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17 package org.apache.commons.math.genetics;
18
19 /**
20 * Policy used to create a pair of new chromosomes by performing a crossover
21 * operation on a source pair of chromosomes.
22 *
23 * @since 2.0
24 * @version $Revision: 799857 $ $Date: 2009-08-01 09:07:12 -0400 (Sat, 01 Aug 2009) $
25 */
26 public interface CrossoverPolicy {
27 /**
28 * Perform a crossover operation on the given chromosomes.
29 *
30 * @param first the first chromosome.
31 * @param second the second chromosome.
32 * @return the pair of new chromosomes that resulted from the crossover.
33 */
34 ChromosomePair crossover(Chromosome first, Chromosome second);
35 }