factories.java

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 * Java Genetic Algorithm Library (@__identifier__@).
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 */
package org.jenetics.util;

/**
 * Contains factory (methods) for some 'primitive' types.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:franz.wilhelmstoetter@gmx.at">Franz Wilhelmstötter</a>
 * @since 1.0
 * @version 1.0 &mdash; <em>$Date: 2014-02-27 $</em>
 *
 * @deprecated Will be (re)moved; internal use only.
 */
@Deprecated
public final class factories extends StaticObject {
	private factories() {}

	/**
	 * Return an integer factory which creates an integer sequence starting with
	 * zero an with step one.
	 *
	 * @return an integer factory.
	 */
	public static Factory<Integer> Int() {
		return Int(1);
	}

	/**
	 * Return an integer factory which creates an integer sequence starting with
	 * zero an with the given {@code step}.
	 *
	 * @param step the gap between the generated integers.
	 * @return an integer factory.
	 */
	public static Factory<Integer> Int(final int step) {
		return Int(0, step);
	}

	/**
	 * Return an integer factory which creates an integer sequence starting with
	 * {@code start} an with the given {@code step}.
	 *
	 * @param step the gap between the generated integers.
	 * @return an integer factory.
	 */
	public static Factory<Integer> Int(final int start, final int step) {
		return new Factory<Integer>() {
			private int _value = start;

			@Override
			public Integer newInstance() {
				return next();
			}

			private int next() {
				final int next = _value;
				_value += step;
				return next;
			}
		};
	}

}