Added LinearRankSelection.

[genetic.git] / src / gene.h

diff --git a/src/gene.h b/src/gene.h
index 499ca80643a9f5a428ae167321fa5d2089af67ac..781cd3e29d67978dc2b27e965746a1fe53a6f645 100644 (file)
--- a/src/gene.h
+++ b/src/gene.h
@@ -3,19 +3,54 @@
 
 namespace genetic {
 
+    /**
+     * Class representing Gene
+     */
     template < typename Type >
     class Gene {
     protected:
-        Type fenotype;
+        /**
+         * Value of the Gene
+         * This for example can be a primitive value such as: int or double, or
+         * with additional changes complex struct.
+         */
+        Type value;
+
+        template<typename> friend class Gene;
     public:
-        Gene(Type fenotype) {
-            this->fenotype = fenotype;
+        /**
+         * Default constructor
+         */
+        Gene() {}
+
+        /**
+         * Class constructor, initializes Gene with default value.
+         */
+        Gene(Type value) {
+            this->value = value;
+        }
+
+        /** Copy constructor */
+        Gene(const Gene& gene) : value(gene.value) {}
+
+        /**
+         * Copy operator.
+         *
+         * @param gene Gene from which the value should be copied.
+         * @return Gene instance containing copied value
+         */
+        Gene& operator=(const Gene& gene) {
+            this->value = gene.value;
+            return *this;
         }
 
-        Type get() {
-            return this->fenotype;
+        /**
+         * Allows read-only access to Gene value
+         */
+        Type get() const {
+            return value;
         }
     };
 }
 
-#endif /* __GENE_H */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* __GENE_H */