SupergeneValidator


1   /*
2    * This file is part of JGAP.
3    *
4    * JGAP offers a dual license model containing the LGPL as well as the MPL.
5    *
6    * For licencing information please see the file license.txt included with JGAP
7    * or have a look at the top of class org.jgap.Chromosome which representatively
8    * includes the JGAP license policy applicable for any file delivered with JGAP.
9    */
10  package org.jgap.supergenes;
11  
12  import org.jgap.Gene;
13  
14  /**
15   * A class, deciding, if the supergene allele combination is valid.
16   * Some classes Supergenes (like abstractSupergene) also implement
17   * supergeneValidator, deciding themselfs about the gene validity.
18   * In request to returs a validator, they return <i>this</i>.
19   * Other classes may require always to set the external validator.
20   *
21   * @author Audrius Meskauskas
22   * @since 2.0
23   */
24  public interface SupergeneValidator {
25    /** String containing the CVS revision. Read out via reflection!*/
26    final static String   CVS_REVISION = "$Revision: 1.2 $";
27  
28    /**
29     * Return true if this gene combination is valid for
30     * the given supergene */
31    boolean isValid(Gene[] a_genes, Supergene a_for_supergene);
32  
33    /**
34     * @return persistent string representation (if needed) of this validator.
35     * The method name is different allowing the same class to implement both
36     * Supergene and supergeneValidator.
37     *  */
38    String   getPersistent();
39  
40    /**
41     * Set a persistend string representation (if needed) for this validator.
42     * The method name is different allowing the same class to implement both
43     * Supergene and supergeneValidator.
44     */
45  
46    void setFromPersistent(String   a_string);
47  }
48

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