AbstractConfig (OptaPlanner distribution 8.0.0.Final API)

java.lang.Object
- org.optaplanner.core.config.AbstractConfig<Config_>

Type Parameters:

Config_ - the same class as the implementing subclass

Direct Known Subclasses:

BenchmarkReportConfig, ConstructionHeuristicForagerConfig, EntityPlacerConfig, LocalSearchAcceptorConfig, LocalSearchForagerConfig, PhaseConfig, ProblemBenchmarksConfig, ScoreDirectorFactoryConfig, SelectorConfig, SolverBenchmarkConfig, SolverConfig, SolverManagerConfig, TerminationConfig
```
public abstract class AbstractConfig<Config_ extends AbstractConfig<Config_>>
extends Object
```
A config class is a user friendly, validating configuration class that maps XML input. It builds the runtime impl classes (which are optimized for scalability and performance instead).
A config class should adhere to "configuration by exception" in its XML/JSON input/output, so all non-static fields should be null by default. Using the config class to build a runtime class, must not alter the config class's XML/JSON output.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractConfig()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Config_`	`copyConfig()`	Typically implemented by constructing a new instance and calling `inherit(AbstractConfig)` on it
`abstract Config_`	`inherit(Config_ inheritedConfig)`	Inherits each property of the `inheritedConfig` unless that property (or a semantic alternative) is defined by this instance (which overwrites the inherited behaviour).
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractConfig
```
public AbstractConfig()
```
- Method Detail
  - inherit
```
public abstract Config_ inherit(Config_ inheritedConfig)
```
    Inherits each property of the inheritedConfig unless that property (or a semantic alternative) is defined by this instance (which overwrites the inherited behaviour).
    After the inheritance, if a property on this AbstractConfig composition is replaced, it should not affect the inherited composition instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inheritedConfig - never null
    
    Returns:
    
    this
  - copyConfig
```
public abstract Config_ copyConfig()
```
    Typically implemented by constructing a new instance and calling inherit(AbstractConfig) on it
    
    Returns:
    
    new instance
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object