Performance improvements. Cleanup.

src/eva2/OptimizerFactory.java

@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ public class OptimizerFactory {
     public static List<BitSet> postProcessBinVec(OptimizerRunnable runnable,
                                                  InterfacePostProcessParams ppp) {
         Population resPop = postProcess(runnable, ppp);
-        List<BitSet> ret = new ArrayList<BitSet>(resPop.size());
+        List<BitSet> ret = new ArrayList<>(resPop.size());
         for (Object o : resPop) {
             if (o instanceof InterfaceDataTypeBinary) {
                 InterfaceDataTypeBinary indy = (InterfaceDataTypeBinary) o;
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ public class OptimizerFactory {
     public static List<double[]> postProcessDblVec(
             OptimizerRunnable runnable, InterfacePostProcessParams ppp) {
         Population resPop = postProcess(runnable, ppp);
-        List<double[]> ret = new ArrayList<double[]>(resPop.size());
+        List<double[]> ret = new ArrayList<>(resPop.size());
         for (Object o : resPop) {
             if (o instanceof InterfaceDataTypeDouble) {
                 InterfaceDataTypeDouble indy = (InterfaceDataTypeDouble) o;
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ public class OptimizerFactory {
     public static List<AbstractEAIndividual> postProcessIndVec(
             OptimizerRunnable runnable, InterfacePostProcessParams ppp) {
         Population resPop = postProcess(runnable, ppp);
-        List<AbstractEAIndividual> ret = new ArrayList<AbstractEAIndividual>(
+        List<AbstractEAIndividual> ret = new ArrayList<>(
                 resPop.size());
         for (Object o : resPop) {
             if (o instanceof AbstractEAIndividual) {

src/eva2/cli/Main.java

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class Main implements OptimizationStateListener, InterfacePopulationChang
     }
 
     public static Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceOptimizer>> createOptimizerList() {
-        Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceOptimizer>> optimizerList = new TreeMap<String, Class<? extends InterfaceOptimizer>>();
+        Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceOptimizer>> optimizerList = new TreeMap<>();
 
         Reflections reflections = new Reflections("eva2.optimization.strategies");
         Set<Class<? extends InterfaceOptimizer>> optimizers = reflections.getSubTypesOf(InterfaceOptimizer.class);
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class Main implements OptimizationStateListener, InterfacePopulationChang
     }
 
     public static Map<String, Class<? extends AbstractProblemDoubleOffset>> createProblemList() {
-        Map<String, Class<? extends AbstractProblemDoubleOffset>> problemList = new TreeMap<String, Class<? extends AbstractProblemDoubleOffset>>();
+        Map<String, Class<? extends AbstractProblemDoubleOffset>> problemList = new TreeMap<>();
         Reflections reflections = new Reflections("eva2.problems");
         Set<Class<? extends AbstractProblemDoubleOffset>> problems = reflections.getSubTypesOf(AbstractProblemDoubleOffset.class);
         for (Class<? extends AbstractProblemDoubleOffset> problem : problems) {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class Main implements OptimizationStateListener, InterfacePopulationChang
     }
 
     public static Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceMutation>> createMutatorList() {
-        Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceMutation>> mutationList = new TreeMap<String, Class<? extends InterfaceMutation>>();
+        Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceMutation>> mutationList = new TreeMap<>();
         Reflections reflections = new Reflections("eva2.optimization.operator.mutation");
         Set<Class<? extends InterfaceMutation>> mutators = reflections.getSubTypesOf(InterfaceMutation.class);
         for (Class<? extends InterfaceMutation> mutator : mutators) {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public class Main implements OptimizationStateListener, InterfacePopulationChang
     }
 
     public static Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceCrossover>> createCrossoverList() {
-        Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceCrossover>> crossoverList = new TreeMap<String, Class<? extends InterfaceCrossover>>();
+        Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceCrossover>> crossoverList = new TreeMap<>();
         Reflections reflections = new Reflections("eva2.optimization.operator.crossover");
         Set<Class<? extends InterfaceCrossover>> crossovers = reflections.getSubTypesOf(InterfaceCrossover.class);
         for (Class<? extends InterfaceCrossover> crossover : crossovers) {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class Main implements OptimizationStateListener, InterfacePopulationChang
     }
 
     public static Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceSelection>> createSelectionList() {
-        Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceSelection>> selectionList = new TreeMap<String, Class<? extends InterfaceSelection>>();
+        Map<String, Class<? extends InterfaceSelection>> selectionList = new TreeMap<>();
         Reflections reflections = new Reflections("eva2.optimization.operator.selection");
         Set<Class<? extends InterfaceSelection>> selections = reflections.getSubTypesOf(InterfaceSelection.class);
         for (Class<? extends InterfaceSelection> selection : selections) {

src/eva2/gui/AboutDialog.java

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 /**
  * @author becker
  */
-public class AboutDialog extends JDialog {
+class AboutDialog extends JDialog {
     private JLabel imageLabel;
     private JEditorPane infoEditorPane;
     private JTextArea aboutTextArea;

src/eva2/gui/BeanInspector.java

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class BeanInspector {
         Class<?> type = obj.getClass();
 
         if (type.isArray()) { // handle the array case
-            StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer();
+            StringBuilder sbuf = new StringBuilder();
             sbuf.append("[");
             if (!tight) {
                 sbuf.append(" ");
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public class BeanInspector {
             if (indentDepth < 1) {
                 return "";
             } else {
-                StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer(indentStr);
+                StringBuilder sbuf = new StringBuilder(indentStr);
                 for (int i = 2; i <= indentDepth; i++) {
                     sbuf.append(indentStr);
                 }
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public class BeanInspector {
                 System.err.println("BeanTest ERROR +" + e.getMessage());
             }
         }
-        Pair<String[], Object[]> nameVals = new Pair<String[], Object[]>(nameArray, valArray);
+        Pair<String[], Object[]> nameVals = new Pair<>(nameArray, valArray);
         return nameVals;
     }
 
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ public class BeanInspector {
      * @return an info string about class and members of the given object
      */
     public static String getDescription(Object obj, boolean withValues) {
-        StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer(getClassDescription(obj));
+        StringBuilder sbuf = new StringBuilder(getClassDescription(obj));
         sbuf.append("\n");
         String[] mems = getMemberDescriptions(obj, withValues);
         for (String str : mems) {
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ public class BeanInspector {
      * @return String information about the object's class
      */
     public static String getClassDescription(Object obj) {
-        StringBuffer infoBf = new StringBuffer("Type: ");
+        StringBuilder infoBf = new StringBuilder("Type: ");
         infoBf.append(obj.getClass().getName());
         infoBf.append("\t");
 
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ public class BeanInspector {
             return null;
         }
         PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors = bi.getPropertyDescriptors();
-        ArrayList<String> memberInfoList = new ArrayList<String>();
+        ArrayList<String> memberInfoList = new ArrayList<>();
 
         for (int i = 0; i < propertyDescriptors.length; i++) {
             if (propertyDescriptors[i].isExpert()) {
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ public class BeanInspector {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                StringBuffer memberInfoBf = new StringBuffer(40);
+                StringBuilder memberInfoBf = new StringBuilder(40);
                 memberInfoBf.append("Member:\t");
                 memberInfoBf.append(name);
 

src/eva2/gui/EvATabbedFrameMaker.java

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class EvATabbedFrameMaker implements Serializable, PanelMaker, InterfaceN
 
     public void addPanelMaker(PanelMaker pm) {
         if (pmContainer == null) {
-            pmContainer = new ArrayList<PanelMaker>(2);
+            pmContainer = new ArrayList<>(2);
         }
         pmContainer.add(pm);
     }

src/eva2/gui/JEFrameRegister.java

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public final class JEFrameRegister {
     private JDesktopPane desktopPane;
 
     private JEFrameRegister() {
-        this.frameList = new ArrayList<JEFrame>();
+        this.frameList = new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     public static JEFrameRegister getInstance() {
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ public final class JEFrameRegister {
      * @return List of prefixes
      */
     public String[] getCommonPrefixes(final int prefLen) {
-        List<String> prefixes = new ArrayList<String>();
+        List<String> prefixes = new ArrayList<>();
-        List<Integer> count = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+        List<Integer> count = new ArrayList<>();
         for (int i = 0; i < frameList.size(); i++) {
             String title = frameList.get(i).getTitle();
             String titPref = title.substring(0, Math.min(prefLen, title.length()));

src/eva2/gui/JExtToolBar.java

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class JExtToolBar extends JToolBar {
     }
 
     private String getKeyText(KeyStroke k) {
-        StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
 
         if (k != null) {
             int modifiers = k.getModifiers();

src/eva2/gui/Main.java

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class Main extends JFrame implements OptimizationStateListener {
 
     public void addOptimizationStateListener(OptimizationStateListener l) {
         if (superListenerList == null) {
-            superListenerList = new ArrayList<OptimizationStateListener>();
+            superListenerList = new ArrayList<>();
         }
         superListenerList.add(l);
     }

src/eva2/gui/Mnemonic.java

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Mnemonic {
      *
      */
     public void setString(String s) {
-        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(s);
+        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(s);
         for (int i = 0; i < buf.length(); i++) {
             if (buf.charAt(i) == '&') {
                 buf.deleteCharAt(i);

src/eva2/gui/OptimizationEditorPanel.java

@@ -311,15 +311,15 @@ public class OptimizationEditorPanel extends JPanel implements ItemListener {
      */
     public void updateClassType() {
         List<String> classesLongNames;
-        ArrayList<Class<?>> instances = new ArrayList<Class<?>>(5);
+        ArrayList<Class<?>> instances = new ArrayList<>(5);
         classesLongNames = GenericObjectEditor.getClassesFromProperties(genericObjectEditor.getClassType().getName(), instances);
         LOGGER.finest("Selected type for OptimizationEditorPanel: " + genericObjectEditor.getClassType().getName());
         if (classesLongNames.size() > 1) {
-            classNameMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
+            classNameMap = new HashMap<>();
             for (String className : classesLongNames) {
                 classNameMap.put(EVAHELP.cutClassName(className), className);
             }
-            Vector<String> classesList = new Vector<String>(classesLongNames);
+            Vector<String> classesList = new Vector<>(classesLongNames);
             objectChooser.setModel(new DefaultComboBoxModel(classesList));
             if (withComboBoxToolTips) {
                 objectChooser.setRenderer(new ToolTipComboBoxRenderer(collectComboToolTips(instances, tipMaxLen)));

src/eva2/gui/PropertyDoubleArray.java

@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ public class PropertyDoubleArray implements java.io.Serializable {
             if (i == k) {
                 inc = 1;
             }
-            for (int j = 0; j < getNumCols(); j++) {
+            System.arraycopy(doubleArray[i + inc], 0, newDD[i], 0, getNumCols());
-                newDD[i][j] = doubleArray[i + inc][j];
-            }
         }
         setDoubleArray(newDD);
     }
@@ -164,14 +162,10 @@ public class PropertyDoubleArray implements java.io.Serializable {
         double[][] newDD = new double[getNumRows() + 1][getNumCols()];
 
         for (int i = 0; i < getNumRows(); i++) {
-            for (int j = 0; j < getNumCols(); j++) {
+            System.arraycopy(doubleArray[i], 0, newDD[i], 0, getNumCols());
-                newDD[i][j] = doubleArray[i][j];
-            }
         }
         if (k >= 0) {
-            for (int j = 0; j < getNumCols(); j++) {
+            System.arraycopy(newDD[k], 0, newDD[newDD.length - 1], 0, getNumCols());
-                newDD[newDD.length - 1][j] = newDD[k][j];
-            }
         } else {
             for (int j = 0; j < getNumCols(); j++) {
                 newDD[newDD.length - 1][j] = 1.;

src/eva2/gui/PropertyOptimizationObjectives.java

@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ public class PropertyOptimizationObjectives implements java.io.Serializable {
      */
     public void addTarget(InterfaceOptimizationObjective optTarget) {
         InterfaceOptimizationObjective[] newList = new InterfaceOptimizationObjective[this.selectedObjectives.length + 1];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectedObjectives.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(this.selectedObjectives, 0, newList, 0, this.selectedObjectives.length);
-            newList[i] = this.selectedObjectives[i];
-        }
         newList[this.selectedObjectives.length] = optTarget;
         this.selectedObjectives = newList;
     }

src/eva2/gui/PropertyOptimizationObjectivesWithParam.java

@@ -64,15 +64,11 @@ public class PropertyOptimizationObjectivesWithParam implements java.io.Serializ
 
         if (d.length > this.weights.length) {
             double[] newWeights = new double[d.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.weights.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(this.weights, 0, newWeights, 0, this.weights.length);
-                newWeights[i] = this.weights[i];
-            }
             this.weights = newWeights;
         } else {
             double[] newWeights = new double[d.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(this.weights, 0, newWeights, 0, d.length);
-                newWeights[i] = this.weights[i];
-            }
             this.weights = newWeights;
         }
     }

src/eva2/gui/PropertySelectableList.java

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class PropertySelectableList<T> implements java.io.Serializable {
 
