/// <summary>
/// The source cohort reproduces and sends count creatures to the destination stage.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="srcCohort">The source cohort</param>
/// <param name="destStage">The destination LifeStage</param>
/// <param name="count">The population for the migrated cohort</param>
public void Reproduce(Cohort srcCohort, LifeStage destStage, double count)
{
if (destStage != null)
{
// move the count creatures into a new cohort
Cohort newCohort = null;
// find a cohort in the destStage that has PhenoAge = 0
int i = 0;
while (i < destStage.CohortList.Count)
{
if (destStage.CohortList[i].PhenoAge == 0)
{
newCohort = destStage.CohortList[i];
i = destStage.CohortList.Count; // terminate loop
}
i++;
}
if (newCohort == null)
{
newCohort = destStage.NewCohort();
}
newCohort.ChronoAge = 0;
newCohort.PhenoAge = 0;
newCohort.PhysiologicalAge = 0;
newCohort.Count += count;
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Destination stage is incorrectly specified");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Move cohort on to the next stage
/// </summary>
public void PromoteGraduates(Cohort srcCohort, LifeStage destStage, double count)
{
if (destStage != null)
{
//move the count creatures into a new cohort
Cohort newCohort = destStage.NewCohort();
newCohort.ChronoAge = srcCohort.ChronoAge;
newCohort.PhenoAge = 0;
newCohort.PhysiologicalAge = 0;
newCohort.Count = count;
srcCohort.Count = srcCohort.Count - count;
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Destination stage is incorrectly specified");
}
}