Function PGAMutate

• Defined in File mutation.c

Function Documentation

int PGAMutate(PGAContext *ctx, int p, int pop)

Perform mutation on a string.

Description

The type of mutation depends on the data type. Refer to section Mutation in the user guide for data-specific examples.

Example

Mutate the best string in the population, until 10 or more mutations have occured.

PGAContext *ctx;
int p, count = 0;

...
p = PGAGetBestIndex (ctx, PGA_NEWPOP);
while (count < 10) {
    count += PGAMutate (ctx, p, PGA_NEWPOP);
}

Parameters

• ctx – context variable

• p – index of string to mutate

• pop – symbolic constant of the population containing p

Returns

The number of mutations performed. Member p in population pop is mutated by side-effect