org.opt4j.core

Class Objective

java.lang.Object

org.opt4j.core.Objective

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<Objective>

public class Objective
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<Objective>

The Objective is the identifier for a single objective in the Objectives. It is specified by the following properties:

• Name
• Minimization or Maximization

Each Evaluator sets a specific amount of Objective-Value pairs. Moreover, each Evaluator has to set the same Objectives for all phenotypes.

See Also:

Objectives

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Objective.Sign The sign of the Objective.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Value<?>	INFEASIBLE Identifier for infeasible results (null).
protected java.lang.String	name
protected Objective.Sign	sign

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Objective(java.lang.String name) Constructs an Objective with a given name, sign=MIN, and rank=RANK_OBJECTIVE(0).
Objective(java.lang.String name, Objective.Sign sign) Constructs an Objective with a given name, sign, and rank=RANK_OBJECTIVE(0).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(Objective other)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name.
Objective.Sign	getSign() Returns the sign.
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

INFEASIBLE

public static final Value<?> INFEASIBLE

Identifier for infeasible results (null).

sign

protected final Objective.Sign sign

name

protected final java.lang.String name

Constructor Detail

Objective

public Objective(java.lang.String name)

Constructs an Objective with a given name, sign=MIN, and rank=RANK_OBJECTIVE(0).

Parameters:

name - the name

Objective

public Objective(java.lang.String name,
                 Objective.Sign sign)

Constructs an Objective with a given name, sign, and rank=RANK_OBJECTIVE(0).

Parameters:

name - the name

sign - the sign of the objective

Method Detail

getSign

public Objective.Sign getSign()

Returns the sign.

Returns:

the sign

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name.

Returns:

the name

compareTo

public int compareTo(Objective other)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<Objective>

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object