/// <summary>
/// Crossover this gene with another of the same type.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TGene"></typeparam>
/// <param name="gene"></param>
/// <param name="other"></param>
/// <param name="settings"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static TGene Crossover <TGene>(this TGene gene, TGene other, GeneticAlgorithmSettings settings)
where TGene : IGene
{
IGene result = gene.Crossover((IGene)other, settings);
if (result != null && result is TGene)
{
return((TGene)result);
}
else
{
return(default(TGene));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new option by breeding this option with another
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TOption"></typeparam>
/// <param name="option"></param>
/// <param name="with">The other parent</param>
/// <param name="settings">Genetic Algorithm settings</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static TOption Breed <TOption>(this TOption option, TOption with, GeneticAlgorithmSettings settings)
where TOption : class, IGeneticAlgorithmPhenotype
{
return(option.Breed(with, settings) as TOption);
}
/// <summary>
/// Initialise the solver
/// </summary>
/// <param name="settings"></param>
public GeneticSolverBase(GeneticAlgorithmSettings settings) : base(settings)
{
}