//The breeding method creates/breeds a new individual. This new individual's DNA is made out
//of two separate individuals (the parents), that enter the method as its parameters (well the pointers/indexes to them).
//The breeding does not always occur. The probability of happening is defined by the variable iBreedingChance.
//This is supposed to represent different situations that can occur during a breeding (miscarriage, premature death of the newborn, etc).
public static Individual BreedIndividuals(int Individual_1_index, int Individual_2_index, List <Individual> _BreedingPool)
{
int _iRandomNumber = r.Next(1, 100);
Thread.Sleep(100);
int _DNASwapPercentage = r.Next(0, 4);
Individual _Individual_1;
Individual _Individual_2;
Individual _Newborn = new Individual();
if (Individual_1_index <0 | Individual_1_index> _BreedingPool.Count - 1)
{
return(_Newborn);
}
if (Individual_2_index <0 | Individual_2_index> _BreedingPool.Count - 1)
{
return(_Newborn);
}
if (iBreedingChance > 0 && _iRandomNumber <= iBreedingChance)
{
_Individual_1 = _BreedingPool[Individual_1_index];
_Individual_2 = _BreedingPool[Individual_2_index];
_Newborn = _Newborn.SwapDna(_Individual_1, _Individual_2, _DNASwapPercentage);
return(_Newborn);
}
else
{
return(_Newborn);
}
}
