Need help with this evolutionary algorithm to create intial population. (double point

[lotrsimp12345]

I am trying to create a double pointer. never done it before. Problem is currently in intializepopulation();
Error C2106 left of operand must be l-value.

EA.h

#ifndef EA_H_INCLUDED
#define EA_H_INCLUDED
#include <string>
#include "phrase.h"
#include <iostream>

class EA:public phrase
{
public:
	EA();
	~EA();

	void setgenerationnumber(int generationnumber);
	int getgenerationnumber();

	void setpopulationsize(int populationsize);

	void initalizepopulation();

	void mutate();

	//void crossover();

	std::string bestofpopulation();

private:
	int populationsize_;
	int generationnumber_;
	char** population_;
};
#endif // INTERFACE_H_INCLUDED

EA.cpp

#include "EA.h"

EA::EA()
{
	populationsize_=NULL;
	generationnumber_=0;
	population_=NULL;
}

EA::~EA()
{
	delete population_;
}

void EA::setgenerationnumber(int generationnumber)
{
	generationnumber_=generationnumber;
}

int EA::getgenerationnumber()
{
	return generationnumber_;
}

void EA::setpopulationsize(int populationsize)
{
	populationsize_=populationsize;
}

void EA::initalizepopulation()
{
	
	
	for(int j=0; j<populationsize_; j++)
	{
		population_=new char*[j];
		for(int k=0; k<getphraselength(); k++)
		{
			(*(population_)+j)=new char[k];
			population_[j][k]=(char)generatenewIndividual();
			std::cout<<(*population_);
		}
		std::cout<<"\n";
	}
	
}
	/*void mutate()

	void crossover()

	std::string bestofpopulation()
*/

phrase.h

#ifndef PHRASE_H_INCLUDED
#define PHRASE_H_INCLUDED

#include <string>

class phrase
{
public:	
	phrase();

	void setphraselength(std::string phraselength);
	int getphraselength();

	//randomly intialize a string
	char* generatenewIndividual();
	char randomizecharacter();
private:
	int phraselength_;	
};
#endif // INTERFACE_H_INCLUDED

phrase.cpp

#include "phrase.h"
#include <string>

phrase::phrase()
{
	phraselength_=0;
}

void phrase::setphraselength(std::string phraselength)
{
	phraselength_=phraselength.length();
}

int phrase::getphraselength()
{
	return phraselength_;
}

char phrase::randomizecharacter()
{
	int n = rand() % 26;
    char c = (char)(n+'a');
	return c;
}

char* phrase::generatenewIndividual()
{
	char* random = new char[phraselength_];
	for(int i=0; i<=phraselength_; ++i)
	{
		random[i]=randomizecharacter();
	}
	random[phraselength_]=NULL;
	return random;
}

main

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include "phrase.h"
#include "EA.h"
#include <cstdlib>
#include <time.h>

int main()
{
	phrase a;
	EA b;
	std::string phrase;
	int populationsize;
	//int percentmutation;
	std::cout<<"enter a population size\n";
	std::cin>>populationsize;
	std::cin.ignore();
	b.setpopulationsize(populationsize);
	//std::cout<<"enter the percentage you would like to mutate\n";
	//std::cin>>percentmutation;
	std::cout<<"enter a string\n";
	getline(std::cin,phrase);
	a.setphraselength(phrase);
	//std::cout<<a.getphraselength();

	srand ((unsigned)time(0));
	
	
	b.initalizepopulation();
	/*while(phrase!=bestofpopulation())
	{
		//mutate and crossover to create new population
	}*/
	
	return 0;
}

Thanks

[lotrsimp12345]

IT doesn't enter second loop don't know why. Any suggestion?

void EA::initalizepopulation()
{
	
	
	for(int j=0; j<populationsize_; j++)
	{
                std::cout<<"enter first loop\n";
		population_=new char*[j];
		for(int k=0; k<getphraselength(); k++)
		{
                        std::cout<<"enter second loop\n";
			(*((population_)+j))=new char[k];
			population_[j][k]=(char)generatenewIndividual();
			std::cout<<(*population_);
		}
		std::cout<<"\n";
	}
	
}

[WaltP]

IT doesn't enter second loop don't know why. Any suggestion?

Yep.
Split for(int k=0; k<getphraselength(); k++) into 2 statements. What call the function every time you go through the loop? Make it:

len = getphraselength();
for(int k=0; k<len; k++)

Now you can displaylen and see if the value lets the loop run.

In general, don't call functions in the parameters of the for if you can help it.

[lotrsimp12345]

why is saying length is 0 when it isn't in my main???

void EA::initalizepopulation()
{
	int len;
	for(int j=0; j<populationsize_; j++)
	{
                std::cout<<"enter first loop\n";
		population_=new char*[j];
		len = getphraselength();
		for(int k=0; k<len; k++)
		{
            std::cout<<"enter second loop\n";
			(*((population_)+k))=new char[k];
			population_[j][k]=(char)generatenewIndividual();
			std::cout<<(*population_);
		}
		std::cout<<"\n";
	}
 
}

[lotrsimp12345]

somehow in the main i get the correct length to appear but in doesn't when i call in in intializepopulation. Perhaps i should have EA constructor to which i call phrase instead of using inheritance.

[lotrsimp12345]

most updated version:

for(int j=0; j<populationsize_; j++)
	{
		std::cout<<j<<std::endl;
                std::cout<<"enter first loop\n";
		population_=new char*[populationsize_];
		std::cout<<"length is"<<phraselength;
		for(int k=0; k<phraselength; k++)
		{
                        std::cout<<"enter second loop\n";
			(*(population_))=new char[phraselength];
			population_[j][k]=(char)generatenewIndividual();
			std::cout<<(*population_);
		}
		std::cout<<"\n";
	}