GEATbx: Options 13 Comparison of Options (1.9x / 2.x / 3.x)

13 Comparison of Options (1.9x / 2.x / 3.x)

This Chapter contains an comparison overview of the options and their numbers / names in version 1.9x / 2.x and 3.x. The main aim of this comparison is a simple means to update older optimization setups to version 3.x.

This table contains a textual description of every option in column one. The table is sorted according to the option numbers of version 1.9x (2. column) and 2.x (3. column). The name of the option in version 3.x is contained in the 4. Column and linked to the full description above.

This table is a good overview of the available options in each version of GEATbx. It shows also, if an option was internal (int. - used inside the toolbox, but not contained in the options vector) or not available (n.a.).

Tab. 13-1: Comparison table of options (version 1.9x, 2.x and 3.x)

Description	1.9x	2.x	Name in 3.x
selection function (name)	5	5	Selection.Name
mutation function (name)	6	6	Mutation.Name
recombination function (name)	7	7	Recombination.Name
mutation rate	int.	11	Mutation.Rate
recombination rate	int.	12	Recombination.Rate
variable format	19	19	VariableFormat
number of individuals	20	20	NumberIndividuals
number of subpopulations	21	21	NumberSubpopulation
generation gap	22	22	Selection.GenerationGap
reinsertion rate	int.	23	Selection.ReinsertionRate
mutation precision	int.	25	Mutation.Precision
selection pressure	23	26	Selection.Pressure
ranking method	int.	int.	Selection.RankingMethod
ranking multi-objective	n.a.	n.a.	Selection.RankingMultiobj
dimension of local selection	n.a.	27	Selection.LocalDimension
topology of local selection	n.a.	28	Selection.LocalTopology
distance of local selection	n.a.	29	Selection.LocalDistance
reinsertion method	int.	30	Selection.ReinsertionMethod
do migration	int.	31	Migration.Do
migration rate	26	32	Migration.Rate
migration interval	int.	33	Migration.Interval
migration topology	27	34	Migration.Topology
migration selection	int.	int.	Migration.Selection
do competition	n.a.	36	Competition.Do
competition rate	n.a.	37	Competition.Rate
competition interval	n.a.	38	Competition.Interval
subpop minimum for competition	n.a.	39	Competition.SubpopMinimum
termination method	n.a.	50	Termination.Method
maximal number of generations	14	51 (14)	Termination.MaxGenerations
termination by max. optimization time	n.a.	52	Termination.MaxTime
termination by difference to optimum	n.a.	53 (3)	Termination.Diff2Optimum
termination by running mean	n.a.	55/54	Termination.RunningMean
termination by standard deviation	n.a.	54/55	Termination.StdObjV
termination by good/worst obj. value	n.a.	56	Termination.GoodWorstObjV
termination by phi	n.a.	57	Termination.Phi
termination by kappa	n.a.	58	Termination.Kappa
termination by cluster analysis	n.a.	n.a.	Termination.Cluster
interval for text output on screen	1	1	Output.TextInterval
interval for graphical output	1	61	Output.GrafikInterval
methods (plot types) of graphical output	n.a.	62	Output.GrafikMethod
styles of graphical output	n.a.	63	Output.GrafikStyle
interval for text output in file	28	41	Output.SaveTextInterval
file name for saving text output	n.a.	GLOBAL_ FILERESULTS	Output.SaveTextFileName
interval for saving binary data	n.a.	44	Output.SaveBinDataInterval
file name for saving binary data	n.a.	GLOBAL_ FILEMAT	Output.SaveBinDataFileName
interval for specific visualization	30	43	Output.StatePlotInterval
function name for specific visualization	n.a.	GLOBAL_ STATEPLOTFUN	Output.StatePlotFunction
excludes parts of screen status information	n.a.	int.	Output.TextExclude*
excludes part of saved status information	n.a.	int.	Output.SaveTextExclude*
best objective value(s) found	8	8	Run.BestObjectiveValue
number of objective function evaluations	10	10	Run.CountObjFun
number of current generation	int.	int.	Run.Generation
termination criteria reached	n.a.	int.	Run.DoTerminate
function name of objective function	int. (OBJ_F)	int. (OBJ_F)	System.ObjFunFilename
boundaries of (problem) variables	int. (VLB, VUB)	int. (VLB, VUB)	System.ObjFunVarBounds
additional parameters for obj. function	int. (P1-P10)	int. (P1-P15)	System.ObjFunAddPara
define soft boundaries for variables	n.a.	n.a.	System.ObjFunVarBoundOut
goals for multiple objectives	n.a	n.a.	System.ObjFunGoals
best objective value (minimum)	int.	int.	System.ObjFunMinimum
textual description of objective function	int.	int.	System.ObjFunDescription
keep preinitialized individuals	n.a.	n.a.	Special.InitPresetKeep
create individuals uniform at random	n.a.	n.a.	Special.InitUniformCreate
randomized preinitialized individuals	n.a.	n.a	Special.InitPresetRand
do special initialization	29	42	Special.InitDo (obsolete)
function name for special initialization	n.a.	GLOBAL_INITFUN	Special.InitFunction (obsolete)
interval for collecting best individuals	n.a.	n.a.	Special.CollectBest.Interval
rate/number of individuals to collect	n.a.	n.a.	Special.CollectBest.Rate
how to compare individuals for identity	n.a.	n.a.	Special.CollectBest.Compare
write individuals to file	n.a.	n.a.	Special.CollectBest.WriteFile
file name for collected individuals	n.a.	n.a.	Special.CollectBest.FileName