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package com.rapidminer.operator.features;
/**
* An operator that modifies populations.
*
* @author Simon Fischer, Ingo Mierswa
* @version $Id: PopulationOperator.java,v 2.11 2006/03/21 15:35:42 ingomierswa
* Exp $
*/
public interface PopulationOperator {
/** Modifies the population. */
public void operate(Population pop) throws Exception;
/**
* Indicates if the operation should be performed in the given generation.
* Allows pop ops which works only in a part of the generations.
*/
public boolean performOperation(int generation);
}