selection.h

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 *  FARSA Genetic Algorithm Library                                             *
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#ifndef SELECTION_H
#define SELECTION_H

#include "gaconfig.h"
#include "parametersettable.h"

namespace farsa {

class Genotype;
class Genome;
class GeneticAlgo;

class FARSA_GA_TEMPLATE Selection : public ParameterSettableWithConfigureFunction {
public:
    Selection() {
        genomev = 0;
        ga = 0;
    };
    virtual ~Selection() {
        //--- nothing to do
    };
    virtual const Genotype* select() = 0;
    virtual void setGenome( const Genome* g ) {
        genomev = g;
    };
    const Genome* genome() const {
        return genomev;
    };
    void setGA( GeneticAlgo* g ) {
        ga = g;
    };
    GeneticAlgo* GA() {
        return ga;
    };

protected:
    const Genome* genomev;
    GeneticAlgo* ga;
};

} // end namespace farsa

#endif