net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.heuristics
Class RouletteWheelSelection<E>

java.lang.Object
  extended by net.sf.cpsolver.ifs.heuristics.RouletteWheelSelection<E>
All Implemented Interfaces:
Enumeration<E>

public class RouletteWheelSelection<E>
extends Object
implements Enumeration<E>

A general roulette wheel selection. An object is selected randomly, proportionaly to the provided weight. This class also supports multiple selections (it implements Enumeration interface).

Version:
StudentSct 1.2 (Student Sectioning)
Copyright (C) 2007 - 2010 Tomas Muller
muller@unitime.org
http://muller.unitime.org

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Constructor Summary
RouletteWheelSelection()
           
 
Method Summary
 void add(E adept, double points)
          Add an adept to the selection
 double getRemainingPoints()
          Total value of objects that are still in the selection.
 double getTotalPoints()
          Total value of objects that were added into the selection.
 double getUsedPoints()
          Total value of objects that were already returned by the selection.
 boolean hasMoreElements()
          Are there still some adepts that have not been yet selected
 E nextElement()
          Perform selection.
 int size()
          Number of objects in the set
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

RouletteWheelSelection

public RouletteWheelSelection()
Method Detail

add

public void add(E adept,
                double points)
Add an adept to the selection

Parameters:
adept - an object
points - object weight (more points, better chance to be selected)

hasMoreElements

public boolean hasMoreElements()
Are there still some adepts that have not been yet selected

Specified by:
hasMoreElements in interface Enumeration<E>

nextElement

public E nextElement()
Perform selection. An object is selected randomly with the probability proportional to the provided weight. Each object can be selected only once.

Specified by:
nextElement in interface Enumeration<E>

size

public int size()
Number of objects in the set


getUsedPoints

public double getUsedPoints()
Total value of objects that were already returned by the selection.


getRemainingPoints

public double getRemainingPoints()
Total value of objects that are still in the selection.


getTotalPoints

public double getTotalPoints()
Total value of objects that were added into the selection.



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