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+// -*- mode: c++; c-indent-level: 4; c++-member-init-indent: 8; comment-column: 35; -*-
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// eoCopyElite.h
+//   Base class for elitist-merging classes
+// (c) GeNeura Team, 1998
+/* 
+   This library 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 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This library 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 this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+   Contact: todos@geneura.ugr.es, http://geneura.ugr.es
+ */
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#ifndef eoCopyElite_h
+#define eoCopyElite_h
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// EO includes
+#include <eoPop.h>     // eoPop
+#include <eoFunctor.h>  // eoCopyElite
+
+/**
+ * eoCopyElite: Base class for elitist replacement algorithms. 
+ * Merges the old population (first argument), with the new generation
+ *
+ * Its signature is exactly
+ * that of the selection base eoSelect, but its purpose is to merge the 
+ * two populations into one (the second argument).
+ * Note that the algorithms assume that the second argument denotes the 
+ * next generation.
+*/
+
+template<class Chrom> class eoCopyElite: public eoBinaryFunctor<void, const eoPop<Chrom>&, eoPop<Chrom>&>
+{};
+
+/**
+Straightforward elitism class, specify the number of individuals to copy
+into new geneneration
+*/
+template <class EOT> class eoElitism : public eoCopyElite<EOT>
+{
+    public :
+        eoElitism(unsigned _howmany) : howmany(_howmany) {}
+
+        void operator()(const eoPop<EOT>& _pop, eoPop<EOT>& offspring)
+        {
+            if (howmany == 0)
+                return;
+
+            if (howmany > _pop.size())
+                throw logical_error("Elite larger than population");
+
+            vector<const EOT*> result;
+            _pop.nth_element(howmany, result);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < result.size(); ++i)
+            {
+                offspring.push_back(*result[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
+    private :
+        unsigned howmany;
+};
+
+/**
+No elite
+*/
+template <class EOT> class eoNoElitism : public eoElitism<EOT>
+{
+    public :
+        eoNoElitism() : eoElitism(0) {}
+}
+
+/**
+Very elitist class, copies entire population into next gen
+*/
+template <class EOT> class eoPlus : public eoCopyElite<EOT>
+{
+    public :
+        void operator()(const eoPop<EOT>& _pop, eoPop<EOT>& offspring)
+        {
+            offspring.reserve(offspring.size() + _pop.size());
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < _pop.size(); ++i)
+            {
+                offspring.push_back(*result[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
+    private :
+        unsigned howmany;
+};
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#endif