Examples
Class ExampleRun2

java.lang.Object
  Examples.ExampleRun2

public class ExampleRun2
extends java.lang.Object

This class shows an example of how to test a number of hyper heuristics on a number of problem domains. this class is similar to that which will be used to test the hyper-heuristics in the final competition. it is intended to be read after studying ExampleRun1, because it is more complex, and so it is easier to understand if the commands in ExampleRun1 are understood first.

we suggest that the reader goes through the example code of this class, and then refers to the notes below, which provide further clarification.

For each run, a new object is created for the ProblemDomain, and a new object is created for the HyperHeuristic. This is important because it ensures that the object (particularly the solution memory in the ProblemDomain object) is completely initialised before the next test. It is not sufficient to simply load a new problem instance into the same object as this is not guaranteed to completely initialise the object for a new run.

The elapsed time printed at the end of each hyper-heuristic run may be slightly longer than the time limit for the hyper-heuristic, as the last low level heuristic to be called overruns the time limit. However, the hyper_heuristic_object.getBestSolutionValue() method disregards any solution found after the hyper-heuristic exceeds its time limit. So the best solution that is printed at the end has been found within the time limit.

Constructor Summary

ExampleRun2()

Method Summary

static void

main(java.lang.String[] args)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ExampleRun2

public ExampleRun2()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)