NAME
PGAMutate - This routine performs mutation on a string.
DESCRIPTION
The type of mutation depends on the data type. Refer to the user guide
for data-specific examples.
INPUT PARAMETERS
ctx - context variable
p - index of string to mutate
pop - symbolic constant of the population containing p
OUTPUT PARAMETERS
none
SYNOPSIS
#include "pgapack.h"
int PGAMutate(ctx, p, pop)
PGAContext *ctx
int p
int pop
LOCATION
mutation.c
EXAMPLE
Example:
Mutate the best string in the population, until 10 or more mutations
have occured.
PGAContext *ctx;
int p, count = 0;
:
p = PGAGetBestIndex(ctx, PGA_NEWPOP);
while (count < 10) {
count += PGAMutate(ctx, p, PGA_NEWPOP);
}
05/01/95 PGAMutate(3)