Function PGARealCreateString

Function Documentation

void PGARealCreateString(PGAContext *ctx, int p, int pop, int initflag)

Allocate memory for a string of type real.

Description

Note that this function is set in PGASetUp() as the create string user function for the real datatype by default. Parameter initflag is used in conjunction with ctx->ga.RandomInit to initialize the string either randomly or set to zero.

Example

Allocates memory and assigns the address of the allocated memory to the real string field ind->chrom of the individual. Also, clears the string.

PGAContext *ctx;
int p;

...
PGARealCreateString (ctx, p, PGA_NEWPOP, PGA_FALSE);

Parameters:

  • ctx – context variable

  • p – string index

  • pop – symbolic constant of the population string p is in

  • initflag – A boolean flag to indicate random initialization

Returns:

None