ArrayGenome.java

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package org.encog.ml.genetic.genome;

import org.encog.ml.ea.genome.Genome;

/**
 * An array genome represents an array of "something", this allows array
 * operators such as crossover and mutate to work on the genome.
 */
public interface ArrayGenome extends Genome {

	/**
	 * Copy elements from another array genome into this one.
	 * @param source The source genome.
	 * @param sourceIndex The source index.
	 * @param targetIndex The target index.
	 */
	void copy(ArrayGenome source, int sourceIndex, int targetIndex);

	/**
	 * Swap two elements in this genome.
	 * @param iswap1 The first element index to swap.
	 * @param iswap2 The second element index to swap.
	 */
	void swap(int iswap1, int iswap2);

}