AbstractNumericGene.java

/*
 * Java Genetic Algorithm Library (@__identifier__@).
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 *    Franz Wilhelmstötter (franz.wilhelmstoetter@gmx.at)
 */
package org.jenetics;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Abstract base class for implementing concrete NumericGenes.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:franz.wilhelmstoetter@gmx.at">Franz Wilhelmstötter</a>
 * @version 1.6
 * @since 1.6
 */
abstract class AbstractNumericGene<
	N extends Number & Comparable<? super N>,
	G extends AbstractNumericGene<N, G>
>
	extends AbstractBoundedGene<N, G>
	implements NumericGene<N, G>, Serializable
{
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	/**
	 * Create new {@code NumericGene}.
	 *
	 * @param value The value of the gene.
	 * @param min The allowed min value of the gene.
	 * @param max The allows max value of the gene.
	 * @throws NullPointerException if one of the given arguments is
	 *         {@code null}.
	 */
	protected AbstractNumericGene(final N value, final N min, final N max) {
		super(value, min, max);
	}

	@Override
	public abstract G newInstance(final Number number);

}