/**
* This methods takes a list of solutions, removes a percentage of its solutions, and it is filled
* with new random generated solutions
*
* @param solutionList
* @param problem
* @param percentageOfSolutionsToRemove
*/
public static <S extends Solution<?>> void restart(
List<S> solutionList, Problem<S> problem, int percentageOfSolutionsToRemove) {
if (solutionList == null) {
throw new JMetalException("The solution list is null");
} else if (problem == null) {
throw new JMetalException("The problem is null");
} else if ((percentageOfSolutionsToRemove < 0) || (percentageOfSolutionsToRemove > 100)) {
throw new JMetalException(
"The percentage of solutions to remove is invalid: " + percentageOfSolutionsToRemove);
}
int solutionListOriginalSize = solutionList.size();
int numberOfSolutionsToRemove =
(int) (solutionListOriginalSize * percentageOfSolutionsToRemove / 100.0);
removeSolutionsFromList(solutionList, numberOfSolutionsToRemove);
fillPopulationWithNewSolutions(solutionList, problem, solutionListOriginalSize);
}
