/*
* Copyright 2007-2013
* Licensed under GNU Lesser General Public License
*
* This file is part of EpochX
*
* EpochX is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* EpochX is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with EpochX. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
* The latest version is available from: http:/www.epochx.org
*/
package org.epochx;
/**
* An <code>AbstractIndividual</code> is a candidate solution with a settable fitness value.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
public abstract class AbstractIndividual implements Individual {
private static final long serialVersionUID = -4321760091640776785L;
private Fitness fitness;
/**
* Sets this individual's fitness value
*
* @param fitness the fitness to set
*/
public void setFitness(Fitness fitness) {
this.fitness = fitness;
}
/**
* Returns the fitness value assigned to this individual
*
* @return a fitness value for this individual
*/
@Override
public Fitness getFitness() {
return fitness;
}
/**
* Returns a clone of this individual with a copy of its fitness assigned
*
* @return an individual which is a copy of this individual
*/
@Override
public AbstractIndividual clone() {
try {
AbstractIndividual clone = (AbstractIndividual) super.clone();
if (fitness != null) {
clone.fitness = fitness.clone();
}
return clone;
} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
throw new InternalError();
}
}
}