stochasticfactor.java

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/*
 * StochasticFactor.java
 *
 * This is a required part of the com.adaptiveview.ospso package.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2003 AdaptiveView.com
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
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 */

package com.adaptiveview.ospso;

/**Extends <code>Constraint</code> to include a weight value; defines the stochastic factors
 * used to affect the individuality and sociality aspects of a particle's "move algorithm."
 *
 * @author  AdaptiveView.com
 */
public class StochasticFactor extends Constraint implements com.adaptiveview.ospso.dmi.DMI_GPL_License {
    
    private double weight;
    
    /** Creates a new instance of StochasticFactor
     *@param minimum The floor value for a random (stochastic) factor.
     *@param maximum The ceiling value for a random (stochastic) factor.
     *@param weight The weight (a constant) to be multiplied by a stochastic factor
     *between <code>minimum</code> and <code>maximum</code>.
     */
    public StochasticFactor(double minimum, double maximum, double weight) {
        super(minimum,maximum,Constraint.NONE);
        this.weight = weight;
    }
    
    /** Returns the stochastic factor's weight. */
    public double getWeight() {
        return this.weight;
    }
}