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     17 package org.apache.commons.math.genetics;
     18 
     19 /**
     20  * Stops after a fixed number of generations.  Each time
     21  * {@link #isSatisfied(Population)} is invoked, a generation counter is
     22  * incremented.  Once the counter reaches the configured
     23  * <code>maxGenerations</code> value, {@link #isSatisfied(Population)} returns
     24  * true.
     25  *
     26  * @version $Revision: 811685 $ $Date: 2009-09-05 19:36:48 +0200 (sam. 05 sept. 2009) $
     27  * @since 2.0
     28  */
     29 public class FixedGenerationCount implements StoppingCondition {
     30     /** Number of generations that have passed */
     31     private int numGenerations = 0;
     32 
     33     /** Maximum number of generations (stopping criteria) */
     34     private final int maxGenerations;
     35 
     36     /**
     37      * Create a new FixedGenerationCount instance.
     38      *
     39      * @param maxGenerations number of generations to evolve
     40      */
     41     public FixedGenerationCount(int maxGenerations) {
     42         if (maxGenerations <= 0)
     43             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The number of generations has to be >= 0");
     44         this.maxGenerations = maxGenerations;
     45     }
     46 
     47     /**
     48      * Determine whether or not the given number of generations have passed.
     49      * Increments the number of generations counter if the maximum has not
     50      * been reached.
     51      *
     52      * @param population ignored (no impact on result)
     53      * @return <code>true</code> IFF the maximum number of generations has been exceeded
     54      */
     55     public boolean isSatisfied(Population population) {
     56         if (this.numGenerations < this.maxGenerations) {
     57             numGenerations++;
     58             return false;
     59         }
     60         return true;
     61     }
     62 
     63     /**
     64      * @return the number of generations that have passed
     65      */
     66     public int getNumGenerations() {
     67         return numGenerations;
     68     }
     69 
     70 }
     71