eoGenContinue and eoSteadyFitContinue now inherits from a common class eoCountContinue, which contains a overridable method reset.

eo/src/eoContinue.h

@@ -67,4 +67,43 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Termination condition with a count condition (totalGenerations). This continuator contains
+ * a count of cycles, which can be retrieved or set.
+ *
+ * @ingroup Continuators
+ * @ingroup Core
+ */
+template< class EOT >
+class eoCountContinue : public eoContinue< EOT >
+{
+    public:
+
+    eoCountContinue( ) :
+        thisGenerationPlaceholder( 0 ),
+        thisGeneration( thisGenerationPlaceholder )
+    {
+        // empty
+    }
+
+    eoCountContinue( unsigned long& currentGen ) :
+        thisGenerationPlaceholder( 0 ),
+        thisGeneration( currentGen )
+    {
+        // empty
+    }
+
+    virtual std::string className( void ) const { return "eoCountContinue"; }
+
+    virtual void reset( )
+    {
+        thisGeneration = 0;
+    }
+
+    protected:
+
+    unsigned long thisGenerationPlaceholder;
+    unsigned long& thisGeneration;
+};
+
 #endif

eo/src/eoGenContinue.h

@@ -35,24 +35,24 @@
     @ingroup Continuators
 */
 template< class EOT>
-class eoGenContinue: public eoContinue<EOT>, public eoValueParam<unsigned>
+class eoGenContinue: public eoCountContinue<EOT>, public eoValueParam<unsigned>
 {
 public:
 
+    using eoCountContinue<EOT>::thisGeneration;
+    using eoCountContinue<EOT>::thisGenerationPlaceholder;
+
   /// Ctor for setting a
   eoGenContinue( unsigned long _totalGens)
-          : eoValueParam<unsigned>(0, "Generations", "Generations"),
+          : eoCountContinue<EOT>( ),
-            repTotalGenerations( _totalGens ),
+            eoValueParam<unsigned>(0, "Generations", "Generations"),
-            thisGenerationPlaceHolder(0),
+            repTotalGenerations( _totalGens )
-            thisGeneration(thisGenerationPlaceHolder)
     {};
 
   /// Ctor for enabling the save/load the no. of generations counted
   eoGenContinue( unsigned long _totalGens, unsigned long& _currentGen)
-          : eoValueParam<unsigned>(0, "Generations", "Generations"),
+          : eoCountContinue<EOT>( _currentGen ), eoValueParam<unsigned>(0, "Generations", "Generations"),
-            repTotalGenerations( _totalGens ),
+            repTotalGenerations( _totalGens )
-            thisGenerationPlaceHolder(0),
-            thisGeneration(_currentGen)
     {};
 
   /** Returns false when a certain number of generations is
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
     */
   virtual void totalGenerations( unsigned long _tg ) {
           repTotalGenerations = _tg;
-          thisGeneration = 0;
+          eoCountContinue<EOT>::reset();
         };
 
   /** Returns the number of generations to reach*/
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public:
     return repTotalGenerations;
   };
 
-
   virtual std::string className(void) const { return "eoGenContinue"; }
 
   /** Read from a stream
@@ -107,8 +106,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
   unsigned long repTotalGenerations;
-  unsigned long thisGenerationPlaceHolder;
-  unsigned long& thisGeneration;
 };
 
 #endif

eo/src/eoSteadyFitContinue.h

@@ -35,23 +35,26 @@
     @ingroup Continuators
 */
 template< class EOT>
-class eoSteadyFitContinue: public eoContinue<EOT>
+class eoSteadyFitContinue: public eoCountContinue<EOT>
 {
 public:
   typedef typename EOT::Fitness Fitness;
 
+  using eoCountContinue<EOT>::thisGenerationPlaceholder;
+  using eoCountContinue<EOT>::thisGeneration;
+
   /// Ctor for setting a
   eoSteadyFitContinue( unsigned long _minGens, unsigned long _steadyGens)
-    : repMinGenerations( _minGens ), repSteadyGenerations( _steadyGens),
+    : eoCountContinue<EOT>( ), repMinGenerations( _minGens ), repSteadyGenerations( _steadyGens),
-      steadyState(false), thisGenerationPlaceHolder(0),
+      steadyState(false)
-      thisGeneration(thisGenerationPlaceHolder){};
+    {};
 
   /// Ctor for enabling the save/load the no. of generations counted
   eoSteadyFitContinue( unsigned long _minGens, unsigned long _steadyGen,
                  unsigned long& _currentGen)
-    : repMinGenerations( _minGens ), repSteadyGenerations( _steadyGen),
+    : eoCountContinue<EOT>( _currentGen ), repMinGenerations( _minGens ), repSteadyGenerations( _steadyGen),
-      steadyState(_currentGen>_minGens), thisGenerationPlaceHolder(0),
+      steadyState(_currentGen>_minGens)
-      thisGeneration(_currentGen){};
+    {};
 
   /** Returns false when a certain number of generations is
    * reached withtout improvement */
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ public:
   /// Resets the state after it's been reached
   virtual void reset () {
     steadyState=false;
-    thisGeneration = 0;
+    eoCountContinue<EOT>::reset();
   }
 
   /** accessors*/
@@ -110,8 +113,6 @@ private:
   unsigned long repMinGenerations;
   unsigned long  repSteadyGenerations;
   bool steadyState;
-  unsigned long thisGenerationPlaceHolder;
-  unsigned long& thisGeneration;
   unsigned int lastImprovement;
   Fitness bestSoFar;
 };