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use strict;
=head1 NAME
Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::BitString - Classic bitstring individual for evolutionary computation;
usually called I<chromosome>
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::BitString;
my $indi = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::BitString 10 ; # Build random bitstring with length 10
# Each element in the range 0 .. 1
my $indi3 = new Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::BitString;
$indi3->set( { length => 20 } ); #Sets values, but does not build the string
$indi3->randomize(); #Creates a random bitstring with length as above
print $indi3->Atom( 7 ); #Returns the value of the 7th character
$indi3->Atom( 3 ) = 1; #Sets the value
$indi3->addAtom( 1 ); #Adds a new character to the bitstring at the end
my $indi4 = Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::BitString->fromString( '10110101'); #Creates an individual from that string
my $indi5 = $indi4->clone(); #Creates a copy of the individual
my @array = qw( 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 ); #Create a tied array
tie my @vector, 'Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::BitString', @array;
print tied( @vector )->asXML();
print $indi3->asString(); #Prints the individual
print $indi3->asXML() #Prints it as XML. See
=head1 Base Class
L<Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::String|Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::String>
=head1 DESCRIPTION
Bitstring Individual for ao GA
=cut
use Carp;
our ($VERSION) = ( '$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $ ' =~ /(\d+\.\d+)/ );
our @ISA = qw (Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::String);
=head1 METHODS
=head2 new
Creates a new random bitstring individual, with fixed initial length, and
uniform distribution of bits.
=cut
sub new {
my $class = shift;
my $chars = [ '0', '1' ];
my $self = Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::String::new( 'Algorithm::Evolutionary::Individual::BitString', $chars, @_ );
return $self;
}
=head2 set
Sets values of an individual; takes a hash as input. Keys are prepended an
underscore and turn into instance variables
=cut
sub set {
my $self = shift;
my $hash = shift || croak "No params here";
$self->{_chars} = [ '0', '1' ];
$self->SUPER::set( $hash );
}
=head2 Copyright
This file is released under the GPL. See the LICENSE file included in this distribution,
CVS Info: $Date: 2008/02/12 17:49:39 $
$Header: /cvsroot/opeal/Algorithm-Evolutionary/lib/Algorithm/Evolutionary/Individual/BitString.pm,v 1.1.1.1 2008/02/12 17:49:39 jmerelo Exp $
$Author: jmerelo $
$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
$Name $
=cut