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| package org.apache.commons.math.genetics; |
| |
| /** |
| * Policy used to create a pair of new chromosomes by performing a crossover |
| * operation on a source pair of chromosomes. |
| * |
| * @since 2.0 |
| * @version $Revision: 811685 $ $Date: 2009-09-05 19:36:48 +0200 (sam. 05 sept. 2009) $ |
| */ |
| public interface CrossoverPolicy { |
| /** |
| * Perform a crossover operation on the given chromosomes. |
| * |
| * @param first the first chromosome. |
| * @param second the second chromosome. |
| * @return the pair of new chromosomes that resulted from the crossover. |
| */ |
| ChromosomePair crossover(Chromosome first, Chromosome second); |
| } |