/**
* Constructs a Chromosome separate from any specific Configuration. This can be useful for
* constructing sample chromosomes that are to be used to setup a Configuration object.
* Additionally, a constraint checker can be specified. It is used right here to verify the
* validity of the gene types supplied.
*
* @param a_configuration the configuration to use
* @param a_initialGenes the initial genes of this Chromosome
* @param a_constraintChecker constraint checker to use
* @throws InvalidConfigurationException in case the constraint checker reports a configuration
* error
* @author Klaus Meffert
* @since 2.5
*/
public Chromosome(
final Configuration a_configuration,
Gene[] a_initialGenes,
IGeneConstraintChecker a_constraintChecker)
throws InvalidConfigurationException {
this(a_configuration, a_initialGenes.length);
checkGenes(a_initialGenes);
setGenes(a_initialGenes);
setConstraintChecker(a_constraintChecker);
}
/**
* Constructs a Chromosome separate from any specific Configuration. This can be useful for
* constructing sample chromosomes that are to be used to setup a Configuration object.
*
* @param a_configuration the configuration to use
* @param a_initialGenes the initial genes of this Chromosome
* @throws InvalidConfigurationException
* @author Neil Rotstan
* @since 1.0
*/
public Chromosome(final Configuration a_configuration, Gene[] a_initialGenes)
throws InvalidConfigurationException {
this(a_configuration, a_initialGenes == null ? 0 : a_initialGenes.length);
checkGenes(a_initialGenes);
setGenes(a_initialGenes);
}