de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.converter
Interface WekaAttribute<W extends WekaAttribute<W>>

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<W>

All Known Implementing Classes:

WekaAbstractAttribute, WekaNominalAttribute, WekaNumericAttribute, WekaStringAttribute

public interface WekaAttribute<W extends WekaAttribute<W>>
extends Comparable<W>

A WekaAttribute - an implementing class may be either a nominal, numeric, or string attribute.

Author:

Arthur Zimek

Field Summary

static String	NOMINAL Key word for a nominal attribute.
static String	NUMERIC Key word for a numeric attribute.
static String	STRING Key word for a string attribute.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object o) To attributes are considered to be equal, if they are of the same type and the comparison by compareTo results in 0.
String	getType() Returns the type of the attribute.
String	getValue() Returns the value as String representation.
boolean	isNominal() Returns whether the attribute is weka nominal.
boolean	isNumeric() Returns whether the attribute is weka numeric.
boolean	isString() Returns whether the attribute is weka string.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Field Detail

NOMINAL

static final String NOMINAL

Key word for a nominal attribute.

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Constant Field Values

NUMERIC

static final String NUMERIC

Key word for a numeric attribute.

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STRING

static final String STRING

Key word for a string attribute.

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Method Detail

getType

String getType()

Returns the type of the attribute.

Returns:

the type of the attribute, i.e. nominal, numeric, or string

getValue

String getValue()

Returns the value as String representation.

Returns:

a representation of the attribute value as String

isNominal

boolean isNominal()

Returns whether the attribute is weka nominal.

Returns:

true if the attribute is nominal, false otherwise

isString

boolean isString()

Returns whether the attribute is weka string.

Returns:

true if the attribute is string, false otherwise

isNumeric

boolean isNumeric()

Returns whether the attribute is weka numeric.

Returns:

true if the attribute is numeric, false otherwise

equals

boolean equals(Object o)

To attributes are considered to be equal, if they are of the same type and the comparison by compareTo results in 0.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - another object to test for equality

Returns:

true if o is of the same type as this and this.compareTo((W)o)==0.