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+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// t-eogeneration.cpp
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// to avoid long name warnings
+#pragma warning(disable:4786)
+
+#include <eo>
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+typedef eoBin<float> Chrom;
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void binary_value(Chrom& chrom)
+{
+  float sum = 0;
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < chrom.size(); i++)
+    if (chrom[i])
+      sum += pow(2, chrom.size() - i - 1);
+  chrom.fitness(sum);
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+main()
+{
+  const unsigned POP_SIZE = 8, CHROM_SIZE = 16;
+  unsigned i;
+
+  eoUniform<Chrom::Type> uniform(false, true);
+  eoBinRandom<Chrom> random;
+  eoPop<Chrom> pop; 
+  
+  for (i = 0; i < POP_SIZE; ++i)
+    {
+      Chrom chrom(CHROM_SIZE);
+      random(chrom);
+      binary_value(chrom);
+      pop.push_back(chrom);
+    }
+  
+  cout << "population:" << endl;
+  for (i = 0; i < pop.size(); ++i)
+    cout << "\t" << pop[i] << " " << pop[i].fitness() << endl;
+
+  
+  // selection
+  eoLottery<Chrom> lottery;
+
+  // breeder
+  eoBinBitFlip<Chrom> bitflip;
+  eoBinCrossover<Chrom> xover;
+  eoProportionalOpSel<Chrom> propSel;
+  eoBreeder<Chrom> breeder( propSel );
+  propSel.addOp(bitflip, 0.25);
+  propSel.addOp(xover, 0.75);
+  
+  // replacement
+  eoInclusion<Chrom> inclusion;
+  
+  // GA generation
+  eoGeneration<Chrom> generation(lottery, breeder, inclusion);
+
+  // evolution
+  unsigned g = 0;
+  do {
+    try
+      {
+	generation(pop, binary_value);
+      }
+    catch (exception& e)
+      {
+	cout << "exception: " << e.what() << endl;;
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+      }
+    
+    cout << "pop[" << ++g << "]" << endl;
+    for (i = 0; i < pop.size(); ++i)
+      cout << "\t" <<  pop[i] << " " << pop[i].fitness() << endl;
+    
+  } while (pop[0].fitness() < pow(2.0, CHROM_SIZE) - 1);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------