org.encog.ml.ea.codec

Interface GeneticCODEC

All Known Implementing Classes:

GenomeAsPhenomeCODEC, HyperNEATCODEC, MLEncodableCODEC, NEATCODEC, PrgCODEC

public interface GeneticCODEC

A CODEC defines how to transfer between a genome and phenome. Every CODEC should support genome to phenome. However, not every code can transform a phenome into a genome.

Method Summary

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.

Method Detail

decode

MLMethod decode(Genome genome)

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

Parameters:

genome - The genome to decode.

Returns:

The phenome.

encode

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.

Parameters:

phenotype - The phenotype.

Returns:

The genome.