     @Override
     public Object clone() {
-        return new PropertySelectableList<T>(this);
+        return new PropertySelectableList<>(this);
     }
 
     public void setObjects(T[] o) {

src/eva2/gui/editor/EnumEditor.java

@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ public class EnumEditor extends PropertyEditorSupport {
     }
 }
 
-enum TestEnum {asdf, sdf, asdfa};
+enum TestEnum {asdf, sdf, asdfa}

src/eva2/gui/editor/GenericArrayEditor.java

@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ public class GenericArrayEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEditor {
     /**
      * list of additional buttons above the list
      */
-    private List<JButton> upperButtonList = new LinkedList<JButton>();
+    private List<JButton> upperButtonList = new LinkedList<>();
     /**
      * list of additional buttons below the list
      */
-    private List<JButton> lowerButtonList = new LinkedList<JButton>();
+    private List<JButton> lowerButtonList = new LinkedList<>();
     private JComponent additionalCenterComp = null;
-    private List<JMenuItem> popupItemList = new LinkedList<JMenuItem>();
+    private List<JMenuItem> popupItemList = new LinkedList<>();
     private JButton addButton = new JButton("Add");
     private JButton setButton = new JButton("Set");
     private JButton setAllButton = new JButton("Set all");
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ public class GenericArrayEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEditor {
         /**
          * Creates a cell rendering component.
          *
-         * @param JList   the list that will be rendered in
+         * @param list          the list that will be rendered in
-         * @param Object  the cell value
+         * @param value         the cell value
-         * @param int     which element of the list to render
+         * @param index         which element of the list to render
-         * @param boolean true if the cell is selected
+         * @param isSelected    true if the cell is selected
-         * @param boolean true if the cell has the focus
+         * @param cellHasFocus  true if the cell has the focus
          * @return the rendering component
          */
         @Override
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ public class GenericArrayEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEditor {
                     JPanel combiUpperPanel = new JPanel(getButtonLayout(1, upperButtonList));
                     // ToDo Figure out how to now show this on Job Pane
                     combiUpperPanel.add(view);
+                    view.setVisible(withAddButton);
 
                     for (JButton but : upperButtonList) {
                         combiUpperPanel.add(but);
@@ -760,6 +761,10 @@ public class GenericArrayEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEditor {
 
     public void setWithAddButton(boolean withAddButton) {
         this.withAddButton = withAddButton;
+        // Hide/Show view based on whether we show the add button
+        if (this.view != null) {
+            this.view.setVisible(withAddButton);
+        }
     }
 
     public boolean isWithSetButton() {

src/eva2/gui/editor/GenericDoubleArrayEditor.java

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class GenericDoubleArrayEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEditor {
                 for (int j = 0; j < tmpDD[0].length; j++) {
                     try {
                         double d = 0;
-                        d = new Double(inputTextFields[i][j].getText()).doubleValue();
+                        d = Double.parseDouble(inputTextFields[i][j].getText());
                         tmpDD[i][j] = d;
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                     }

src/eva2/gui/editor/GenericEpsilonConstraintEditor.java

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class GenericEpsilonConstraintEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEd
 
                 try {
                     double d = 0;
-                    d = new Double(targetTextField[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                    d = Double.parseDouble(targetTextField[i].getText());
                     tmpT[i] = d;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
 

src/eva2/gui/editor/GenericEpsilonThresholdEditor.java

@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ public class GenericEpsilonThresholdEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEdi
 
                 try {
                     double d = 0;
-                    d = new Double(targetTextField[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                    d = Double.parseDouble(targetTextField[i].getText());
                     tmpT[i] = d;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
 
                 }
                 try {
                     double d = 0;
-                    d = new Double(punishTextField[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                    d = Double.parseDouble(punishTextField[i].getText());
                     tmpP[i] = d;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
 

src/eva2/gui/editor/GenericIntArrayEditor.java

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class GenericIntArrayEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEditor {
             for (int i = 0; i < tmpD.length; i++) {
                 try {
                     int d = 0;
-                    d = new Integer(inputTextField[i].getText()).intValue();
+                    d = Integer.parseInt(inputTextField[i].getText());
                     tmpD[i] = d;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
 

src/eva2/gui/editor/GenericObjectEditor.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class GenericObjectEditor implements PropertyEditor {
             return getClassesFromClassPath(className, instances);
         } else {
             StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(typeOptions, ", ");
-            ArrayList<String> classes = new ArrayList<String>();
+            ArrayList<String> classes = new ArrayList<>();
             while (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
                 String current = st.nextToken().trim();
                 try {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class GenericObjectEditor implements PropertyEditor {
      * @see ReflectPackage.getAssignableClassesInPackage
      */
     public static ArrayList<String> getClassesFromClassPath(String className, ArrayList<Class<?>> instances) {
-        ArrayList<String> classes = new ArrayList<String>();
+        ArrayList<String> classes = new ArrayList<>();
         Class<?>[] classArray;
         classArray = ReflectPackage.getAssignableClasses(className, true, true);
         if (classArray == null) {
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public class GenericObjectEditor implements PropertyEditor {
         }
 
         Vector<String> v = null;
-        v = new Vector<String>(getClassesFromProperties(classType.getName(), null));
+        v = new Vector<>(getClassesFromProperties(classType.getName(), null));
 
         try {
             if (v.size() > 0) {

src/eva2/gui/editor/GenericOptimizationObjectivesEditor.java

@@ -205,9 +205,7 @@ public class GenericOptimizationObjectivesEditor extends JPanel implements Prope
             optimizationObjectives.addTarget((InterfaceOptimizationObjective) optimizationObjectives.getAvailableTargets()[0].clone());
             int l = optimizationObjectives.getSelectedTargets().length;
             GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty[] newEdit = new GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty[l];
-            for (int i = 0; i < editors.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(editors, 0, newEdit, 0, editors.length);
-                newEdit[i] = editors[i];
-            }
             InterfaceOptimizationObjective[] list = optimizationObjectives.getSelectedTargets();
             l--;
             newEdit[l] = new GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty();

src/eva2/gui/editor/GenericOptimizationObjectivesWithParamEditor.java

@@ -228,9 +228,7 @@ public class GenericOptimizationObjectivesWithParamEditor extends JPanel impleme
             optimizationObjectivesWithWeights.addTarget((InterfaceOptimizationObjective) optimizationObjectivesWithWeights.getAvailableTargets()[0].clone());
             int l = optimizationObjectivesWithWeights.getSelectedTargets().length;
             GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty[] newEdit = new GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty[l];
-            for (int i = 0; i < editors.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(editors, 0, newEdit, 0, editors.length);
-                newEdit[i] = editors[i];
-            }
             InterfaceOptimizationObjective[] list = optimizationObjectivesWithWeights.getSelectedTargets();
             l--;
             newEdit[l] = new GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty();
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@ public class GenericOptimizationObjectivesWithParamEditor extends JPanel impleme
             for (int i = 0; i < newW.length; i++) {
                 try {
                     double d = 0;
-                    d = new Double(weights[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                    d = Double.parseDouble(weights[i].getText());
                     newW[i] = d;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                 }

src/eva2/gui/editor/GenericWeigthedLPTchebycheffEditor.java

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class GenericWeigthedLPTchebycheffEditor extends JPanel implements Proper
         @Override
         public void keyReleased(KeyEvent event) {
             try {
-                int d = new Integer(pvalueTextField.getText()).intValue();
+                int d = Integer.parseInt(pvalueTextField.getText());
                 propertyWeightedLPTchebycheff.p = d;
             } catch (Exception e) {
 
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ public class GenericWeigthedLPTchebycheffEditor extends JPanel implements Proper
 
                 try {
                     double d = 0;
-                    d = new Double(idealTextField[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                    d = Double.parseDouble(idealTextField[i].getText());
                     tmpT[i] = d;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
 
                 }
                 try {
                     double d = 0;
-                    d = new Double(weightTextField[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                    d = Double.parseDouble(weightTextField[i].getText());
                     tmpP[i] = d;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
 

src/eva2/gui/editor/StringSelectionEditor.java

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class StringSelectionEditor extends AbstractListSelectionEditor {
 
     @Override
     public String getAsText() {
-        StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer("{");
+        StringBuilder sbuf = new StringBuilder("{");
         boolean first = true;
         for (int i = 0; i < getElementCount(); i++) {
             if (isElementSelected(i)) {

src/eva2/gui/plot/DPointSetMultiIcon.java

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class DPointSetMultiIcon extends DComponent {
      */
     class JumpManager {
         protected int index = -1;
-        protected ArrayList<Integer> jumps = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+        protected ArrayList<Integer> jumps = new ArrayList<>();
 
         public void addJump() {
             jumps.add(getSize());
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class DPointSetMultiIcon extends DComponent {
     protected boolean connectedMI;
     protected DPointIcon iconMI = null;
     protected DPointSetMultiIcon.JumpManager jumperMI = new DPointSetMultiIcon.JumpManager();
-    protected ArrayList<DPointIcon> iconsMI = new ArrayList<DPointIcon>();
+    protected ArrayList<DPointIcon> iconsMI = new ArrayList<>();
     protected Stroke strokeMI = new BasicStroke();
     protected DIntDoubleMap xMI;
 

src/eva2/gui/plot/FunctionArea.java

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class FunctionArea extends DArea implements Serializable {
         setBorder(scaledBorder);
         setAutoGrid(true);
         setGridVisible(true);
-        pointSetContainer = new ArrayList<GraphPointSet>(20);
+        pointSetContainer = new ArrayList<>(20);
         // new DMouseZoom( this );
         addPopup();
         repaint();

src/eva2/gui/plot/GraphPointSet.java

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class GraphPointSet {
     private DPointIcon icon;
     private String infoString = "Incomplete_Run";
     private boolean isStatisticsGraph = false;
-    private ArrayList<PointSet> pointSetContainer = new ArrayList<PointSet>();
+    private ArrayList<PointSet> pointSetContainer = new ArrayList<>();
 
     private float stroke = (float) 1.0;
 

src/eva2/gui/plot/GraphPointSetLegend.java

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class GraphPointSetLegend {
      * @param appendIndex       if true, the string entries are enumerated according to the index
      */
     public GraphPointSetLegend(List<GraphPointSet> pointSetContainer, boolean appendIndex) {
-        legendEntries = new TreeSet<Pair<String, Color>>(comparator);
+        legendEntries = new TreeSet<>(comparator);
         for (int i = 0; i < pointSetContainer.size(); i++) {
             GraphPointSet pointset = pointSetContainer.get(i);
             if (pointset.getPointSet().getSize() > 0) {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class GraphPointSetLegend {
                 } else {
                     entryStr = pointset.getInfoString();
                 }
-                legendEntries.add(new Pair<String, Color>(entryStr, pointset.getColor()));
+                legendEntries.add(new Pair<>(entryStr, pointset.getColor()));
             }
         }
     }

src/eva2/json/OptimizationRun.java

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public class OptimizationRun {
     List<Double> fitness;
 
     public OptimizationRun() {
-        this.fitness = new ArrayList<Double>();
+        this.fitness = new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     public void addFitnessValue(double value) {

src/eva2/optimization/ModuleServer.java

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class ModuleServer {
         if (instanceCounter > 0) {
             EVAERROR.EXIT("ModuleServer created twice");
         }
-        moduleClassList = new ArrayList<Class<?>>();
+        moduleClassList = new ArrayList<>();
 
         String modulePckg = null;
         Class<?> filterBy = null;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class ModuleServer {
      * @return Array of available modules
      */
     public String[] getModuleNameList() {
-        List<String> moduleNameList = new ArrayList<String>();
+        List<String> moduleNameList = new ArrayList<>();
         for (Class<?> module : moduleClassList) {
             try {
                 Method[] methods = module.getDeclaredMethods();

src/eva2/optimization/go/StandaloneOptimization.java

@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ public class StandaloneOptimization implements InterfaceStandaloneOptimization,
 
