/**
* Compare the {@linkplain Entity} objects returning the desired ordering.
*
* @param e1 The first {@linkplain Entity} to be used in the comparison.
* @param e2 The second {@linkplain Entity} to be used in the comparison.
* @return -1 if e1 is less than e2; 0 if e1 and e2 are equal 1 if e2 is greater than e1
*/
@Override
public int compare(E e1, E e2) {
Fitness f1 = e1.getFitness();
Fitness f2 = e2.getFitness();
return f1.compareTo(f2);
}
/*
* Selects the best among a set of feasible solutions
* @param iterable The set of feasible solutions
* @return The best individual among the feasible solutions
*/
protected E selectBestOfFeasible(Iterable<E> iterable) {
E bestIndividual = iterable.iterator().next();
for (E current : iterable) {
if (current.getFitness().compareTo(bestIndividual.getBestFitness()) > 0) {
bestIndividual = (E) current.getClone();
}
}
return bestIndividual;
}
