NAME

Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::QuadXOver - N-point crossover operator that changes operands

SYNOPSIS

  my $xmlStr3=<<EOC;
  <op name='QuadXOver' type='binary' rate='1'>
    <param name='numPoints' value='2' /> #Max is 2, anyways
  </op>
  EOC
  my $ref3 = XMLin($xmlStr3);

  my $op3 = Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Base->fromXML( $ref3 );
  print $op3->asXML(), "\n";

  my $indi = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::BitString 10;
  my $indi2 = $indi->clone();
  my $indi3 = $indi->clone(); #Operands are modified, so better to clone them
  $op3->apply( $indi2, $indi3 );

  my $op4 = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::QuadXOver 1; #QuadXOver with 1 crossover points

Base Class

Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Base

DESCRIPTION

Crossover operator for a GA, takes args by reference and issues two children from two parents

METHODS

apply( $parent_1, $parent_2 )

Same as Algorithm::Evolutionary::Op::Crossover, but changes parents, does not return anything; that is, $parent_1 and $parent_2 interchange genetic material.

Copyright

  This file is released under the GPL. See the LICENSE file included in this distribution,
  or go to http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.txt

  CVS Info: $Date: 2010/12/08 17:34:22 $ 
  $Header: /media/Backup/Repos/opeal/opeal/Algorithm-Evolutionary/lib/Algorithm/Evolutionary/Op/QuadXOver.pm,v 3.4 2010/12/08 17:34:22 jmerelo Exp $ 
  $Author: jmerelo $ 
  $Revision: 3.4 $
  $Name $