ExampleSetBasedPopulationOperator.java

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package com.rapidminer.operator.features.construction;

/**
 * An operator that modifies populations.
 * 
 * @author Ingo Mierswa
 */
public interface ExampleSetBasedPopulationOperator {

	/** Modifies the population. */
	public void operate(ExampleSetBasedPopulation pop) throws Exception;

	/**
	 * Indicates if the operation should be performed in the given generation. Allows pop ops which
	 * works only in a part of the generations.
	 */
	public boolean performOperation(int generation);
}