org.encog.ml.ea.score

## Class EmptyScoreFunction

- java.lang.Object
- - org.encog.ml.ea.score.EmptyScoreFunction

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, CalculateScore

      public class EmptyScoreFunction
      extends Object
      implements CalculateScore, Serializable

  An empty score function. Simply returns zero as the score, always.
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `EmptyScoreFunction()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `double` | `calculateScore(MLMethod phenotype)` Calculate this network's score.
    `boolean` | `requireSingleThreaded()`
    `boolean` | `shouldMinimize()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### EmptyScoreFunction

          public EmptyScoreFunction()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### calculateScore

          public double calculateScore(MLMethod phenotype)

      Calculate this network's score.
      Specified by:
        `calculateScore` in interface `CalculateScore`
      Parameters:
        `phenotype` - The ML method.
      Returns:
        The score.

    - #### requireSingleThreaded

          public boolean requireSingleThreaded()

      Specified by:
        `requireSingleThreaded` in interface `CalculateScore`
      Returns:
        True, if this score function cannot be done in parallel.

    - #### shouldMinimize

          public boolean shouldMinimize()

      Specified by:
        `shouldMinimize` in interface `CalculateScore`
      Returns:
        True if the goal is to minimize the score.

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