randombit.cpp

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 *  FARSA Genetic Algorithm Library                                             *
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#include "mutations/randombit.h"
#include "core/genotype.h"
#include "randomgenerator.h"

namespace farsa {

RandomBit::RandomBit()
    : Mutation() {
}

RandomBit::~RandomBit() {
    //--- nothing to do
}

void RandomBit::mutate( Genotype* gen ) {
    Genotype& genref = *gen;
    for( unsigned int i=0; i<genref.size(); i++ ) {
        if ( globalRNG->getBool( mutationRate( i ) ) ) {
            if ( globalRNG->getBool( 0.5 ) ) {
                genref.set( i );
            } else {
                genref.unset( i );
            }
        }
    }
}

void RandomBit::describe( QString type ) {
    Mutation::describe( type );
    addTypeDescription( type, "Mutation operator", "Replace a bit with a random one with the probability specified by mutation_rate parameter" );
}

} // end namespace farsa