Reporting results

EvoLP provides a type for reporting results that you can use as the return vale of an algorithm. The type has different data fields conveniently stored in a single variable, which allows for further inspection if desired (for example for post-mortem visualisation and analysis.)

EvoLP.Result — Type

A type for reporting results of an algorithm. In order, these are:

the optimum $f(x^*)$
the optimizer $x^*$
the population
the number of iterations
the number of function calls
the runtime.

Some getter functions are also included to obtain specific information about the result.

EvoLP.optimum — Function

optimum(result)

Returns evaluation of solution found $f(x^*)$.

EvoLP.optimizer — Function

optimizer(result)

Returns solution found $x^*$.

EvoLP.optimiser — Function

optimiser(result)

Alias for optimizer. Returns the solution found $x^*$.

EvoLP.population — Function

population(res::Result)

Returns the resulting population of the algorithm.

EvoLP.iterations — Function

iterations(res::Result)

Returns the number of iterations of a result.

EvoLP.f_calls — Function

f_calls(res::Result)

Returns number of function evaluation calls of a result.

EvoLP.runtime — Function

runtime(res::Result)

Returns the resulting runtime of the algorithm.

All built-in algorithms in EvoLP use the Result as their return value.