type arguments of type Entity

Entity	CreationStrategy.create(Entity targetEntity, Entity current, Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Create an Entity, based on the provided parameters.
Entity	RandCreationStrategy.create(Entity targetEntity, Entity current, Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Create an Entity, based on the provided parameters.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.crossover

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.crossover that return types with arguments of type Entity

abstract List<Entity>	CrossoverStrategy.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection)
List<Entity>	DifferentialEvolutionBinomialCrossover.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection) Perform the cross-over based on the binomial method for recombination.
List<Entity>	UniformCrossoverStrategy.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection)
List<Entity>	BlendCrossoverStrategy.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection)
List<Entity>	OnePointCrossoverStrategy.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection)
List<Entity>	DifferentialEvolutionExponentialCrossover.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection) Perform the cross-over based on the exponential method for recombination.

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.crossover with type arguments of type Entity

abstract List<Entity>	CrossoverStrategy.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection)
List<Entity>	DifferentialEvolutionBinomialCrossover.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection) Perform the cross-over based on the binomial method for recombination.
List<Entity>	UniformCrossoverStrategy.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection)
List<Entity>	BlendCrossoverStrategy.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection)
List<Entity>	OnePointCrossoverStrategy.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection)
List<Entity>	DifferentialEvolutionExponentialCrossover.crossover(List<Entity> parentCollection) Perform the cross-over based on the exponential method for recombination.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.mutation

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.mutation with type arguments of type Entity

void	GaussianMutationStrategy.mutate(List<? extends Entity> entity) Perform the mutation operation on the provided list of offspring individuals.
void	CauchyMutationStrategy.mutate(List<? extends Entity> entity) Perform the mutation operation on the provided list of offspring individuals.
void	UniformMutationStrategy.mutate(List<? extends Entity> entity) Perform the mutation operation on the provided list of offspring individuals.
abstract void	MutationStrategy.mutate(List<? extends Entity> offspringList) Perform the mutation operation on the provided list of offspring individuals.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.selection

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.operators.selection with type parameters of type Entity

<T extends Entity> T	TournamentSelectionStrategy.select(Topology<T> population) Apply the selection strategy and return a single Entity.
<T extends Entity> T	RouletteWheelSelectionStrategy.select(Topology<T> population) Apply the selection strategy and return a single Entity.
abstract <T extends Entity> T	SelectionStrategy.select(Topology<T> population) Apply the selection strategy and return a single Entity.
<T extends Entity> T	ElitistSelectionStrategy.select(Topology<T> population) Perform an elitist selection.
<T extends Entity> T	RandomSelectionStrategy.select(Topology<T> population)
<T extends Entity> T	CompoundSelection.select(Topology<T> population)

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.topologies

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.topologies with type parameters of type Entity

class	GBestTopology<E extends Entity> Implementation of the gbest neighbourhood topology.
protected static interface	GBestTopology.IndexedIterator<T extends Entity> Interface to define the manner in which the iterator is to be constructed for Array types.
class	HypercubeTopology<E extends Entity>
class	LBestTopology<E extends Entity> Implementation of the Local Best Neighbourhood topology.
class	VonNeumannTopology<E extends Entity> Implementation of the Von Neumann neighbourhood topology.

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.topologies that return types with arguments of type Entity

List<? extends Entity>	TopologyHolder.getModifiable() get the modifiable list of entities.
List<? extends Entity>	ECTopologyHolder.getModifiable()
Topology<Entity>	ECTopologyHolder.getOffspring()
Topology<? extends Entity>	TopologyHolder.getTopology()
Topology<? extends Entity>	ECTopologyHolder.getTopology()
List<? extends Entity>	TopologyHolder.getUnmodifiable()
List<? extends Entity>	ECTopologyHolder.getUnmodifiable()

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.topologies with parameters of type Entity

void	TopologyHolder.add(Entity entity) Add a child to the holder?
void	ECTopologyHolder.add(Entity entity)
void	TopologyHolder.add(Entity entity, boolean modifiable)
void	ECTopologyHolder.add(Entity entity, boolean modifiable) Add the current provided entity to either the modifiable and unmodifiable lists, maintained within this holder.

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.topologies with type arguments of type Entity

void	TopologyHolder.addAll(List<Entity> entities) plural version of add()
void	ECTopologyHolder.addAll(List<Entity> entities)
Iterator<E>	VonNeumannTopology.neighbourhood(Iterator<? extends Entity> iterator) Returns an Iterator over all particles in the neighbourhood of the particle referred to by the given Iterator.
Iterator<E>	LBestTopology.neighbourhood(Iterator<? extends Entity> iterator) Recalculate the LBestTopology.neighbourhoodSize by updating the ControlParameter and then construct a new iterator to be returned.
Iterator<E>	GBestTopology.neighbourhood(Iterator<? extends Entity> iterator)
Iterator<E>	HypercubeTopology.neighbourhood(Iterator<? extends Entity> iterator) Returns an Iterator over all particles in the neighbourhood of the particle referred to by the given Iterator.

Constructor parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.topologies with type arguments of type Entity

ECTopologyHolder(Topology<? extends Entity> topology)

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.visitor

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.visitor that return Entity

Entity	ClosestEntityVisitor.getResult() Get the result of the visitor.
Entity	ClosestEntityVisitor.getTargetEntity() Get the target entity for which this visitor bases it's calculations on.

