Class Chromosome

java.lang.Object
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  +--Chromosome

public class Chromosome

extends java.lang.Object

Chromosome representation of vehicle routes.

Since:

2002

Constructor Summary

Chromosome(int length)
Creates a chromosome with customers randomly distributed.

Chromosome(int[] gene)
Creates a chromosome based on an already defined array of customers.

Chromosome(java.util.Vector genes)
Creates a chromosome based on an already defined Vector of customers.

Method Summary

int	getGene(int i) Gets the gene at a certain location within the chromosome.
int	getSize()
void	swap(int i, int j) Swaps two genes in a chromosome.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Chromosome

public Chromosome(int length)

Creates a chromosome with customers randomly distributed.

Parameters:

length - Number of customers.

Chromosome

public Chromosome(int[] gene)

Creates a chromosome based on an already defined array of customers.

Parameters:

gene - Array of customers reperesented as ints.

Chromosome

public Chromosome(java.util.Vector genes)

Creates a chromosome based on an already defined Vector of customers.

Parameters:

genes - Vector of customers represented as Integers.

Method Detail

swap

public void swap(int i,
                 int j)

Swaps two genes in a chromosome.

Parameters:

i - First gene to be swapped.

j - Second gene to be swapped.

getGene

public int getGene(int i)

Gets the gene at a certain location within the chromosome.

Parameters:

i - Location within the chromosome.

Returns:

getSize

public int getSize()

Returns:

Number of genes in a chromosome.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

List of genes separeated with dashes.