             // data to be stored in file
             double tmpd = 0;
-            StringBuffer tmpLine = new StringBuffer("");
+            StringBuilder tmpLine = new StringBuilder("");
             tmpLine.append(population.getFunctionCalls());
             tmpLine.append("\t");
             tmpLine.append(population.getBestEAIndividual().getFitness(0));

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/AbstractEAIndividual.java

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEAIndividual implements IndividualInterface, java.
     protected InterfaceMutation mutationOperator = new NoMutation();
     protected InterfaceCrossover crossoverOperator = new NoCrossover();
     protected InterfaceInitialization initializationOperator = new DefaultInitialization();
-    protected HashMap<String, Object> dataHash = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+    protected HashMap<String, Object> dataHash = new HashMap<>();
     // introduced for the nichingPSO/ANPSO (M.Aschoff)
     private int individualIndex = -1;
 
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEAIndividual implements IndividualInterface, java.
             parentIDs = new Long[individual.parentIDs.length];
             System.arraycopy(individual.parentIDs, 0, parentIDs, 0, parentIDs.length);
             parentTree = new AbstractEAIndividual[individual.parentTree.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < parentTree.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(individual.parentTree, 0, parentTree, 0, parentTree.length);
-                parentTree[i] = individual.parentTree[i];
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -406,7 +404,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEAIndividual implements IndividualInterface, java.
     }
 
     public String getHeritageTree(int depth) {
-        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
         sb.append(getIndyID());
         sb.append(" ");
         if ((depth > 0) && (parentTree != null)) {
@@ -596,9 +594,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEAIndividual implements IndividualInterface, java.
             this.fitness[index] = fitness;
         } else {
             double[] tmpD = new double[index + 1];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(this.fitness, 0, tmpD, 0, this.fitness.length);
-                tmpD[i] = this.fitness[i];
-            }
             this.fitness = tmpD;
             this.fitness[index] = fitness;
         }
@@ -833,9 +829,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEAIndividual implements IndividualInterface, java.
             this.selectionProbability[index] = sel;
         } else {
             double[] tmpD = new double[index + 1];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(this.selectionProbability, 0, tmpD, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-                tmpD[i] = this.selectionProbability[i];
-            }
             this.selectionProbability = tmpD;
             this.selectionProbability[index] = sel;
         }

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/ESIndividualBinaryData.java

@@ -53,13 +53,9 @@ public class ESIndividualBinaryData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Inte
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/ESIndividualDoubleData.java

@@ -54,13 +54,9 @@ public class ESIndividualDoubleData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Inte
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/ESIndividualIntegerData.java

@@ -49,13 +49,9 @@ public class ESIndividualIntegerData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Int
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/ESIndividualPermutationData.java

@@ -65,13 +65,9 @@ public class ESIndividualPermutationData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
 
     }

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/GAESIndividualBinaryDoubleData.java

@@ -36,13 +36,9 @@ public class GAESIndividualBinaryDoubleData extends AbstractEAIndividual impleme
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/GAIndividualBinaryData.java

@@ -51,13 +51,9 @@ public class GAIndividualBinaryData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Inte
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/GAIndividualDoubleData.java

@@ -59,15 +59,11 @@ public class GAIndividualDoubleData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Inte
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.precision = individual.precision;
         this.doubleCoding = individual.doubleCoding;
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/GAIndividualIntegerData.java

@@ -59,14 +59,10 @@ public class GAIndividualIntegerData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Int
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.intergerCoding = individual.intergerCoding;
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/GAPIndividualProgramData.java

@@ -33,13 +33,9 @@ public class GAPIndividualProgramData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements In
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/GEIndividualProgramData.java

@@ -97,13 +97,9 @@ public class GEIndividualProgramData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Int
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/GIIndividualIntegerData.java

@@ -59,13 +59,9 @@ public class GIIndividualIntegerData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Int
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 
@@ -184,9 +180,7 @@ public class GIIndividualIntegerData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Int
     @Override
     public int[] getIntegerData() {
         this.phenotype = new int[this.initializationRange.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.phenotype.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(this.genotype, 0, this.phenotype, 0, this.phenotype.length);
-            this.phenotype[i] = this.genotype[i];
-        }
         return this.phenotype;
     }
 
@@ -221,9 +215,7 @@ public class GIIndividualIntegerData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Int
     public void setIntGenotype(int[] doubleData) {
         this.setIntPhenotype(doubleData);
         this.genotype = new int[this.initializationRange.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < doubleData.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(doubleData, 0, this.genotype, 0, doubleData.length);
-            this.genotype[i] = doubleData[i];
-        }
     }
 
 /************************************************************************************

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/GIOBGAIndividualIntegerPermutationData.java

@@ -33,13 +33,9 @@ public class GIOBGAIndividualIntegerPermutationData extends AbstractEAIndividual
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/GPIndividualProgramData.java

@@ -68,13 +68,9 @@ public class GPIndividualProgramData extends AbstractEAIndividual implements Int
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/OBGAIndividualPermutationData.java

@@ -52,13 +52,9 @@ public class OBGAIndividualPermutationData extends AbstractEAIndividual implemen
         this.mutationOperator = (InterfaceMutation) individual.mutationOperator.clone();
         this.mutationProbability = individual.mutationProbability;
         this.selectionProbability = new double[individual.selectionProbability.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.selectionProbability.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability, 0, this.selectionProbability.length);
-            this.selectionProbability[i] = individual.selectionProbability[i];
-        }
         this.fitness = new double[individual.fitness.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.fitness.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(individual.fitness, 0, this.fitness, 0, this.fitness.length);
-            this.fitness[i] = individual.fitness[i];
-        }
         this.cloneAEAObjects(individual);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/codings/gp/AbstractGPNode.java

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGPNode implements InterfaceProgram, java.io.Serial
                             ((GPNodeInput) currentNode).setIdentifier(currentNode.getOpIdentifier());
                         }
                     }
-                    return new Pair<AbstractGPNode, String>(currentNode, restStr);
+                    return new Pair<>(currentNode, restStr);
                 } else {
                     restStr = str.substring(cutFront + 1).trim(); // cut this op and front brace
                     currentNode.nodes = new AbstractGPNode[currentNode.getArity()];
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGPNode implements InterfaceProgram, java.io.Serial
                             e.printStackTrace();
                         }
                     }
-                    return new Pair<AbstractGPNode, String>(currentNode, restStr);
+                    return new Pair<>(currentNode, restStr);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGPNode implements InterfaceProgram, java.io.Serial
      */
     public static Vector<AbstractGPNode> getNodeTypes() {
         ArrayList<String> cls = GenericObjectEditor.getClassesFromClassPath(AbstractGPNode.class.getCanonicalName(), null);
-        Vector<AbstractGPNode> nodeTypes = new Vector<AbstractGPNode>(cls.size());
+        Vector<AbstractGPNode> nodeTypes = new Vector<>(cls.size());
         for (int i = 0; i < cls.size(); i++) {
             try {
                 AbstractGPNode node = (AbstractGPNode) Class.forName((String) cls.get(i)).newInstance();
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGPNode implements InterfaceProgram, java.io.Serial
         }
         try {
             Double d = Double.parseDouble(firstArg);
-            return new Pair<Double, String>(d, str.substring(firstArg.length()));
+            return new Pair<>(d, str.substring(firstArg.length()));
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
             if (expect) {
                 System.err.println("String has unknown prefix: " + str);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGPNode implements InterfaceProgram, java.io.Serial
      */
     private static Vector<AbstractGPNode> match(
             Vector<AbstractGPNode> nodeTypes, String str, boolean firstLongestOnly, boolean ignoreCase) {
-        Vector<AbstractGPNode> matching = new Vector<AbstractGPNode>();
+        Vector<AbstractGPNode> matching = new Vector<>();
         for (int i = 0; i < nodeTypes.size(); i++) {
             String reqPrefix = nodeTypes.get(i).getOpIdentifier();
             if (nodeTypes.get(i).getArity() > 0) {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGPNode implements InterfaceProgram, java.io.Serial
         if (matching.size() > 1 && firstLongestOnly) { // allow only the longest match (or first longest)
             int maxLen = matching.get(0).getOpIdentifier().length();
             AbstractGPNode longest = matching.get(0);
-            Vector<AbstractGPNode> longestList = new Vector<AbstractGPNode>();
+            Vector<AbstractGPNode> longestList = new Vector<>();
             longestList.add(longest);
             for (int i = 1; i < matching.size(); i++) {
                 if (matching.get(i).getOpIdentifier().length() > maxLen) {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGPNode implements InterfaceProgram, java.io.Serial
      * @return
      */
     public static String createNodeList() {
-        String ret = new String();
+        String ret = "";
 
         Class<?> cls = AbstractGPNode.class;
         Class<?>[] nodes = ReflectPackage.getAssignableClassesInPackage(cls.getPackage().getName(), AbstractGPNode.class, true, false);

src/eva2/optimization/individuals/codings/gp/GPArea.java

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ public class GPArea implements java.io.Serializable {
      */
     private transient PropertyChangeSupport propertyChangeSupport = new PropertyChangeSupport(this);
 
-    private ArrayList<AbstractGPNode> completeList = new ArrayList<AbstractGPNode>();
+    private ArrayList<AbstractGPNode> completeList = new ArrayList<>();
-    private ArrayList<AbstractGPNode> reducedList = new ArrayList<AbstractGPNode>();
+    private ArrayList<AbstractGPNode> reducedList = new ArrayList<>();
-    private ArrayList<Boolean> blackList = new ArrayList<Boolean>();
+    private ArrayList<Boolean> blackList = new ArrayList<>();
 
     public GPArea() {
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class GPArea implements java.io.Serializable {
      */
     public void add2CompleteList(AbstractGPNode n) {
         this.completeList.add(n);
-        this.blackList.add(new Boolean(true));
+        this.blackList.add(Boolean.TRUE);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class GPArea implements java.io.Serializable {
      */
     public void add2CompleteList(AbstractGPNode n, boolean b) {
         this.completeList.add(n);
-        this.blackList.add(new Boolean(b));
+        this.blackList.add(Boolean.valueOf(b));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class GPArea implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @param b the boolean value
      */
     public void setBlackListElement(int i, boolean b) {
-        this.blackList.set(i, new Boolean(b));
+        this.blackList.set(i, Boolean.valueOf(b));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class GPArea implements java.io.Serializable {
      * This method compiles the Complete List to the allowed list using the BlackList
      */
     public void compileReducedList() {
-        this.reducedList = new ArrayList<AbstractGPNode>();
+        this.reducedList = new ArrayList<>();
         for (int i = 0; i < this.completeList.size(); i++) {
             if (this.blackList.get(i).booleanValue()) {
                 this.reducedList.add(this.completeList.get(i));
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class GPArea implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @param targetarity The target arity.
      */
     public AbstractGPNode getRandomNodeWithArity(int targetarity) {
-        ArrayList<AbstractGPNode> tmpArray = new ArrayList<AbstractGPNode>();
+        ArrayList<AbstractGPNode> tmpArray = new ArrayList<>();
         for (int i = 0; i < this.reducedList.size(); i++) {
             if (this.reducedList.get(i).getArity() == targetarity) {
                 tmpArray.add(this.reducedList.get(i));
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class GPArea implements java.io.Serializable {
      * This method will return a non terminal
      */
     public AbstractGPNode getRandomNonTerminal() {
-        ArrayList<AbstractGPNode> tmpArray = new ArrayList<AbstractGPNode>();
+        ArrayList<AbstractGPNode> tmpArray = new ArrayList<>();
         for (int i = 0; i < this.reducedList.size(); i++) {
             if (this.reducedList.get(i).getArity() > 0) {
                 tmpArray.add(this.reducedList.get(i));
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ public class GPArea implements java.io.Serializable {
     }
 
     public void clear() {
-        completeList = new ArrayList<AbstractGPNode>();
+        completeList = new ArrayList<>();
-        reducedList = new ArrayList<AbstractGPNode>();
+        reducedList = new ArrayList<>();
-        blackList = new ArrayList<Boolean>();
+        blackList = new ArrayList<>();
         propertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange("GPArea", null, this);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/mocco/MOCCOChooseReferencePoint.java

