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| package org.apache.commons.math4.legacy.genetics; |
| |
| import java.util.List; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface indicating that the chromosome represents a permutation of objects. |
| * |
| * @param <T> type of the permuted objects |
| * @since 2.0 |
| */ |
| public interface PermutationChromosome<T> { |
| |
| /** |
| * Permutes the <code>sequence</code> of objects of type T according to the |
| * permutation this chromosome represents. For example, if this chromosome |
| * represents a permutation (3,0,1,2), and the unpermuted sequence is |
| * (a,b,c,d), this yields (d,a,b,c). |
| * |
| * @param sequence the unpermuted (original) sequence of objects |
| * @return permutation of <code>sequence</code> represented by this permutation |
| */ |
| List<T> decode(List<T> sequence); |
| |
| } |
