jfml.knowledgebase.variable

Class KnowledgeBaseVariable

java.lang.Object

jfml.knowledgebase.variable.KnowledgeBaseVariable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AnYaDataCloudType, FuzzyVariable, TskVariableType, TsukamotoVariableType

public abstract class KnowledgeBaseVariable
extends java.lang.Object

Abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly for representing the KnowledgeVariable concept

Author:

sotillo19

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
KnowledgeBaseVariable()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract KnowledgeBaseVariable	copy() Returns a new instance of the variable
abstract java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the variable
abstract Term	getTerm(java.lang.String name) Gets a Term instance by name or null otherwise
abstract java.util.List<?>	getTerms() Gets a list of terms
abstract float	getValue() Gets the value of the variable
abstract boolean	hasTerm(java.lang.String name) Returns true if the variable contains a Term with the name as param
boolean	isInput() Tests if the variable is input type
abstract boolean	isOutput() Tests if the variable is output type
abstract void	reset() Resets the value of the variable
abstract void	setValue(float x) Sets the value of the variable
abstract java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String object representing this variable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

KnowledgeBaseVariable

public KnowledgeBaseVariable()

Method Detail

getValue

public abstract float getValue()

Gets the value of the variable

Returns:

the value of the variable

setValue

public abstract void setValue(float x)

Sets the value of the variable

Parameters:

x - the value of the variable

getTerms

public abstract java.util.List<?> getTerms()

Gets a list of terms

Returns:

a list of terms

getTerm

public abstract Term getTerm(java.lang.String name)

Gets a Term instance by name or null otherwise

Parameters:

name - term name

Returns:

a Term instance by name or null otherwise

isOutput

public abstract boolean isOutput()

Tests if the variable is output type

Returns:

true if the variable is output type; false otherwise

isInput

public boolean isInput()

Tests if the variable is input type

Returns:

true if the variable is input type; false otherwise

reset

public abstract void reset()

Resets the value of the variable

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String object representing this variable. The name a the list of terms

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a String object representing this variable.

getName

public abstract java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the variable

Returns:

the name of the variable

hasTerm

public abstract boolean hasTerm(java.lang.String name)

Returns true if the variable contains a Term with the name as param

Parameters:

name - the name of the Term

Returns:

rue if the variable contains a Term with the name; false otherwise

copy

public abstract KnowledgeBaseVariable copy()

Returns a new instance of the variable

Returns:

a new instance of the variable