public void Mutate(Random random = null)
{
EnsurePopulationIsCreated();
if (random == null)
{
random = _random;
}
// Figure out if mutation should occur for this generation, based on a roll of a random number
decimal percentage = _mutationChance;
int randomNumber = random.Next(1, 100);
if (percentage > 0 && randomNumber <= percentage)
{
// Loop through all genome pairs
for (int i = 0; i < Population.Count; i += 2)
{
if (i > Population.Count)
{
break;
}
Genome genome = Population[i];
// Pick two random positions to swap at
int position1 = random.Next(0, _geneSize);
int position2 = random.Next(0, _geneSize);
genome.SwapGenes(position1, position2);
}
}
else
{
// (No mutation, return)
if (ShowDebugMessages)
{
Console.WriteLine("No mutation performed - the random {0}% was over the {1}% threshold.", randomNumber, percentage);
}
}
}
public void Mutate(Random random = null)
{
EnsurePopulationIsCreated();
if (random == null)
{
random = _random;
}
decimal percentage = _mutationChance;
int randomNumber = random.Next(1, 100);
if (percentage > 0 && randomNumber <= percentage)
{
for (int i = 0; i < Population.Count; i += 2)
{
if (i > Population.Count)
{
break;
}
Genome genome = Population[i];
int position1 = random.Next(0, _geneSize);
int position2 = random.Next(0, _geneSize);
genome.SwapGenes(position1, position2);
}
}
else
{
if (ShowDebugMessages)
{
Console.WriteLine("No mutation performed - the random {0}% was over the {1}% threshold.", randomNumber, percentage);
}
}
}
