Function PGARealUniformCrossover

Function Documentation

void PGARealUniformCrossover(PGAContext *ctx, int p1, int p2, int pop1, int c1, int c2, int pop2)

Perform uniform crossover on two parent strings producing two children via side-effect.

Description

Note that this function is set in PGASetUp() as the crossover user function for the real datatype when selecting uniform crossover.

Example

Performs crossover on the two parent strings m and d, producing children s and b.

PGAContext *ctx;
int m, d, s, b;

...
PGARealUniformCrossover (ctx, m, d, PGA_OLDPOP, s, b, PGA_NEWPOP);

Parameters:

  • ctx – context variable

  • p1 – the first parent string

  • p2 – the second parent string

  • pop1 – symbolic constant of the population containing string p1 and p2

  • c1 – the first child string

  • c2 – the second child string

  • pop2 – symbolic constant of the population to contain string c1 and c2

Returns:

c1 and c2 in population pop2 are modified by side-effect