public List <Gene <T> > GetElites(int elitismOverride = 0)
{
List <Gene <T> > elites = new List <Gene <T> >();
if (Genes.Count < 1)
{
return(elites);
}
if (elitismOverride != 0)
{
elites.Capacity = elitismOverride;
}
else
{
elites.Capacity = settings.elitism;
}
FitnessScaling <T> .ScaleFitness(Genes, settings.scalingType);
Genes.Sort();
Elite = new Gene <T>(Genes[0]);
for (int i = 0; i < elites.Capacity && i < Genes.Count; i++)
{
elites.Add(new Gene <T>(Genes[i]));
}
return(elites);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sorts the genes by their historical Id markings (innovation numbers in old NEAT).
/// </summary>
public void SortGenesByConnectionId()
{
Genes.Sort((a, b) => a.Id.CompareTo(b.Id));
}