DoubleGene.java

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package org.encog.solve.genetic.genes;

/**
 * A gene that contains a floating point value.
 */
public class DoubleGene extends BasicGene {

	/**
	 * The value of this gene.
	 */
	private double value;

	/**
	 * Copy another gene to this one.
	 * @param gene The other gene to copy.
	 */
	public void copy(final Gene gene) {
		value = ((DoubleGene) gene).getValue();

	}

	/**
	 * @return The gene value.
	 */
	public double getValue() {
		return value;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the value of the gene.
	 * @param value The gene's value.
	 */
	public void setValue(final double value) {
		this.value = value;
	}

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 */
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return "" + value;
	}
}