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use strict;
=head1 NAME
Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Vector - Array as an individual for evolutionary computation
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Vector;
my $indi = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Vector 10 ; # Build random vector individual with length 10
# Each element in the range 0 .. 1
my $indi2 = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Vector 20, -5, 5; #Same, with range between -5 and 5
#Creating a vector step by step. In Perl, there's always more than one way of doing it
my $indi3 = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Vector;
$indi3->set( {length => 20,
rangestart => -5,
rangeend => 5 } ); #Sets values, but does not build the array
$indi3->randomize(); #Creates an array using above parameters
print $indi3->Atom( 7 ); #Returns the value of the 7th character
$indi3->Atom( 3 ) = '2.35'; #Sets the value
$indi3->addAtom( 7.5 ); #Adds a new component to the array at the end
my $indi4 = Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Vector->fromString( '3.5,4.5, 0.1, 3.2');
#Parses the comma-separated elements of the string and creates a Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Vector from them
my $indi5 = $indi4->clone(); #Creates a copy of the individual
my @array = qw( 3.5 4.8 3.3 4.2 0.23); #Tie a vector individual
tie my @vector, 'Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Vector', @array;
print tied( @vector )->asXML();
print $indi3->asString(); #Prints the individual
print $indi3->asXML() #Prints it as XML. See L<XML> for more info on this
=head1 Base Class
L<Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Base|Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Base>
=head1 DESCRIPTION
Array individual for a EA. Generally used for floating-point
arrays. It can be also TIEd so that it can be handled as a normal
array.
=cut
use Carp;
our ($VERSION) = ( '$Revision: 1.8 $ ' =~ /(\d+\.\d+)/ );
our @ISA = qw (Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::Base);
=head1 METHODS
=head2 new
Creates a new random array individual, with fixed initial length, and uniform distribution
of values within a range
=cut
sub new {
my $class = shift;
my $self;
$self->{_length} = shift || 10;
$self->{_array} = ();
$self->{_rangestart} = shift || 0;
$self->{_rangeend } = shift || 1;
$self->{_fitness} = undef;
bless $self, $class;
$self->randomize();
return $self;
}
sub TIEARRAY {
my $class = shift;
my $self = { _array => \@_,
_length => scalar( @_ ),
_fitness => undef };
bless $self, $class;
return $self;
}
=head2 set
Sets values of an individual; takes a hash as input. The array is
initialized to a null array, and the start and end range are
initialized by default to 0 and 1
=cut
sub set {
my $self = shift;
my $hash = shift || croak "No params here";
for ( keys %{$hash} ) {
$self->{"_$_"} = $hash->{$_};
}
$self->{_array} = ();
$self->{_rangestart} = $self->{_rangestart} || 0;
$self->{_rangeend} = $self->{_rangeend} || 1;
$self->{_fitness} = undef;
}
=head2 randomize
Assigns random values to the elements
=cut
sub randomize {
my $self = shift;
my $range = $self->{_rangeend} - $self->{_rangestart};
for ( my $i = 0; $i < $self->{_length}; $i++ ) {
push @{$self->{_array}}, rand( $range ) + $self->{_rangestart};
}
}
=head2 Atom
Gets or sets the value of an atom
=cut
sub Atom{
my $self = shift;
my $index = shift;
if ( @_ ) {
$self->{_array}[$index] = shift;
} else {
return $self->{_array}[$index];
}
}
sub FETCH {
my $self = shift;
return $self->Atom( @_ );
}
sub STORE {
my $self = shift;
$self->Atom( @_ );
}
=head2 addAtom
Adds an atom at the end
=cut
sub addAtom{
my $self = shift;
my $atom = shift || croak "No atom to add\n";
push( @{$self->{_array}}, $atom );
$self->{_length}++;
}
sub PUSH {
my $self = shift;
push( @{$self->{_array}}, @_ );
$self->{_length}++;
}
sub UNSHIFT {
my $self = shift;
unshift( @{$self->{_array}}, @_ );
$self->{_length}++;
}
sub POP {
my $self = shift;
return pop ( @{$self->{_array}} );
$self->{_length}--;
}
sub SHIFT {
my $self = shift;
return shift @{$self->{_array}} ;
$self->{_length}--;
}
sub SPLICE {
my $self = shift;
splice( @{$self->{_array}}, shift, shift, @_ );
}
sub FETCHSIZE {
my $self = shift;
return @{$self->{_array}} -1;
}
=head2 length
Returns the number of atoms in the individual
=cut
sub length {
my $self = shift;
return scalar @{$self->{_array}};
}
=head2 fromString
Similar to a copy ctor; creates a vector individual from a string composed of
stuff separated by a separator
=cut
sub fromString {
my $class = shift;
my $str = shift;
my $sep = shift || ",";
my @ary = split( $sep, $str );
my $self = { _array => \@ary,
_fitness => undef };
bless $self, $class;
return $self;
}
=head2 clone
Similar to a copy ctor: creates a new individual from another one
=cut
sub clone {
my $indi = shift || croak "Indi to clone missing ";
my $self = { _fitness => undef,
_length => $indi->{_length} };
$self->{_array} = ();
push(@{$self->{_array}}, @{$indi->{_array}});
bless $self, ref $indi;
die "Something is wrong " if scalar( @{$self->{_array}} ) > scalar( @{$indi->{_array}} );
return $self;
}
=head2 asString
Prints it
=cut
sub asString {
my $self = shift;
my $str = join( ", ", @{$self->{_array}}) . " -> ";
if ( defined $self->{_fitness} ) {
$str .=$self->{_fitness};
}
return $str;
}
=head2 asXML
Prints it as XML. See the L<Algorithm::Evolutionary::XML|lgorithm::Evolutionary::XML> OPEAL manual for details.
=cut
sub asXML {
my $self = shift;
my $str = $self->SUPER::asXML();
my $str2 = ">" .join( "", map( "<atom>$_</atom> ", @{$self->{_array}} ));
$str =~ s/\/>/$str2/e ;
return $str."\n</indi>";
}
=head2 Chrom
Sets or gets the array that holds the chromosome. Not very nice, and
I would never ever do this in C++
=cut
sub Chrom {
my $self = shift;
if ( defined $_[0] ) {
$self->{_array} = shift;
}
return $self->{_array}
}
=head1 Copyright
This file is released under the GPL. See the LICENSE file included in this distribution,
CVS Info: $Date: 2002/09/01 15:36:31 $
$Header: /cvsroot/opeal/opeal/Algorithm/Evolutionary/Individual/Vector.pm,v 1.8 2002/09/01 15:36:31 jmerelo Exp $
$Author: jmerelo $
$Revision: 1.8 $
$Name $
=cut