Constructor Detail

• Ranker

  public Ranker(int maximumSize)

Method Detail

• getBestObject

  public final java.lang.Object getBestObject()

• getBestScore

  public final double getBestScore()

  Obtain the best score which may be the highest score (if maximising), or the lowest score (if minimising)

  Returns:

  the best score

• isWorthAdding

  public final boolean isWorthAdding(double score,
                                     boolean maximising)

  Enquire to the merits of adding an object with a particular score

  Parameters:

  score - The score in question

  Returns:

  true if an object with such a score is going to make a difference to the current state of this ranker

• getObjects

  public final java.lang.Object[] getObjects()

  Obtain the objects in this ranker

  Returns:

  the objects in the order of bestness (such that the first is the best)

• add

  public void add(java.lang.Object object,
                  double score,
                  boolean maximising)

  Add in (if it's good enough) a new object based on a score If an object has equality with an object already in the store that object is replaced by the new version

  Parameters:

  object - The object to add in

  score - The score of the object

• toString

  public java.lang.String toString()

  Overrides:

  toString in class java.lang.Object