paradiseo/eo/tutorial/Templates/crossover.tmpl

Template for simple operators
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eoQuad : crossover operators that take 2 parents and modify both
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template<class Indi> class eoMyDerivedQuadOp: public eoQuadOp<Indi>
{
public:
  /**
   * (Default) Constructor.
   */
  eoMyDerivedQuadOp(paramType _anyParameter) : 
    anyParameter(_anyParameter) {}

  /// The class name. Used to display statistics
  string className() const { return "eoMyDerivedQuadOp"; }

  /**
   * eoQuad crossover - modifies both parents
   * @param Indi1 The first parent
   * @param Indi2 The first parent
   */
  bool operator()(Indi& Indi1, Indi& Indi2) 
  {
    // do whatever needs to be done

    // if at least one individual has been modified
    return true;
    // otherwise
    // return false;
  }

protected:
  paramType anyParameter
};

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eoBin : crossover operators that take 2 parents and modify the first one
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template<class Indi> class eoMyDerivedBinOp: public eoBinOp<Indi>
{
public:
  /**
   * (Default) Constructor.
   */
  eoMyDerivedBinOp(paramType _anyParameter) : 
    anyParameter(_anyParameter) {}

  /// The class name. Used to display statistics
  string className() const { return "eoMyDerivedBinOp"; }

  /**
   * eoQuad crossover - modifies first parent only
   * @param Indi1 The first parent
   * @param Indi2 The first parent - const
   */
  bool operator()(Indi& Indi1, const Indi& Indi2) 
  {
    // do whatever needs to be done
    // if Indi1 has been modified
    return true;
    // otherwise
    // return false;
  }

protected:
  paramType anyParameter
};