public double getValue(String individual)
{
double fitness = 0;
NQueensBoard board = getBoardForIndividual(individual);
int boardSize = board.getSize();
// Calculate the number of non-attacking pairs of queens (refer to AIMA
// page 117).
List<XYLocation> qPositions = board.getQueenPositions();
for (int fromX = 0; fromX < (boardSize - 1); fromX++)
{
for (int toX = fromX + 1; toX < boardSize; toX++)
{
int fromY = qPositions.get(fromX).getYCoOrdinate();
bool nonAttackingPair = true;
// Check right beside
int toY = fromY;
if (board.queenExistsAt(new XYLocation(toX, toY)))
{
nonAttackingPair = false;
}
// Check right and above
toY = fromY - (toX - fromX);
if (toY >= 0)
{
if (board.queenExistsAt(new XYLocation(toX, toY)))
{
nonAttackingPair = false;
}
}
// Check right and below
toY = fromY + (toX - fromX);
if (toY < boardSize)
{
if (board.queenExistsAt(new XYLocation(toX, toY)))
{
nonAttackingPair = false;
}
}
if (nonAttackingPair)
{
fitness += 1.0;
}
}
}
return fitness;
}