Package edu.cmu.tetrad.study.gene.tetrad.gene.history

Class IndexedParent

java.lang.Object

edu.cmu.tetrad.study.gene.tetrad.gene.history.IndexedParent

All Implemented Interfaces:

TetradSerializable, Serializable

public final class IndexedParent
extends Object
implements TetradSerializable

Holds an ordered pair (index, lag) to represent a causal parent of a factor, where the factor at the given index is independently known.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

josephramsey

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
IndexedParent(int index, int lag)	Constructs a new index parent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object o)
int	getIndex()	Returns the index of the parent.
int	getLag()	Returns the lag of the parent.
static IndexedParent	serializableInstance()	Generates a simple exemplar of this class to test serialization.
String	toString()	Prints out the factor index and lag.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

IndexedParent

public IndexedParent(int index,
 int lag)

Constructs a new index parent.

Parameters:

index - a int

lag - a int

Method Details

serializableInstance

public static IndexedParent serializableInstance()

Generates a simple exemplar of this class to test serialization.

Returns:

a IndexedParent object

getIndex

public int getIndex()

Returns the index of the parent.

Returns:

a int

getLag

public int getLag()

Returns the lag of the parent.

Returns:

a int

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Returns true iff the lags and indices are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Prints out the factor index and lag.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a String object