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.visitor with parameters of type Entity

void	ClosestEntityVisitor.setTargetEntity(Entity targetEntity) Set the entity for which the calculations are based on.

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.entity.visitor with type arguments of type Entity

void	SpatialRadiusVisitor.visit(Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Perfrom the visit operation on the provided Topology.
void	ClosestEntityVisitor.visit(Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Perform the search for the closest entity.
void	DiameterVisitor.visit(Topology<? extends Entity> topology)
void	RadiusVisitor.visit(Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Perfrom the visit operation on the provided Topology.
abstract void	TopologyVisitor.visit(Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Perfrom the visit operation on the provided Topology.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.moo.iterationstrategies

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.moo.iterationstrategies with type arguments of type Entity

protected void

ArchivingIterationStrategy.updateArchive(Topology<? extends Entity> population)

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.problem.boundaryconstraint

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.problem.boundaryconstraint with parameters of type Entity

void	NearestBoundaryConstraint.enforce(Entity entity) Enforce the defined boundary constraint on the provided Entity.
void	RandomBoundaryConstraint.enforce(Entity entity) Enforce the defined boundary constraint on the provided Entity.
void	BoundaryConstraint.enforce(Entity entity) Enforce the defined boundary constraint on the provided Entity.
void	PeriodicBoundaryConstraint.enforce(Entity entity) Enforce the defined boundary constraint on the provided Entity.
void	DeflectionBoundaryConstraint.enforce(Entity entity) Enforce the defined boundary constraint on the provided Entity.
void	PerElementReinitialisation.enforce(Entity entity) Enforce the defined boundary constraint on the provided Entity.
void	BouncingBoundaryConstraint.enforce(Entity entity) Enforce the defined boundary constraint on the provided Entity.
void	ReinitialisationBoundary.enforce(Entity entity) Enforce the defined boundary constraint on the provided Entity.
void	UnconstrainedBoundary.enforce(Entity entity) This enforcement of the boundary constraint does nothing.
void	ClampingBoundaryConstraint.enforce(Entity entity) Enforce the defined boundary constraint on the provided Entity.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.dynamic

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.dynamic that implement Entity

class	ChargedParticle Charged Particle used by charged PSO (ChargedVelocityUpdate).
class	DynamicParticle Special particle type to use with dynamic algorithms.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.dynamic.detectionstrategies

Fields in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.dynamic.detectionstrategies with type parameters of type Entity

protected ArrayList<Entity>

RandomSentryPointsDetectionStrategy.sentries

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.dynamic.responsestrategies

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.dynamic.responsestrategies with type arguments of type Entity

protected void	ReevaluationReactionStrategy.reevaluate(List<? extends Entity> entities, int reevaluateCount) Reevaluate a specified percentage of the given entities.
protected void	ReinitializationReactionStrategy.reinitialize(List<? extends Entity> entities, int reinitializeCount) Reinitialize a specified number of the given entities.
protected void	EnvironmentChangeResponseStrategy.updateNeighbourhoodBestEntities(Topology<? extends Entity> topology) TODO: The problem with this is that it is PSO specific.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.particle

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.particle that implement Entity

class	AbstractParticle This class defines the common behaviour available for all Particle instances.
class	CoherenceParticle
class	DeviationDecorator
class	LFDecorator LFDecorator.
class	MultiObjectiveParticle TODO: Complete this javadoc.
class	ParticleDecorator
class	StandardParticle

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.particle with parameters of type Entity

int	DeviationDecorator.compareTo(Entity o)
int	ParticleDecorator.compareTo(Entity o)
int	AbstractParticle.compareTo(Entity o)

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.positionupdatestrategies

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.positionupdatestrategies with parameters of type Entity

Fitness	IterationNeighbourhoodBestUpdateStrategy.getSocialBestFitness(Entity entity) Get the social best fitness (neighbourhood best) of the given Entity.
Fitness	NeighbourhoodBestUpdateStrategy.getSocialBestFitness(Entity entity) Get the social best fitness (neighbourhood best) of the given Entity.
Fitness	MemoryNeighbourhoodBestUpdateStrategy.getSocialBestFitness(Entity entity) Get the social best fitness of the entity.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.velocityupdatestrategies

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.velocityupdatestrategies that return types with arguments of type Entity

static List<Entity>

BareBonesDEVelocityUpdate.getRandomParentEntities(Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Get a list of individuals that are suitable to be used within the recombination arithmetic operator.

Method parameters in net.sourceforge.cilib.pso.velocityupdatestrategies with type arguments of type Entity

static List<Entity>

BareBonesDEVelocityUpdate.getRandomParentEntities(Topology<? extends Entity> topology) Get a list of individuals that are suitable to be used within the recombination arithmetic operator.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.util.calculator

Methods in net.sourceforge.cilib.util.calculator with parameters of type Entity

Fitness	PropertyBasedFitnessCalculator.getFitness(Entity entity, boolean count) Get the fitness, given the position.
Fitness	EntityBasedFitnessCalculator.getFitness(Entity entity, boolean count) Get the fitness, given the position.

Uses of Entity in net.sourceforge.cilib.util.selection.weighing.entity

Classes in net.sourceforge.cilib.util.selection.weighing.entity with type parameters of type Entity

class	CurrentFitness<E extends Entity> Obtain the current fitness of an entity.
interface	EntityFitness<E extends Entity> Obtain the fitness of an entity.
class	EntityWeighing<E extends Entity> Apply a weighing based on the Fitness of Entity instances.