net.sourceforge.cilib.util.selection.ordering
Class ProportionalOrdering<E>

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.cilib.util.selection.ordering.ProportionalOrdering<E>

Type Parameters:

E - The selection type.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Ordering<E>

public class ProportionalOrdering<E>
extends Object
implements Ordering<E>

Apply a proportionate ordering. Proportionate ordering is done by determining the total maximum weight and then determining the percentage share for each entry.

Some more information

Author:

Wiehann Matthysen

Constructor Summary

ProportionalOrdering()
Create a new instance with an internal MersenneTwister.

ProportionalOrdering(Random generator)
Create a new instance with the provided Random.

Method Summary

boolean

order(List<Selection.Entry<E>> elements) Apply the ordering on the provided list.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ProportionalOrdering

public ProportionalOrdering()

Create a new instance with an internal MersenneTwister.

ProportionalOrdering

public ProportionalOrdering(Random generator)

Create a new instance with the provided Random.

Parameters:

generator - The generator to use.

Method Detail

order

public boolean order(List<Selection.Entry<E>> elements)

Apply the ordering on the provided list.

This method will apply the proportionate ordering on the provided list of elements.

Specified by:

order in interface Ordering<E>

Parameters:

elements - The list to be ordered.

Returns:

true if successful, false otherwise.