makeRecombinator {ecr}

Construct a recombination operator.

Description

Helper function which constructs a recombinator, i. e., a recombination operator.

Usage

makeRecombinator(
  recombinator,
  supported = getAvailableRepresentations(),
  n.parents = 2L,
  n.children = NULL
)

Arguments

recombinator

[function]
Actual mutation operator.

supported

[character]
Vector of strings/names of supported parameter representations. Possible choices: “permutation”, “float”, “binary” or “custom”.

n.parents

[integer(1)]
Number of parents supported.

n.children

[integer(1)]
How many children does the recombinator produce? Default is 1.

Value

[ecr_recombinator] Recombinator object.

Note

If a recombinator returns more than one child, the multiple.children parameter needs to be TRUE, which is the default. In case of multiple children produced these have to be placed within a list.