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class MOCCOChooseReferencePoint extends MOCCOPhase implements InterfacePr
         @Override
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
             for (int i = 0; i < textField.length; i++) {
-                mocco.view.referencePoint[i] = new Double(textField[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                mocco.view.referencePoint[i] = Double.parseDouble(textField[i].getText());
             }
             mocco.view.problemChanged(false);
         }

src/eva2/optimization/mocco/MOCCOInitialPopulationSize.java

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class MOCCOInitialPopulationSize extends MOCCOPhase implements InterfaceP
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
             String s = textField.getText();
             try {
-                int t = new Integer(s).intValue();
+                int t = Integer.parseInt(s);
                 mocco.state.initialPopulationSize = t;
             } catch (java.lang.NumberFormatException e) {
 

src/eva2/optimization/mocco/MOCCOParameterizeGDF.java

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class MOCCOParameterizeGDF extends MOCCOPhase implements InterfaceProcess
             double[] w = new double[tradeOffTextFields.length];
             double sum = 0;
             for (int i = 0; i < tradeOffTextFields.length; i++) {
-                w[i] = new Double(tradeOffTextFields[i][i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                w[i] = Double.parseDouble(tradeOffTextFields[i][i].getText());
                 sum += w[i];
             }
             if (new Double(sum).isNaN()) {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class MOCCOParameterizeGDF extends MOCCOPhase implements InterfaceProcess
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
             double[] w = new double[tradeOffTextFields.length];
             for (int i = 0; i < tradeOffTextFields.length; i++) {
-                w[i] = new Double(tradeOffTextFields[i][i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                w[i] = Double.parseDouble(tradeOffTextFields[i][i].getText());
             }
             MOSOWeightedFitness wf = new MOSOWeightedFitness();
             // I've to set this before I change the parameters, because the problem sets the

src/eva2/optimization/mocco/MOCCOParameterizeRefPoint.java

@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ public class MOCCOParameterizeRefPoint extends MOCCOPhase implements InterfacePr
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
             // first read the values
             try {
-                perturbations = new Integer(numPerTextField.getText()).intValue();
+                perturbations = Integer.parseInt(numPerTextField.getText());
             } catch (java.lang.NumberFormatException e) {
                 System.out.println("Can't read k.");
             }
             try {
-                perturbation = new Double(sizePerTextField.getText()).doubleValue();
+                perturbation = Double.parseDouble(sizePerTextField.getText());
             } catch (java.lang.NumberFormatException e) {
                 System.out.println("Can't read amount of perturbation.");
             }

src/eva2/optimization/mocco/MOCCOParameterizeSTEP.java

@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ public class MOCCOParameterizeSTEP extends MOCCOPhase implements InterfaceProces
             weights = new double[refSolTextField.length];
             relax = new double[refSolTextField.length];
             for (int i = 0; i < refSolTextField.length; i++) {
-                weights[i] = new Double(weightTextField[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                weights[i] = Double.parseDouble(weightTextField[i].getText());
-                relax[i] = new Double(relaxTextField[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                relax[i] = Double.parseDouble(relaxTextField[i].getText());
                 if ((satisfied[i].isSelected()) && (obj[i].getOptimizationMode().contains("Objective"))) {
                     weights[i] = 0;
                     if (obj[i].is2BMinimized()) {

src/eva2/optimization/mocco/MOCCOParameterizeTchebycheff.java

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class MOCCOParameterizeTchebycheff extends MOCCOPhase implements Interfac
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
             // first read the values
             try {
-                perturbations = new Integer(numPer.getText()).intValue();
+                perturbations = Integer.parseInt(numPer.getText());
             } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                 System.out.println("Can't read k.");
             }
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ public class MOCCOParameterizeTchebycheff extends MOCCOPhase implements Interfac
                 sum = 0;
                 for (int j = 0; j < tmpD.length; j++) {
                     try {
-                        l = new Double(lowerLimit[j].getText()).doubleValue();
+                        l = Double.parseDouble(lowerLimit[j].getText());
                     } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                     }
                     try {
-                        u = new Double(upperLimit[j].getText()).doubleValue();
+                        u = Double.parseDouble(upperLimit[j].getText());
                     } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                     }
                     if (l < 0) {

src/eva2/optimization/mocco/MOCCOState.java

@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ public class MOCCOState {
         }
 
         Population[] newPop = new Population[this.populationHistory.length + 1];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.populationHistory.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(this.populationHistory, 0, newPop, 0, this.populationHistory.length);
-            newPop[i] = this.populationHistory[i];
-        }
         newPop[newPop.length - 1] = (Population) pop.clone();
         newPop[newPop.length - 1].addPopulation(newPop[newPop.length - 1].getArchive());
         newPop[newPop.length - 1].SetArchive(null);

src/eva2/optimization/modules/AbstractModuleAdapter.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ abstract public class AbstractModuleAdapter implements ModuleAdapter, Serializab
     protected AbstractModuleAdapter() {
         instanceCounter++;
         instanceNumber = instanceCounter;
-        optimizationStateListeners = new ArrayList<OptimizationStateListener>();
+        optimizationStateListeners = new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     /**

src/eva2/optimization/modules/AbstractOptimizationParameters.java

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractOptimizationParameters implements InterfaceOptimiz
     @Override
     public void addInformableInstance(InterfaceNotifyOnInformers o) {
         if (toInformAboutInformers == null) {
-            toInformAboutInformers = new LinkedList<InterfaceNotifyOnInformers>();
+            toInformAboutInformers = new LinkedList<>();
         }
         if (!toInformAboutInformers.contains(o)) {
             toInformAboutInformers.add(o);
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractOptimizationParameters implements InterfaceOptimiz
     }
 
     private List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> getInformerList() {
-        LinkedList<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> ret = new LinkedList<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer>();
+        LinkedList<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> ret = new LinkedList<>();
         if (problem instanceof InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer) {
             ret.add(problem);
         }

src/eva2/optimization/modules/Processor.java

@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ import eva2.optimization.operator.paramcontrol.ConstantParameters;
 import eva2.optimization.operator.paramcontrol.InterfaceParameterControl;
 import eva2.optimization.operator.postprocess.PostProcess;
 import eva2.optimization.operator.postprocess.PostProcessParams;
-import eva2.optimization.operator.postprocess.SolutionHistogram;
 import eva2.optimization.operator.terminators.EvaluationTerminator;
 import eva2.optimization.operator.terminators.GenerationTerminator;
 import eva2.optimization.operator.terminators.InterfaceTerminator;
 import eva2.optimization.population.Population;
-import eva2.optimization.population.PopulationInterface;
 import eva2.problems.AbstractOptimizationProblem;
 import eva2.problems.InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer;
 import eva2.optimization.stat.InterfaceStatistics;
@@ -398,7 +396,7 @@ public class Processor extends Thread implements InterfaceProcessor, InterfacePo
     }
 
     protected List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> getInformerList() {
-        List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> informerList = new ArrayList<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer>(2);
+        List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> informerList = new ArrayList<>(2);
         informerList.add(this.optimizationParameters.getProblem());
         if (this.optimizationParameters.getOptimizer() instanceof InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer) {
             informerList.add((InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer) this.optimizationParameters.getOptimizer());

src/eva2/optimization/operator/classification/ClassificationSelfOrganizingMaps.java

@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ public class ClassificationSelfOrganizingMaps implements java.io.Serializable, I
             this.SOM = new double[a.SOM.length][a.SOM[0].length][a.SOM[0][0].length];
             for (int i = 0; i < a.SOM.length; i++) {
                 for (int j = 0; j < a.SOM[0].length; j++) {
-                    for (int k = 0; k < a.SOM[0][0].length; k++) {
+                    System.arraycopy(a.SOM[i][j], 0, this.SOM[i][j], 0, a.SOM[0][0].length);
-                        this.SOM[i][j][k] = a.SOM[i][j][k];
-                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -55,9 +53,7 @@ public class ClassificationSelfOrganizingMaps implements java.io.Serializable, I
             this.SOMClass = new int[a.SOMClass.length][a.SOMClass[0].length][a.SOMClass[0][0].length];
             for (int i = 0; i < a.SOMClass.length; i++) {
                 for (int j = 0; j < a.SOMClass[0].length; j++) {
-                    for (int k = 0; k < a.SOMClass[0][0].length; k++) {
+                    System.arraycopy(a.SOMClass[i][j], 0, this.SOMClass[i][j], 0, a.SOMClass[0][0].length);
-                        this.SOMClass[i][j][k] = a.SOMClass[i][j][k];
-                    }
                 }
             }
         }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/cluster/ClusteringDensityBased.java

@@ -64,16 +64,12 @@ public class ClusteringDensityBased implements InterfaceClusteringDistanceParam,
         this.minimumGroupSize = a.minimumGroupSize;
         if (a.clustered != null) {
             this.clustered = new boolean[a.clustered.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.clustered.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(a.clustered, 0, this.clustered, 0, this.clustered.length);
-                this.clustered[i] = a.clustered[i];
-            }
         }
         if (a.connectionMatrix != null) {
             this.connectionMatrix = new boolean[a.connectionMatrix.length][a.connectionMatrix[0].length];
             for (int i = 0; i < this.connectionMatrix.length; i++) {
-                for (int j = 0; j < this.connectionMatrix[i].length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(a.connectionMatrix[i], 0, this.connectionMatrix[i], 0, this.connectionMatrix[i].length);
-                    this.connectionMatrix[i][j] = a.connectionMatrix[i][j];
-                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -95,7 +91,7 @@ public class ClusteringDensityBased implements InterfaceClusteringDistanceParam,
         clustered = new boolean[pop.size()];
         AbstractEAIndividual tmpIndy1, tmpIndy2;
         Population PopulationOfUnclustered, Cluster, template;
-        ArrayList<Population> ClusteredPopulations = new ArrayList<Population>();
+        ArrayList<Population> ClusteredPopulations = new ArrayList<>();
 
         template = (Population) pop.clone();
         template.clear();

src/eva2/optimization/operator/cluster/ClusteringKMeans.java

@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@ public class ClusteringKMeans implements InterfaceClustering, java.io.Serializab
             numbOfAssigned = new int[this.k];
             for (int i = 0; i < newC.length; i++) {
                 numbOfAssigned[i] = 1;
-                for (int j = 0; j < newC[i].length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(this.c[i], 0, newC[i], 0, newC[i].length);
-                    newC[i][j] = this.c[i][j];
-                }
             }
             for (int i = 0; i < assignment.length; i++) {
                 numbOfAssigned[assignment[i]]++;

src/eva2/optimization/operator/cluster/ClusteringNearestBetter.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package eva2.optimization.operator.cluster;
 
-import eva2.gui.BeanInspector;
 import eva2.gui.editor.GenericObjectEditor;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.AbstractEAIndividual;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.AbstractEAIndividualComparator;
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ public class ClusteringNearestBetter implements InterfaceClustering, Serializabl
         // Mark them as clustered and start with the next best unclustered.
         int current = 0; // top indy is first
         boolean[] clustered = new boolean[pop.size()];
-        LinkedList<Population> allClusters = new LinkedList<Population>();
+        LinkedList<Population> allClusters = new LinkedList<>();
         while (current < sorted.size()) {
             Population currentClust = pop.cloneWithoutInds();
             currentClust.add(sorted.get(current));
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ public class ClusteringNearestBetter implements InterfaceClustering, Serializabl
             while (current < sorted.size() && (clustered[current])) current++;
         }
 
-        ArrayList<Population> finalClusts = new ArrayList<Population>(allClusters.size());
+        ArrayList<Population> finalClusts = new ArrayList<>(allClusters.size());
         finalClusts.add(pop.cloneWithoutInds());
         for (Population clust : allClusters) {
             if (clust.size() < minimumGroupSize) { // add to loner population
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ public class ClusteringNearestBetter implements InterfaceClustering, Serializabl
             }
             // the closest best for indy i is now known. connect them in the graph.
             if (children[uplink[i]] == null) {
-                children[uplink[i]] = new Vector<Integer>();
+                children[uplink[i]] = new Vector<>();
             }
             children[uplink[i]].add(i);
             edgeLengthSum += uplinkDist[i];

src/eva2/optimization/operator/crossover/CrossoverESUNDX.java

@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ public class CrossoverESUNDX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
             }
 
             double[][] nParents = new double[parents.length - 1][];
-            for (int i = 1; i < parents.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(parents, 1, nParents, 0, parents.length - 1);
-                nParents[i - 1] = parents[i];
-            }
             double[] g = Mathematics.meanVect(nParents), tmpD;
             double w, v;
             ArrayList givenCoordinates = this.getGivenCoordinates(g, nParents);
@@ -103,9 +101,7 @@ public class CrossoverESUNDX implements InterfaceCrossover, java.io.Serializable
             // now determine the offsprings
             for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                 // first the mean
-                for (int j = 0; j < g.length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(g, 0, children[i], 0, g.length);
-                    children[i][j] = g[j];
-                }
                 // then the given coordinates
                 for (int j = 0; j < givenCoordinates.size(); j++) {
                     tmpD = (double[]) givenCoordinates.get(j);

src/eva2/optimization/operator/crossover/CrossoverGAGINPoint.java

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package eva2.optimization.operator.crossover;
 
