ecr (version 2.1.1)

makeSelector: Construct a selection operator.

Description

Helper function which defines a selector method, i. e., an operator which takes the population and returns a part of it for mating or survival.

Usage

makeSelector(
  selector,
  supported = getAvailableRepresentations(),
  supported.objectives,
  supported.opt.direction = "minimize"
)

Value

[ecr_selector] Selector object.

Arguments

selector

[function]
Actual selection operator.

supported

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

supported.objectives

[character]
At least one of “single-objective” or “multi-objective”.

supported.opt.direction

[character(1-2)]
Does the selector work for maximization tasks xor minimization tasks or both? Default is “minimize”, which means that the selector selects in favour of low fitness values.