org.neuroph.util

Class NeuralNetworkCODEC

java.lang.Object

org.neuroph.util.NeuralNetworkCODEC

public class NeuralNetworkCODEC
extends Object

A CODEC encodes and decodes neural networks, much like the more standard definition of a CODEC encodes and decodes audio/video. This CODEC can encode a neural network to an array of doubles. It can also decode this array of doubles back into a neural network. This is very useful for both simulated annealing and genetic algorithms.

Author:

Jeff Heaton (http://www.heatonresearch.com)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	array2network(double[] array, NeuralNetwork network) Decode a network from an array.
static int	determineArraySize(NeuralNetwork network) Determine the array size for the given neural network.
static void	network2array(NeuralNetwork network, double[] array) Encode a network to an array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

network2array

public static void network2array(NeuralNetwork network,
                                 double[] array)

Encode a network to an array.

Parameters:

network - The network to encode.

array2network

public static void array2network(double[] array,
                                 NeuralNetwork network)

Decode a network from an array.

Parameters:

array - The array used to decode.

network - The network to decode into.

determineArraySize

public static int determineArraySize(NeuralNetwork network)

Determine the array size for the given neural network.

Parameters:

network - The neural network to determine for.

Returns:

The size of the array necessary to hold that network.