 
-import eva2.gui.BeanInspector;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.AbstractEAIndividual;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.InterfaceGAIndividual;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.InterfaceGIIndividual;

src/eva2/optimization/operator/crossover/PropertyCrossoverMixer.java

@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ public class PropertyCrossoverMixer implements java.io.Serializable {
         this.weightsLabel = d.weightsLabel;
         this.normalizationEnabled = d.normalizationEnabled;
         this.availableTargets = new InterfaceCrossover[d.availableTargets.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.availableTargets.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(d.availableTargets, 0, this.availableTargets, 0, this.availableTargets.length);
-            //this.availableTargets[i]  = (InterfaceMutation)d.availableTargets[i].clone();
-            this.availableTargets[i] = d.availableTargets[i];
-        }
         this.selectedTargets = new InterfaceCrossover[d.selectedTargets.length];
         for (int i = 0; i < this.selectedTargets.length; i++) {
             this.selectedTargets[i] = (InterfaceCrossover) d.selectedTargets[i].clone();
@@ -67,15 +64,11 @@ public class PropertyCrossoverMixer implements java.io.Serializable {
 
         if (d.length > this.weights.length) {
             double[] newWeights = new double[d.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.weights.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(this.weights, 0, newWeights, 0, this.weights.length);
-                newWeights[i] = this.weights[i];
-            }
             this.weights = newWeights;
         } else {
             double[] newWeights = new double[d.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(this.weights, 0, newWeights, 0, d.length);
-                newWeights[i] = this.weights[i];
-            }
             this.weights = newWeights;
         }
     }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/crossover/PropertyCrossoverMixerEditor.java

@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ public class PropertyCrossoverMixerEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEdit
             crossoverMixer.addCrossers((InterfaceCrossover) crossoverMixer.getAvailableCrossers()[0].clone());
             int l = crossoverMixer.getSelectedCrossers().length;
             GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty[] newEdit = new GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty[l];
-            for (int i = 0; i < editors.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(editors, 0, newEdit, 0, editors.length);
-                newEdit[i] = editors[i];
-            }
             InterfaceCrossover[] list = crossoverMixer.getSelectedCrossers();
             l--;
             newEdit[l] = new GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty();
@@ -310,7 +308,7 @@ public class PropertyCrossoverMixerEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEdit
             for (int i = 0; i < newW.length; i++) {
                 try {
                     double d = 0;
-                    d = new Double(weights[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                    d = Double.parseDouble(weights[i].getText());
                     newW[i] = d;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                 }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/MutateESCorrVector.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package eva2.optimization.operator.mutation;
 
-import eva2.gui.BeanInspector;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.AbstractEAIndividual;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.InterfaceESIndividual;
 import eva2.optimization.population.Population;
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ public class MutateESCorrVector implements InterfaceMutation, java.io.Serializab
      */
     @Override
     public void crossoverOnStrategyParameters(AbstractEAIndividual indy1, Population partners) {
-        ArrayList<Double> tmpList = new ArrayList<Double>();
+        ArrayList<Double> tmpList = new ArrayList<>();
         if (indy1.getMutationOperator() instanceof MutateESCorrVector) {
             tmpList.add(((MutateESCorrVector) indy1.getMutationOperator()).scalingDev);
         }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/MutateESCorrolated.java

@@ -30,16 +30,12 @@ public class MutateESCorrolated implements InterfaceMutation, java.io.Serializab
     public MutateESCorrolated(MutateESCorrolated mutator) {
         if ((mutator.sigmas != null)) {
             this.sigmas = new double[mutator.sigmas.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.sigmas.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(mutator.sigmas, 0, this.sigmas, 0, this.sigmas.length);
-                this.sigmas[i] = mutator.sigmas[i];
-            }
 
         }
         if (mutator.alphas != null) {
             this.alphas = new double[mutator.alphas.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.alphas.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(mutator.alphas, 0, this.alphas, 0, this.alphas.length);
-                this.alphas[i] = mutator.alphas[i];
-            }
 
         }
 

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/MutateESCovarianceMatrixAdaptionPlus.java

@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ public class MutateESCovarianceMatrixAdaptionPlus extends
 
     public void updateCovariance() {
         double[] step = new double[D];
-        for (int i = 0; i < D; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(Bz, 0, step, 0, D);
-            step[i] = Bz[i];
-        }
         updateCovariance(step);
     }
 

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/MutateESGlobal.java

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class MutateESGlobal implements InterfaceMutation, java.io.Serializable,
     @Override
     public void crossoverOnStrategyParameters(AbstractEAIndividual indy1, Population partners) {
         if (crossoverType != MutateESCrossoverTypeEnum.none) {
-            ArrayList<Double> tmpList = new ArrayList<Double>();
+            ArrayList<Double> tmpList = new ArrayList<>();
             if (indy1.getMutationOperator() instanceof MutateESGlobal) {
                 tmpList.add(new Double(((MutateESGlobal) indy1.getMutationOperator()).mutationStepSize));
             }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/MutateESLocal.java

@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ public class MutateESLocal implements InterfaceMutation, InterfaceAdditionalPopu
     public MutateESLocal(MutateESLocal mutator) {
         if (mutator.sigmas != null) {
             this.sigmas = new double[mutator.sigmas.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.sigmas.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(mutator.sigmas, 0, this.sigmas, 0, this.sigmas.length);
-                this.sigmas[i] = mutator.sigmas[i];
-            }
         }
         this.mutationStepSize = mutator.mutationStepSize;
         this.tau1 = mutator.tau1;

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/MutateESMainVectorAdaption.java

@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ public class MutateESMainVectorAdaption implements InterfaceMutation, java.io.Se
             this.dN[i] = 0;
             this.mainV[i] = 0;
         }
-        ;
         this.xi_dach = Math.sqrt(this.N - 0.5);
         for (int i = 0; i < this.N; i++) {
             this.Z[i] = RNG.gaussianDouble(1.0);

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/MutateESRankMuCMA.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package eva2.optimization.operator.mutation;
 
-import eva2.gui.BeanInspector;
 import eva2.gui.editor.GenericObjectEditor;
 import eva2.optimization.enums.ESMutationInitialSigma;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.AbstractEAIndividual;

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/MutateGITranslocate.java

@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ public class MutateGITranslocate implements InterfaceMutation, java.io.Serializa
             int[] tmp = new int[x.length];
             int[] without = new int[x.length - length];
             int[] insert = new int[length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(x, 0 + from, insert, 0, length);
-                insert[i] = x[i + from];
-            }
             for (int i = 0; i < without.length; i++) {
                 if (i < from) {
                     without[i] = x[i];
@@ -113,15 +111,9 @@ public class MutateGITranslocate implements InterfaceMutation, java.io.Serializa
                     without[i] = x[i + length];
                 }
             }
-            for (int i = 0; i < to; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(without, 0, tmp, 0, to);
-                tmp[i] = without[i];
+            System.arraycopy(insert, to - to, tmp, to, to + length - to);
-            }
+            System.arraycopy(without, to + length - length, tmp, to + length, x.length - (to + length));
-            for (int i = to; i < to + length; i++) {
-                tmp[i] = insert[i - to];
-            }
-            for (int i = to + length; i < x.length; i++) {
-                tmp[i] = without[i - length];
-            }
 //    		System.out.println(""+from+"/"+to+"/"+length);
 //    		this.printInt("After  ", tmp);
             ((InterfaceGIIndividual) individual).setIGenotype(tmp);

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/MutateGPAdaptive.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package eva2.optimization.operator.mutation;
 
 
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.AbstractEAIndividual;
-import eva2.optimization.individuals.IndividualInterface;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.InterfaceGPIndividual;
 import eva2.optimization.population.Population;
 import eva2.problems.InterfaceOptimizationProblem;

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/PropertyMutationMixer.java

@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ public class PropertyMutationMixer implements java.io.Serializable {
         this.weightsLabel = d.weightsLabel;
         this.normalizationEnabled = d.normalizationEnabled;
         this.availableTargets = new InterfaceMutation[d.availableTargets.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.availableTargets.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(d.availableTargets, 0, this.availableTargets, 0, this.availableTargets.length);
-            //this.availableTargets[i]  = (InterfaceMutation)d.availableTargets[i].clone();
-            this.availableTargets[i] = d.availableTargets[i];
-        }
         this.selectedTargets = new InterfaceMutation[d.selectedTargets.length];
         for (int i = 0; i < this.selectedTargets.length; i++) {
             this.selectedTargets[i] = (InterfaceMutation) d.selectedTargets[i].clone();
@@ -71,15 +68,11 @@ public class PropertyMutationMixer implements java.io.Serializable {
 
         if (d.length > this.weights.length) {
             double[] newWeights = new double[d.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.weights.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(this.weights, 0, newWeights, 0, this.weights.length);
-                newWeights[i] = this.weights[i];
-            }
             this.weights = newWeights;
         } else {
             double[] newWeights = new double[d.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < d.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(this.weights, 0, newWeights, 0, d.length);
-                newWeights[i] = this.weights[i];
-            }
             this.weights = newWeights;
         }
     }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/mutation/PropertyMutationMixerEditor.java

@@ -231,9 +231,7 @@ public class PropertyMutationMixerEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEdito
             mutatorsWithWeights.addMutator((InterfaceMutation) mutatorsWithWeights.getAvailableMutators()[0].clone());
             int l = mutatorsWithWeights.getSelectedMutators().length;
             GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty[] newEdit = new GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty[l];
-            for (int i = 0; i < editors.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(editors, 0, newEdit, 0, editors.length);
-                newEdit[i] = editors[i];
-            }
             InterfaceMutation[] list = mutatorsWithWeights.getSelectedMutators();
             l--;
             newEdit[l] = new GeneralOptimizationEditorProperty();
@@ -312,7 +310,7 @@ public class PropertyMutationMixerEditor extends JPanel implements PropertyEdito
             for (int i = 0; i < newW.length; i++) {
                 try {
                     double d = 0;
-                    d = new Double(weights[i].getText()).doubleValue();
+                    d = Double.parseDouble(weights[i].getText());
                     newW[i] = d;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                 }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/nichepso/deactivation/ImprovementDeactivationStrategy.java

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class ImprovementDeactivationStrategy implements InterfaceDeactivationStr
             return false;
         } else {
             List<Double> lst = bests.subList(bests.size() - haltingWindow, bests.size());
-            bests = new Vector<Double>(haltingWindow);
+            bests = new Vector<>(haltingWindow);
             bests.addAll(lst);
             for (int i = 1; i < pop.size(); i++) {
                 for (int k = 0; k < haltingWindow; k++) {

src/eva2/optimization/operator/paramcontrol/ConstraintBasedAdaption.java

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class ConstraintBasedAdaption implements ParamAdaption, Serializable {
     private double currentFactor = 1.;
     private int genGap = 5;
 
