org.encog.ml.genetic

Class MLEncodableCODEC

java.lang.Object

org.encog.ml.genetic.MLEncodableCODEC

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, GeneticCODEC

public class MLEncodableCODEC
extends Object
implements GeneticCODEC, Serializable

A CODEC for IMLEncodable classes.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MLEncodableCODEC()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
MLMethod	decode(Genome genome) Decode the specified genome into a phenome.
Genome	encode(MLMethod phenotype) Attempt to build a genome from a phenome.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MLEncodableCODEC

public MLEncodableCODEC()

Method Detail

decode

public MLMethod decode(Genome genome)

Decode the specified genome into a phenome. A phenome is an actual instance of a genome that you can query.

Specified by:

decode in interface GeneticCODEC

Parameters:

genome - The genome to decode.

Returns:

The phenome.

encode

public Genome encode(MLMethod phenotype)

Attempt to build a genome from a phenome. Note: not all CODEC's support this. If it is unsupported, an exception will be thrown.

Specified by:

encode in interface GeneticCODEC

Parameters:

phenotype - The phenotype.

Returns:

The genome.