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package org.encog.solve.genetic.genes;
/**
* A gene that contains an integer value.
*/
public class IntegerGene extends BasicGene {
/**
* The value of this gene.
*/
private int value;
/**
* Copy another gene to this one.
*
* @param gene
* The other gene to copy.
*/
public void copy(final Gene gene) {
this.value = ((IntegerGene) gene).getValue();
}
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
@Override
public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
if (obj instanceof IntegerGene) {
return (((IntegerGene) obj).getValue() == this.value);
} else {
return false;
}
}
/**
* @return The value of this gene.
*/
public int getValue() {
return this.value;
}
/**
* @return a hash code.
*/
@Override
public int hashCode() {
return this.value;
}
/**
* Set the value of this gene.
*
* @param value
* The value of this gene.
*/
public void setValue(final int value) {
this.value = value;
}
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
@Override
public String toString() {
return "" + this.value;
}
}