-    LinkedList<Boolean> lastBestSatisfactionState = new LinkedList<Boolean>();
+    LinkedList<Boolean> lastBestSatisfactionState = new LinkedList<>();
 
 
     private static String target = "penaltyFactor";

src/eva2/optimization/operator/paramcontrol/ParameterControlManager.java

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class ParameterControlManager implements InterfaceParameterControl, Seria
      */
     public String[] getControlledParameters() {
         if (singleAdapters != null) {
-            Vector<String> names = new Vector<String>(singleAdapters.length);
+            Vector<String> names = new Vector<>(singleAdapters.length);
             for (ParamAdaption singleAdapter : singleAdapters) {
                 String prm = singleAdapter.getControlledParam();
                 if (prm != null) {
@@ -183,9 +183,7 @@ public class ParameterControlManager implements InterfaceParameterControl, Seria
             setSingleAdapters(new ParamAdaption[]{pa});
         } else {
             ParamAdaption[] newP = new ParamAdaption[singleAdapters.length + 1];
-            for (int i = 0; i < singleAdapters.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(singleAdapters, 0, newP, 0, singleAdapters.length);
-                newP[i] = singleAdapters[i];
-            }
             newP[newP.length - 1] = pa;
             setSingleAdapters(newP);
         }
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ public class ParameterControlManager implements InterfaceParameterControl, Seria
     public static List<Object> listOfControllables(
             Object target) {
         Pair<String[], Object[]> propsNamesVals = BeanInspector.getPublicPropertiesOf(target, true, true);
-        ArrayList<Object> controllables = new ArrayList<Object>();
+        ArrayList<Object> controllables = new ArrayList<>();
 //		Object ownParamCtrl = BeanInspector.callIfAvailable(target, "getParameterControl", null); // if the target itself has a ParameterControlManager, add it to the list of controllables.
 //		if (ownParamCtrl!=null) controllables.add(ownParamCtrl);
         Object[] objs = propsNamesVals.tail;

src/eva2/optimization/operator/paretofrontmetrics/MetricD1ApproxParetoFront.java

@@ -27,16 +27,12 @@ public class MetricD1ApproxParetoFront implements eva2.optimization.operator.par
     public MetricD1ApproxParetoFront(MetricD1ApproxParetoFront b) {
         if (b.titles != null) {
             this.titles = new String[b.titles.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.titles.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(b.titles, 0, this.titles, 0, this.titles.length);
-                this.titles[i] = b.titles[i];
-            }
         }
         if (b.reference != null) {
             this.reference = new double[b.reference.length][b.reference[0].length];
             for (int i = 0; i < this.reference.length; i++) {
-                for (int j = 0; j < this.reference[i].length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(b.reference[i], 0, this.reference[i], 0, this.reference[i].length);
-                    this.reference[i][j] = b.reference[i][j];
-                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -75,7 +71,7 @@ public class MetricD1ApproxParetoFront implements eva2.optimization.operator.par
             lines[i].trim();
             tmpS = lines[i].split("\t");
             for (int j = 0; (j < tmpD.length) && (j < tmpS.length); j++) {
-                tmpD[j] = new Double(tmpS[j]).doubleValue();
+                tmpD[j] = Double.parseDouble(tmpS[j]);
             }
             tmpA.add(tmpD);
         }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/paretofrontmetrics/MetricD1TrueParetoFront.java

@@ -28,16 +28,12 @@ public class MetricD1TrueParetoFront implements eva2.optimization.operator.paret
     public MetricD1TrueParetoFront(MetricD1TrueParetoFront b) {
         if (b.titles != null) {
             this.titles = new String[b.titles.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.titles.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(b.titles, 0, this.titles, 0, this.titles.length);
-                this.titles[i] = b.titles[i];
-            }
         }
         if (b.reference != null) {
             this.reference = new double[b.reference.length][b.reference[0].length];
             for (int i = 0; i < this.reference.length; i++) {
-                for (int j = 0; j < this.reference[i].length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(b.reference[i], 0, this.reference[i], 0, this.reference[i].length);
-                    this.reference[i][j] = b.reference[i][j];
-                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -76,7 +72,7 @@ public class MetricD1TrueParetoFront implements eva2.optimization.operator.paret
             lines[i].trim();
             tmpS = lines[i].split("\t");
             for (int j = 0; (j < tmpD.length) && (j < tmpS.length); j++) {
-                tmpD[j] = new Double(tmpS[j]).doubleValue();
+                tmpD[j] = Double.parseDouble(tmpS[j]);
             }
             tmpA.add(tmpD);
         }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/paretofrontmetrics/MetricErrorRatio.java

@@ -30,16 +30,12 @@ public class MetricErrorRatio implements eva2.optimization.operator.paretofrontm
         this.epsilon = b.epsilon;
         if (b.titles != null) {
             this.titles = new String[b.titles.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.titles.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(b.titles, 0, this.titles, 0, this.titles.length);
-                this.titles[i] = b.titles[i];
-            }
         }
         if (b.reference != null) {
             this.reference = new double[b.reference.length][b.reference[0].length];
             for (int i = 0; i < this.reference.length; i++) {
-                for (int j = 0; j < this.reference[i].length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(b.reference[i], 0, this.reference[i], 0, this.reference[i].length);
-                    this.reference[i][j] = b.reference[i][j];
-                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -78,7 +74,7 @@ public class MetricErrorRatio implements eva2.optimization.operator.paretofrontm
             lines[i].trim();
             tmpS = lines[i].split("\t");
             for (int j = 0; (j < tmpD.length) && (j < tmpS.length); j++) {
-                tmpD[j] = new Double(tmpS[j]).doubleValue();
+                tmpD[j] = Double.parseDouble(tmpS[j]);
             }
             tmpA.add(tmpD);
         }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/paretofrontmetrics/MetricMaximumParetoFrontError.java

@@ -26,16 +26,12 @@ public class MetricMaximumParetoFrontError implements eva2.optimization.operator
     public MetricMaximumParetoFrontError(MetricMaximumParetoFrontError b) {
         if (b.titles != null) {
             this.titles = new String[b.titles.length];
-            for (int i = 0; i < this.titles.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(b.titles, 0, this.titles, 0, this.titles.length);
-                this.titles[i] = b.titles[i];
-            }
         }
         if (b.reference != null) {
             this.reference = new double[b.reference.length][b.reference[0].length];
             for (int i = 0; i < this.reference.length; i++) {
-                for (int j = 0; j < this.reference[i].length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(b.reference[i], 0, this.reference[i], 0, this.reference[i].length);
-                    this.reference[i][j] = b.reference[i][j];
-                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -74,7 +70,7 @@ public class MetricMaximumParetoFrontError implements eva2.optimization.operator
             lines[i].trim();
             tmpS = lines[i].split("\t");
             for (int j = 0; (j < tmpD.length) && (j < tmpS.length); j++) {
-                tmpD[j] = new Double(tmpS[j]).doubleValue();
+                tmpD[j] = Double.parseDouble(tmpS[j]);
             }
             tmpA.add(tmpD);
         }

src/eva2/optimization/operator/paretofrontmetrics/MetricS.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package eva2.optimization.operator.paretofrontmetrics;
 
-import eva2.gui.BeanInspector;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.AbstractEAIndividual;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.ESIndividualDoubleData;
 import eva2.optimization.operator.archiving.ArchivingAllDominating;
@@ -102,14 +101,10 @@ public class MetricS implements InterfaceParetoFrontMetric, java.io.Serializable
         double[] tmpF, redF;
         for (int i = 0; i < f.length; i++) {
             tmpF = ((AbstractEAIndividual) archive.get(i)).getFitness();
-            for (int j = 0; j < dim; j++) {
+            System.arraycopy(tmpF, 0, f[i], 0, dim);
-                f[i][j] = tmpF[j];
-            }
             if (smPop != null) {
                 redF = new double[tmpF.length - 1];
-                for (int j = 0; j < redF.length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(tmpF, 0, redF, 0, redF.length);
-                    redF[j] = tmpF[j];
-                }
                 tmpIndy = new ESIndividualDoubleData();
                 tmpIndy.setFitness(redF);
                 smPop.add(i, tmpIndy);
@@ -172,9 +167,7 @@ public class MetricS implements InterfaceParetoFrontMetric, java.io.Serializable
                     tmpS = this.calculateSMetric(tmpPop, tmpBorder, dim - 1);
                     result += (f[tmpIndex][dim - 1] - lastValue[dim - 1]) * tmpS;
                 }
-                for (int j = 0; j < f[tmpIndex].length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(f[tmpIndex], 0, lastValue, 0, f[tmpIndex].length);
-                    lastValue[j] = f[tmpIndex][j];
-                }
             } else {
                 // no smallest found break
                 i = f.length + 1;

src/eva2/optimization/operator/paretofrontmetrics/MetricSWithReference.java

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class MetricSWithReference implements InterfaceParetoFrontMetric, java.io
             lines[i].trim();
             tmpS = lines[i].split("\t");
             for (int j = 0; (j < tmpD.length) && (j < tmpS.length); j++) {
-                tmpD[j] = new Double(tmpS[j]).doubleValue();
+                tmpD[j] = Double.parseDouble(tmpS[j]);
             }
             tmpA.add(tmpD);
         }
@@ -151,14 +151,10 @@ public class MetricSWithReference implements InterfaceParetoFrontMetric, java.io
         double[] tmpF, redF;
         for (int i = 0; i < f.length; i++) {
             tmpF = ((AbstractEAIndividual) archive.get(i)).getFitness();
-            for (int j = 0; j < dim; j++) {
+            System.arraycopy(tmpF, 0, f[i], 0, dim);
-                f[i][j] = tmpF[j];
-            }
             if (smPop != null) {
                 redF = new double[tmpF.length - 1];
-                for (int j = 0; j < redF.length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(tmpF, 0, redF, 0, redF.length);
-                    redF[j] = tmpF[j];
-                }
                 tmpIndy = new ESIndividualDoubleData();
                 tmpIndy.setFitness(redF);
                 smPop.add(i, tmpIndy);
@@ -220,9 +216,7 @@ public class MetricSWithReference implements InterfaceParetoFrontMetric, java.io
                     tmpS = this.calculateSMetric(tmpPop, tmpBorder, dim - 1);
                     result += (f[tmpIndex][dim - 1] - lastValue[dim - 1]) * tmpS;
                 }
-                for (int j = 0; j < f[tmpIndex].length; j++) {
+                System.arraycopy(f[tmpIndex], 0, lastValue, 0, f[tmpIndex].length);
-                    lastValue[j] = f[tmpIndex][j];
-                }
             } else {
                 // no smallest found break
                 i = f.length + 1;

src/eva2/optimization/operator/postprocess/PostProcess.java

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import eva2.tools.math.Mathematics;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
 
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ public class PostProcess {
     // lower limit mutation step size for HC post processing
     private static double minMutationStepSize = 0.0000000000000001;
     // used for hill climbing post processing and only alive during that period
-    private static Vector<OptimizerRunnable> ppRunnables = new Vector<OptimizerRunnable>();
+    private static Vector<OptimizerRunnable> ppRunnables = new Vector<>();
     public static final String movedDistanceKey = "PostProcessingMovedBy";
     public static final String movedToPositionKey = "PostProcessingMovedTo";
 
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ public class PostProcess {
                 bestDist = tmpDist;
             }
         }
-        return new Pair<Double, Integer>(bestDist, bestIndex);
+        return new Pair<>(bestDist, bestIndex);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ public class PostProcess {
         int funCallsDone = pop.getFunctionCalls() - baseEvals;
         pop.setFunctionCalls(funCallsBefore);
 
-        return new Pair<Integer, Boolean>(funCallsDone, ppRunnable.wasAborted());
+        return new Pair<>(funCallsDone, ppRunnable.wasAborted());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -510,7 +509,7 @@ public class PostProcess {
         int funCallsDone = es.getPopulation().getFunctionCalls() - baseEvals;
         pop.setFunctionCalls(funCallsBefore);
 
-        return new Pair<Integer, Boolean>(funCallsDone, ppRunnable.wasAborted());
+        return new Pair<>(funCallsDone, ppRunnable.wasAborted());
     }
 
     private static boolean checkRange(AbstractEAIndividual indy) {
@@ -538,7 +537,7 @@ public class PostProcess {
         pop.add(cand);
         int evalsDone = processSingleCandidates(PostProcessMethod.nelderMead, pop, hcSteps, initPerturbation, prob, null);
 
-        return new Pair<AbstractEAIndividual, Integer>(pop.getBestEAIndividual(), evalsDone);
+        return new Pair<>(pop.getBestEAIndividual(), evalsDone);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -659,7 +658,7 @@ public class PostProcess {
      * @see #processWithNMS(Population, AbstractOptimizationProblem, InterfaceTerminator, int)
      */
     public static int processSingleCandidatesNMCMA(PostProcessMethod method, Population candidates, InterfaceTerminator term, double maxRelativePerturbation, AbstractOptimizationProblem prob) {
-        ArrayList<Population> nmPops = new ArrayList<Population>();
+        ArrayList<Population> nmPops = new ArrayList<>();
         int stepsPerf = 0;
         Population subPop;
 
