rdr.core
Class Attribute

java.lang.Object
  rdr.core.Attribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Attribute
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

An attribute of the domain model. Is essentially a name and type.

Author:

Ivan Bindoff

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Attribute(java.lang.String name, int ty)
Constructor for Attribute

Attribute(java.lang.String name, Type ty)
Constructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName()
java.lang.String[]	getPotentialOperators() Returns all the operators that are valid for this attribute Returns an array of string, since it's intended for the JTables in the KnowledgeAcquisition GUI
int	getType() This returns the actual type code for this attribute.
java.lang.String	getTypeName() Gets a textual representation of the type of this object.
Type	getTypeObject() Returns the actual Type object for this attribute
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Gives the attribute a new, specified name.
void	setType(int ty) Sets the type of this attribute using the type code
java.lang.String	toString() Turns this attribute into a string representation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Attribute

public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 int ty)

Constructor for Attribute

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute i.e. "age" or "sex"

ty - the type of the attribute i.e. Type.NOMINAL or Type.NUMERIC

Attribute

public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 Type ty)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name -

ty -

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

the name of the this attribute

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Gives the attribute a new, specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name you would like the attribute to have

getType

public int getType()

This returns the actual type code for this attribute. To return the Type object, use getTypeObject()

Returns:

the code for the type of this attribute

getTypeObject

public Type getTypeObject()

Returns the actual Type object for this attribute

Returns:

the type of this attribute

getTypeName

public java.lang.String getTypeName()

Gets a textual representation of the type of this object.

Returns:

the string name of the type of this attribute

setType

public void setType(int ty)

Sets the type of this attribute using the type code

Parameters:

ty - the type code - i.e. Type.NOMINAL or Type.NUMERIC or others, see Type class.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Turns this attribute into a string representation

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the name of the attribute

getPotentialOperators

public java.lang.String[] getPotentialOperators()

Returns all the operators that are valid for this attribute Returns an array of string, since it's intended for the JTables in the KnowledgeAcquisition GUI

Returns:

String[]