weka.core.converters
Class AbstractClassHierarchyParser

java.lang.Object
  weka.core.converters.AbstractClassHierarchyParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

ClassHierarchyParser, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ClassTreeParser

public abstract class AbstractClassHierarchyParser

extends java.lang.Object

implements ClassHierarchyParser

This abstract parser does ensure the class-attribute of the instances given to the init-method is nominal.

Author:

Arthur Zimek

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AbstractClassHierarchyParser()

Method Summary

void	init(Instances instanceInfo) This init-method checks only if the class-attribute is nominal.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface weka.core.converters.ClassHierarchyParser

getClassHierarchy, getEncodedHierarchy, setEncodedHierarchy, validate

Constructor Detail

AbstractClassHierarchyParser

public AbstractClassHierarchyParser()

Method Detail

init

public void init(Instances instanceInfo)
          throws UnsupportedAttributeTypeException

This init-method checks only if the class-attribute is nominal. An UnsupportedAttributeTypeException is thrown in case it is not. Any inheriting class should extend this method to enable validation of a class-hierarchy to be parsed.

Specified by:

init in interface ClassHierarchyParser

Parameters:

instanceInfo - the information regarding the type of instances to be covered by a parsed hierarchy

Throws:

UnsupportedAttributeTypeException - any implementation should ensure the class-attribute to be nominal

See Also:

ClassHierarchyParser.init(weka.core.Instances)