Interface HeuristicMethod

All Known Implementing Classes:

KMinDist, QMinDist, X

public interface HeuristicMethod

This defines the interface that describes a heuristic method for evaluating a board state.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	evaluate(State state)	Returns a number in the range of (-∞, +∞) where lower values indicate a more favorable position for Black, and greater values indicate a more favorable position for White.

Method Details

evaluate

double evaluate(State state)

Returns a number in the range of (-∞, +∞) where lower values indicate a more favorable position for Black, and greater values indicate a more favorable position for White.

Parameters:

state - The board state to evaluate.