Class NumericAttribute

java.lang.Object

Attribute

NumericAttribute

public class NumericAttribute
extends Attribute

Stores information for a numeric attribute. A numeric attribute has a name. Its domain is the real numbers.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class Attribute

name

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NumericAttribute() Default constructor.
NumericAttribute(java.lang.String name) Explicit constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this attribute.
boolean	validValue(java.lang.Double value) Returns whether the specified value is valid for a numeric attribute.

Methods inherited from class Attribute

getName, getSize, setName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NumericAttribute

public NumericAttribute()

Default constructor.

NumericAttribute

public NumericAttribute(java.lang.String name)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Explicit constructor. Creates a numeric attribute set of the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of this data set

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this attribute.

Overrides:

toString in class Attribute

Returns:

a string representation of the names structure

validValue

public boolean validValue(java.lang.Double value)
                   throws java.lang.Exception

Returns whether the specified value is valid for a numeric attribute.

Parameters:

value - the value for testing

Returns:

true if the value is valid; false otherwise

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if an exception occurs

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)