shared
Class AttrLabelPair

java.lang.Object
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public class AttrLabelPair

extends java.lang.Object

implements Sortable, java.lang.Comparable

This class contains basic information on labels and attributes.

Field Summary

int	label Value for nominal information.
float	value Value for real information.
double	weight Weight value for this attribute.

Constructor Summary

AttrLabelPair()
Constructor.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object compare) Compares this AttrLabelPair to the specified object.
boolean	Equals(Sortable otherSortable) Compares this AttrLabelPair to another AttrLabelPair.
boolean	lessThan(Sortable otherSortable) Compares this AttrLabelPair to another AttrLabelPair.
java.lang.String	toString() Converts this AttrLabelPair to a String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

value

public float value

Value for real information.

label

public int label

Value for nominal information.

weight

public double weight

Weight value for this attribute.

Constructor Detail

AttrLabelPair

public AttrLabelPair()

Constructor.

Method Detail

lessThan

public boolean lessThan(Sortable otherSortable)

Compares this AttrLabelPair to another AttrLabelPair.

Specified by:

lessThan in interface Sortable

Parameters:

otherSortable - The instance implementing the Sortable interface to which this AttrLabelPair is being compared to.

Returns:

TRUE if this AttrLabelPair has a smaller value, smaller label and equal value, or smaller weight and equal value and label.

Equals

public boolean Equals(Sortable otherSortable)

Compares this AttrLabelPair to another AttrLabelPair.

Specified by:

Equals in interface Sortable

Parameters:

otherSortable - The specified AttrLabelPair. This object should be an AttrLabelPair or a subclass of this class.

Returns:

TRUE if both AttrLabelPairs contain equivalent information.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Converts this AttrLabelPair to a String.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A String with information on the value, label, and weight values.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object compare)
              throws java.lang.ClassCastException

Compares this AttrLabelPair to the specified object.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

compare - The object to be tested.

Returns:

-1 if this AttrLabelPair is less than the specified object, 0 if equal, or 1 otherwise.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the specified object's type prevents it from being compared to this object.