@@ -906,7 +905,7 @@ public class PostProcess {
         Population found = getFoundOptima(pop, mmp.getRealOptima(), 0.05, true);
         System.out.println("all found (" + found.size() + "): " + BeanInspector.toString(found));
 
-        Pair<Population, Double> popD = new Pair<Population, Double>(pop, 1.);
+        Pair<Population, Double> popD = new Pair<>(pop, 1.);
         int i = 0;
         int evalCnt = 0;
         while (popD.tail() > 0.001) {
@@ -947,7 +946,7 @@ public class PostProcess {
         clust.setFunctionCalls(evalsBefore + evalsDone);
 
         double improvement = EuclideanMetric.euclideanDistance(meanFit, clust.getMeanFitness());
-        return new Pair<Population, Double>(clust, improvement);
+        return new Pair<>(clust, improvement);
     }
 
     /**

src/eva2/optimization/operator/terminators/PopulationMeasureTerminator.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package eva2.optimization.operator.terminators;
 
-import eva2.gui.BeanInspector;
 import eva2.optimization.population.InterfaceSolutionSet;
 import eva2.optimization.population.PopulationInterface;
 import eva2.problems.InterfaceOptimizationProblem;
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ public abstract class PopulationMeasureTerminator implements InterfaceTerminator
      * @return
      */
     protected String getTerminationMessage() {
-        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(getMeasureName());
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(getMeasureName());
 //		if (convergenceCondition.isSelectedString("Relative")) sb.append(" converged relatively ");
         switch (changeType) {
             case absoluteChange:

src/eva2/optimization/population/PBILPopulation.java

@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ public class PBILPopulation extends Population implements Cloneable, java.io.Ser
         super(population);
 
         this.probabilityVector = new double[population.probabilityVector.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.probabilityVector.length; i++) {
+        System.arraycopy(population.probabilityVector, 0, this.probabilityVector, 0, this.probabilityVector.length);
-            this.probabilityVector[i] = population.probabilityVector[i];
-        }
     }
 
     @Override

src/eva2/optimization/population/Population.java

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
      */
     PopulationInitMethod initMethod = PopulationInitMethod.individualDefault;
     private double[] seedPos = new double[10];
-    private Pair<Integer, Integer> seedCardinality = new Pair<Integer, Integer>(5, 1);
+    private Pair<Integer, Integer> seedCardinality = new Pair<>(5, 1);
     private double aroundDist = 0.1;
 
     transient private ArrayList<InterfacePopulationChangedEventListener> listeners = null;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
     /**
      * Best n Individuals in the history.
      */
-    private transient LinkedList<AbstractEAIndividual> historyList = new LinkedList<AbstractEAIndividual>();
+    private transient LinkedList<AbstractEAIndividual> historyList = new LinkedList<>();
 
     /**
      * Remember when the last sorted queue was prepared.
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
         this(allSolutions.getCurrentPopulation().size() + allSolutions.getSolutions().size());
         LOGGER.log(Level.FINER, "New population has been created.");
         addPopulation(allSolutions.getCurrentPopulation(), false);
-        HashMap<Long, Integer> checkCols = new HashMap<Long, Integer>(size());
+        HashMap<Long, Integer> checkCols = new HashMap<>(size());
         for (int i = 0; i < size(); i++) {
             checkCols.put(getEAIndividual(i).getIndyID(), 1);
         }
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
      */
     public Population(int targetSize, int binCard, int binStdDev) {
         this(targetSize);
-        this.setSeedCardinality(new Pair<Integer, Integer>(binCard, binStdDev));
+        this.setSeedCardinality(new Pair<>(binCard, binStdDev));
         this.setInitMethod(PopulationInitMethod.binCardinality);
     }
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
             listeners = null;
         }
         if (population.additionalPopData != null) {
-            additionalPopData = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+            additionalPopData = new HashMap<>();
             Set<String> keys = additionalPopData.keySet();
             for (String key : keys) {
                 additionalPopData.put(key, population.additionalPopData.get(key));
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
 
     public void putData(String key, Object value) {
         if (additionalPopData == null) {
-            additionalPopData = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+            additionalPopData = new HashMap<>();
         }
         additionalPopData.put(key, value);
     }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
      * been inited by a problem
      */
     public void init() {
-        this.historyList = new LinkedList<AbstractEAIndividual>();
+        this.historyList = new LinkedList<>();
         this.generationCount = 0;
         this.functionCallCount = 0;
         double[] popSeed = null;
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
     public void addPopulationChangedEventListener(InterfacePopulationChangedEventListener ea) {
         if (ea != null) {
             if (listeners == null) {
-                listeners = new ArrayList<InterfacePopulationChangedEventListener>(3);
+                listeners = new ArrayList<>(3);
             }
             if (!listeners.contains(ea)) {
                 listeners.add(ea);
@@ -836,11 +836,11 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
      * @return
      */
     public List<Pair<Integer, Integer>> findSamePositions() {
-        ArrayList<Pair<Integer, Integer>> dupes = new ArrayList<Pair<Integer, Integer>>();
+        ArrayList<Pair<Integer, Integer>> dupes = new ArrayList<>();
         for (int i = 0; i < size() - 1; i++) {
             int nextIndex = indexByPosition(i + 1, getEAIndividual(i));
             if (nextIndex >= 0) {
-                dupes.add(new Pair<Integer, Integer>(i, nextIndex));
+                dupes.add(new Pair<>(i, nextIndex));
             }
         }
         return dupes;
@@ -1288,16 +1288,16 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
      */
     protected ArrayList<AbstractEAIndividual> sortBy(Comparator<Object> comp) {
         if (super.isEmpty()) {
-            return new ArrayList<AbstractEAIndividual>();
+            return new ArrayList<>();
         }
-        PriorityQueue<AbstractEAIndividual> sQueue = new PriorityQueue<AbstractEAIndividual>(super.size(), comp);
+        PriorityQueue<AbstractEAIndividual> sQueue = new PriorityQueue<>(super.size(), comp);
         for (int i = 0; i < super.size(); i++) {
             AbstractEAIndividual indy = getEAIndividual(i);
             if (indy != null) {
                 sQueue.add(indy);
             }
         }
-        ArrayList<AbstractEAIndividual> sArr = new ArrayList<AbstractEAIndividual>(this.size());
+        ArrayList<AbstractEAIndividual> sArr = new ArrayList<>(this.size());
         AbstractEAIndividual indy;
         while ((indy = sQueue.poll()) != null) {
             sArr.add(indy);
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
                 sel = i;
             }
         }
-        return new Pair<Integer, Double>(sel, dist);
+        return new Pair<>(sel, dist);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
                 }
             }
         }
-        return new Pair<Integer, Double>(sel, dist);
+        return new Pair<>(sel, dist);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@ public class Population extends ArrayList implements PopulationInterface, Clonea
         PhenotypeMetric metric = new PhenotypeMetric();
         ArrayList<Double> distances = null;
         if (calcVariance) {
-            distances = new ArrayList<Double>(size());
+            distances = new ArrayList<>(size());
         }
         double sum = 0;
         double d = 0;

src/eva2/optimization/stat/AbstractStatistics.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package eva2.optimization.stat;
 import eva2.gui.BeanInspector;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.AbstractEAIndividual;
 import eva2.optimization.individuals.IndividualInterface;
-import eva2.optimization.operator.distancemetric.InterfaceDistanceMetric;
 import eva2.optimization.population.Population;
 import eva2.optimization.population.PopulationInterface;
 import eva2.problems.InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer;
@@ -110,13 +109,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
         convergenceCnt = 0;
         optRunsPerformed = 0;
         iterationCounter = 0;
-        textListeners = new ArrayList<InterfaceTextListener>();
+        textListeners = new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void addDataListener(InterfaceStatisticsListener l) {
         if (dataListeners == null) {
-            dataListeners = new LinkedList<InterfaceStatisticsListener>();
+            dataListeners = new LinkedList<>();
         }
         if (l != null && !dataListeners.contains(l)) {
             dataListeners.add(l);
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
 
     private void fireDataListenersFinalize() {
         if (dataListeners != null) {
-            LinkedList<InterfaceStatisticsListener> toRemove = new LinkedList<InterfaceStatisticsListener>();
+            LinkedList<InterfaceStatisticsListener> toRemove = new LinkedList<>();
             for (InterfaceStatisticsListener l : dataListeners) {
                 boolean rm = l.notifyMultiRunFinished(currentStatHeader, finalObjectData);
                 if (rm) {
@@ -277,12 +276,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
             bestFeasibleAllRuns = null;
 //			meanBestOfRunFitness = null;
 //			meanBestFeasibleFit = null;
-            runBestFeasibleList = new ArrayList<IndividualInterface>();
+            runBestFeasibleList = new ArrayList<>();
-            runBestFitList = new ArrayList<IndividualInterface>();
+            runBestFitList = new ArrayList<>();
 //			if (refineMultiRuns) meanCollection = new ArrayList<double[][]>();
 //			else meanCollection = null;
             if (refineMultiRuns) {
-                sumDataCollection = new ArrayList<Double[]>();
+                sumDataCollection = new ArrayList<>();
             } else {
                 sumDataCollection = null;
             }
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
             }
         }
         if (finalObjectData == null) {
-            finalObjectData = new ArrayList<Object[]>();
+            finalObjectData = new ArrayList<>();
         }
         finalObjectData.add(currentStatObjectData);
 
@@ -571,7 +570,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
 //		String header = getOutputHeader(lastInformerList, bestPop);
         List<Object> vals = getOutputValues(lastInformerList, bestPop);
 
-        StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer("Overall best statistical data: ");
+        StringBuilder sbuf = new StringBuilder("Overall best statistical data: ");
         sbuf.append(additionalFields);
         sbuf.append('\n');
         sbuf.append(StringTools.concatValues(vals, textFieldDelimiter));
@@ -610,7 +609,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
     }
 
     public static double[] calcMedianFit(List<IndividualInterface> list) {
-        ArrayList<double[]> dblAList = new ArrayList<double[]>(list.size());
+        ArrayList<double[]> dblAList = new ArrayList<>(list.size());
         for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
             dblAList.add(list.get(i).getFitness());
         }
@@ -702,7 +701,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
      * @return
      */
     protected List<String> getOutputHeaderFieldNames(List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> informerList) {
-        ArrayList<String> headlineFields = new ArrayList<String>(5);
+        ArrayList<String> headlineFields = new ArrayList<>(5);
         headlineFields.addAll(Arrays.asList(getSimpleOutputHeader()));
         if (informerList != null) {
             headlineFields.addAll(getAdditionalHeaderMetaInfo(informerList, null));
@@ -718,8 +717,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
      * @return
      */
     protected List<String> getOutputMetaInfo(List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> informerList) {
-        ArrayList<String> infoStrings = new ArrayList<String>(5);
+        ArrayList<String> infoStrings = new ArrayList<>(5);
-        ArrayList<String> addStrings = new ArrayList<String>(5);
+        ArrayList<String> addStrings = new ArrayList<>(5);
         infoStrings.addAll(Arrays.asList(getSimpleOutputMetaInfo()));
         if (informerList != null) {
             getAdditionalHeaderMetaInfo(informerList, addStrings);
@@ -745,7 +744,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
     protected String[] getSimpleOutputHeader() {
         // collect the full header by using the entries of the GraphSelectionEnum
         GraphSelectionEnum[] vals = GraphSelectionEnum.values();
-        ArrayList<String> headerEntries = new ArrayList<String>();
+        ArrayList<String> headerEntries = new ArrayList<>();
         headerEntries.add("FunctionCalls");
         for (GraphSelectionEnum val : vals) {
             if (isRequestedField(val)) {
@@ -765,7 +764,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
      */
     protected String[] getSimpleOutputMetaInfo() {
         GraphSelectionEnum[] vals = GraphSelectionEnum.values();
-        ArrayList<String> headerInfo = new ArrayList<String>();
+        ArrayList<String> headerInfo = new ArrayList<>();
         headerInfo.add("The number of function evaluations");
         for (int i = 0; i < vals.length; i++) {
             if (isRequestedField(vals[i])) {
@@ -872,7 +871,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
      * @see #getOutputHeaderFieldNames(java.util.List) (List)
      */
     protected List<Object> getOutputValues(List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> informerList, PopulationInterface pop) {
-        LinkedList<Object> values = new LinkedList<Object>();
+        LinkedList<Object> values = new LinkedList<>();
         values.addAll(Arrays.asList(getSimpleOutputValues()));
         if (informerList != null) {
             for (InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer informer : informerList) {
@@ -906,7 +905,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
      * @return
      */
     protected List<String> getAdditionalHeaderMetaInfo(List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> informerList, List<String> metaInfo) {
-        LinkedList<String> headers = new LinkedList<String>();
+        LinkedList<String> headers = new LinkedList<>();
         if (metaInfo != null && (metaInfo.size() > 0)) {
             System.err.println("Warning, metaInfo list should be empty in AbstractStatistics.getAdditionalHeaderMetaInfo");
         }
@@ -949,7 +948,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStatistics implements InterfaceTextListener, Inter
         List<Object> statValues = getOutputValues(informerList, pop);
         String statValuesString = StringTools.concatValues(statValues, textFieldDelimiter);
 
