/// <summary>
/// Initialize the experiment with some optional XML configuration data.
/// </summary>
public void Initialize(string name, XmlElement xmlConfig)
{
_name = name;
_populationSize = XmlUtils.GetValueAsInt(xmlConfig, "PopulationSize");
_specieCount = XmlUtils.GetValueAsInt(xmlConfig, "SpecieCount");
_activationScheme = ExperimentUtils.CreateActivationScheme(xmlConfig, "Activation");
_complexityRegulationStr = XmlUtils.TryGetValueAsString(xmlConfig, "ComplexityRegulationStrategy");
_complexityThreshold = XmlUtils.TryGetValueAsInt(xmlConfig, "ComplexityThreshold");
_description = XmlUtils.TryGetValueAsString(xmlConfig, "Description");
_parallelOptions = ExperimentUtils.ReadParallelOptions(xmlConfig);
_eaParams = new NeatEvolutionAlgorithmParameters();
_eaParams.SpecieCount = _specieCount;
_neatGenomeParams = new NeatGenomeParameters();
_neatGenomeParams.FeedforwardOnly = _activationScheme.AcyclicNetwork;
// Determine what function to regress.
string fnIdStr = XmlUtils.GetValueAsString(xmlConfig, "Function");
FunctionId fnId = (FunctionId)Enum.Parse(typeof(FunctionId), fnIdStr);
_fn = FunctionUtils.GetFunction(fnId);
// Read parameter sampling scheme settings.
int sampleResolution = XmlUtils.GetValueAsInt(xmlConfig, "SampleResolution");
double sampleMin = XmlUtils.GetValueAsDouble(xmlConfig, "SampleMin");
double sampleMax = XmlUtils.GetValueAsDouble(xmlConfig, "SampleMax");
_paramSamplingInfo = new ParamSamplingInfo(sampleMin, sampleMax, sampleResolution);
}