-        return new Pair<String, Object[]>(statValuesString, statValues.toArray(new Object[statValues.size()]));
+        return new Pair<>(statValuesString, statValues.toArray(new Object[statValues.size()]));
     }
 
 //	/**

src/eva2/optimization/stat/EvAStatisticalEvaluation.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class EvAStatisticalEvaluation {
     public static void evaluate(InterfaceTextListener textout, OptimizationJob[] jobList, int[] selectedIndices,
                                 StatsOnSingleDataSetEnum[] singleStats,
                                 StatsOnTwoSampledDataEnum[] twoSampledStats) {
-        ArrayList<OptimizationJob> jobsToWorkWith = new ArrayList<OptimizationJob>();
+        ArrayList<OptimizationJob> jobsToWorkWith = new ArrayList<>();
         for (int i = 0; i < jobList.length; i++) {
             // remove jobs which are not finished or not selected
             if (jobList[i] != null && (Mathematics.contains(selectedIndices, i)) && (jobList[i].isFinishedAndComplete())) {
@@ -299,10 +299,10 @@ public class EvAStatisticalEvaluation {
      * @return
      */
     private static List<String> getCommonFields(List<OptimizationJob> jobList) {
-        List<String> lSoFar = null, tmpL = new LinkedList<String>();
+        List<String> lSoFar = null, tmpL = new LinkedList<>();
         for (OptimizationJob j : jobList) {
             if (lSoFar == null) {
-                lSoFar = new LinkedList<String>();
+                lSoFar = new LinkedList<>();
                 for (String f : j.getFieldHeaders()) {
                     lSoFar.add(f);
                 }
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public class EvAStatisticalEvaluation {
                     }
                 }
                 lSoFar = tmpL;
-                tmpL = new LinkedList<String>();
+                tmpL = new LinkedList<>();
             }
         }
         return lSoFar;

src/eva2/optimization/stat/OptimizationJobList.java

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public class OptimizationJobList extends PropertySelectableList<OptimizationJob>
 
     public void addTextListener(InterfaceTextListener tListener) {
         if (listeners == null) {
-            listeners = new LinkedList<InterfaceTextListener>();
+            listeners = new LinkedList<>();
         }
         if (!listeners.contains(tListener)) {
             listeners.add(tListener);

src/eva2/optimization/stat/StatisticsParameter.java

@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ public class StatisticsParameter implements InterfaceStatisticsParameter, Interf
      */
     @Override
     public void setInformers(List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> informers) {
-        ArrayList<String> headerFields = new ArrayList<String>();
+        ArrayList<String> headerFields = new ArrayList<>();
-        ArrayList<String> infoFields = new ArrayList<String>();
+        ArrayList<String> infoFields = new ArrayList<>();
         // parse list of header elements, show additional Strings according to names.
         for (InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer inf : informers) {
             String[] dataHeader = inf.getAdditionalDataHeader();

src/eva2/optimization/stat/StatisticsStandalone.java

@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ public class StatisticsStandalone extends AbstractStatistics implements Interfac
     @Override
     protected void initPlots(PopulationInterface pop, List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> informerList) {
         if (collectData) {
-            resultData = new ArrayList<ArrayList<Object[]>>(statisticsParameter.getMultiRuns());
+            resultData = new ArrayList<>(statisticsParameter.getMultiRuns());
             List<String> description = getOutputHeaderFieldNames(informerList);
-            resultHeaderStrings = new ArrayList<String>();
+            resultHeaderStrings = new ArrayList<>();
             for (String str : description) {
                 resultHeaderStrings.add(str);
             }

src/eva2/optimization/stat/StatisticsWithGUI.java

@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ public class StatisticsWithGUI extends AbstractStatistics implements Serializabl
     public void plotSpecificData(PopulationInterface pop, List<InterfaceAdditionalPopulationInformer> informer) {
         double[] specificData = pop.getSpecificData();
         int calls = pop.getFunctionCalls();
-        ArrayList<String[]> description = new ArrayList<String[]>();
+        ArrayList<String[]> description = new ArrayList<>();
-        ArrayList<String> temp = new ArrayList<String>();
+        ArrayList<String> temp = new ArrayList<>();
         String[] ss = pop.getSpecificDataNames();
         for (int i = 0; i < ss.length; i++) {
             if (ss[i].lastIndexOf("*") == -1) {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public class StatisticsWithGUI extends AbstractStatistics implements Serializabl
                 String[] line = new String[temp.size()];
                 temp.toArray(line);
                 description.add(line);
-                temp = new ArrayList<String>();
+                temp = new ArrayList<>();
                 temp.add(ss[i]);
             }
         }

src/eva2/optimization/strategies/ANPSO.java

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class ANPSO extends NichePSO implements InterfaceOptimizer, InterfaceAddi
      */
     // for ANPSO it is necessary to keep an own archiv of inactive subswarms, because the standard set of
     // subswarms is completely renewed every iteration.
-    public Vector<ParticleSubSwarmOptimization> inactiveSubSwarms = new Vector<ParticleSubSwarmOptimization>();
+    public Vector<ParticleSubSwarmOptimization> inactiveSubSwarms = new Vector<>();
 
     // the s matrix keeps track of how long particles are close to each other
     int[][] s = new int[mainSwarmSize][mainSwarmSize];
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class ANPSO extends NichePSO implements InterfaceOptimizer, InterfaceAddi
         initSTo(0);
         initNicheGraph();
 
-        inactiveSubSwarms = new Vector<ParticleSubSwarmOptimization>(); // dont want to use subswarms from old optimization run (especially not in multiruns)...
+        inactiveSubSwarms = new Vector<>(); // dont want to use subswarms from old optimization run (especially not in multiruns)...
     }
 
     /**
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ public class ANPSO extends NichePSO implements InterfaceOptimizer, InterfaceAddi
      * @param setOfSubswarms
      */
     public void useAsSubSwarms(Vector<Population> setOfSubswarms) {
-        Vector<ParticleSubSwarmOptimization> newSubSwarms = new Vector<ParticleSubSwarmOptimization>();
+        Vector<ParticleSubSwarmOptimization> newSubSwarms = new Vector<>();
 
         for (int i = 0; i < setOfSubswarms.size(); ++i) {
             Population pop = setOfSubswarms.get(i);
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ public class ANPSO extends NichePSO implements InterfaceOptimizer, InterfaceAddi
         List<Set<String>> connectedComps = nicheGraph.getConnectedComponents();
 
         Population tmpPop = new Population(), newMainPop = new Population();
-        Vector<Population> setOfSubswarms = new Vector<Population>();
+        Vector<Population> setOfSubswarms = new Vector<>();
         boolean reinitSuperfl = true;
 
         for (Set<String> connSet : connectedComps) {

src/eva2/optimization/strategies/BOA.java

@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ public class BOA implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializable {
         this.scoringMethod = b.scoringMethod;
         this.edgeRate = new int[b.edgeRate.length][b.edgeRate.length];
         for (int i = 0; i < this.edgeRate.length; i++) {
-            for (int j = 0; j < this.edgeRate[i].length; j++) {
+            System.arraycopy(b.edgeRate[i], 0, this.edgeRate[i], 0, this.edgeRate[i].length);
-                this.edgeRate[i][j] = b.edgeRate[i][j];
-            }
         }
         this.scoringMethod = b.scoringMethod;
 //		this.printExtraOutput = b.printExtraOutput;
@@ -242,7 +240,7 @@ public class BOA implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializable {
         this.network.initScoreArray(pop);
         double score = this.network.getNewScore(pop, -1);
         double score1 = score;
-        List<Pair<Integer, Integer>> bestNetworks = new LinkedList<Pair<Integer, Integer>>();
+        List<Pair<Integer, Integer>> bestNetworks = new LinkedList<>();
         while (improvement) {
             improvement = false;
             for (int i = 0; i < this.probDim; i++) {
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ public class BOA implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializable {
                                 if (tmpScore == score) {
                                     // add the edge to the list of possible new edges
                                     bestNetworks
-                                            .add(new Pair<Integer, Integer>(i,
+                                            .add(new Pair<>(i,
                                                     j));
                                     // if we have a better score
                                 } else {
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ public class BOA implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializable {
                                     bestNetworks.clear();
                                     // add the edge to the list fo possible new edges
                                     bestNetworks
-                                            .add(new Pair<Integer, Integer>(i,
+                                            .add(new Pair<>(i,
                                                     j));
                                     // adapt the score
                                     score = tmpScore;
@@ -369,7 +367,6 @@ public class BOA implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializable {
     private void printEdgeRate() {
         String filename = this.netFolder + "/edgeRate.m";
         Writer w = null;
-        PrintWriter out = null;
         String message = "edgeRate" + this.scoringMethod + " = [";
         createDirectoryIfNeeded(this.netFolder);
         for (int i = 0; i < this.edgeRate.length; i++) {
@@ -384,14 +381,12 @@ public class BOA implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializable {
             }
         }
         message += "];";
-        try {
+        try (PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(w)) {
             w = new FileWriter(filename);
-            out = new PrintWriter(w);
             out.write(message);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         } finally {
-            out.close();
             try {
                 w.close();
             } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -403,17 +398,14 @@ public class BOA implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializable {
     private void printNetworkToFile(String i) {
         String filename = this.netFolder + "/network_" + i + ".graphml";
         Writer w = null;
-        PrintWriter out = null;
         String message = this.network.generateYFilesCode();
         createDirectoryIfNeeded(this.netFolder);
-        try {
+        try (PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(w)) {
             w = new FileWriter(filename);
-            out = new PrintWriter(w);
             out.write(message);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         } finally {
-            out.close();
             try {
                 w.close();
             } catch (IOException e) {

src/eva2/optimization/strategies/BinaryScatterSearch.java

@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ public class BinaryScatterSearch implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializ
             // delete the worst half of refSet
             this.refSet.removeMembers(this.refSet.getWorstNIndividuals(this.refSet.size() - this.refSetSize / 2, this.fitCrit), false);
             while (this.refSet.size() < this.refSetSize) {
-                ArrayList<Pair<Integer, Double>> list = new ArrayList<Pair<Integer, Double>>();
+                ArrayList<Pair<Integer, Double>> list = new ArrayList<>();
                 for (int i = 0; i < this.refSet.size(); i++) {
                     AbstractEAIndividual indy = this.refSet.getEAIndividual(i);
                     list.add(Population.getClosestFarthestIndy(indy, rest, new GenotypeMetricBitSet(), false));
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ public class BinaryScatterSearch implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializ
      * @return the ordered List
      */
     private ArrayList<Integer> order(ArrayList<Integer> list) {
-        ArrayList<Integer> result = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+        ArrayList<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
         for (Integer s : list) {
             boolean done = false;
             if (result.isEmpty()) {
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ public class BinaryScatterSearch implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializ
     private AbstractEAIndividual improve(AbstractEAIndividual indy) {
         AbstractEAIndividual tmpIndy = (AbstractEAIndividual) indy.clone();
         BitSet data = ((InterfaceDataTypeBinary) tmpIndy).getBinaryData();
-        ArrayList<Integer> cl = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+        ArrayList<Integer> cl = new ArrayList<>();
         int localIter = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++) {
             if (data.get(i)) {
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ public class BinaryScatterSearch implements InterfaceOptimizer, java.io.Serializ
      * @return the List with all the combinations
      */
     public ArrayList<Population> generateSubsets() {
-        ArrayList<Population> result = new ArrayList<Population>();
+        ArrayList<Population> result = new ArrayList<>();
         for (int i = 0; i < this.refSet.size(); i++) {
             for (int j = i + 1; j < this.refSet.size(); j++) {
                 Population tmp = new Population();