Class AbstractVariable
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Variable
,Node
,TetradSerializable
,Serializable
,Comparable<Node>
- Direct Known Subclasses:
ContinuousVariable
,DiscreteVariable
- Version:
- $Id: $Id
- Author:
- Willie Wheeler 7/99, josephramsey modifications 12/00
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Field Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionboolean
checkValue
(Object value) Checks to see whether the passed value can be converted into a value for this variable.abstract Object
getMissingValueMarker.final String
getName()
Getter for the fieldname
.abstract boolean
isMissingValue
(Object value) Tests whether the given value is the missing data marker.abstract Node
Creates a new node of the same type as this one with the given name.final void
Sets the name of this node.toString()
toString.Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
Methods inherited from interface edu.cmu.tetrad.graph.Node
addAttribute, addPropertyChangeListener, compareTo, equals, getAllAttributes, getAttribute, getCenterX, getCenterY, getNodeType, getNodeVariableType, hashCode, removeAttribute, setCenter, setCenterX, setCenterY, setNodeType, setNodeVariableType
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Field Details
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LAST_ID
public static int LAST_IDThe last ID assigned to a variable.
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Method Details
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getMissingValueMarker
getMissingValueMarker.
- Specified by:
getMissingValueMarker
in interfaceVariable
- Returns:
- the missing value marker as an Object.
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isMissingValue
Tests whether the given value is the missing data marker.Tests whether the given value is the missing data marker.
- Specified by:
isMissingValue
in interfaceVariable
- Parameters:
value
- The object value one wants to check as a missing value.- Returns:
- true iff the given object is equals to
getMissingValueMarker()
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getName
Getter for the field
name
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setName
Sets the name of this node.Sets the name of this variable.
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checkValue
Checks to see whether the passed value can be converted into a value for this variable.Checks to see whether the passed value is an acceptable value for this variable. For AbstractVariable, this method always returns true. Subclasses should override checkValue() in order to provide for subclass-specific value checking. The value should pass the test if it can be converted into an equivalent object of the correct class type (see getValueClass()) for this variable; otherwise, it should fail. In general, checkValue() should not fail a value for simply not being an instance of a particular class. Since this method is not static, subclasses may (but need not) provide for instance-specific value checking.
- Specified by:
checkValue
in interfaceVariable
- Parameters:
value
- The object value to be checked. For instance, for a continuous variable, this would be a Double, for a discrete variable, and Integer, etc.- Returns:
- true iff the object is a valid value for this variable.
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toString
toString.
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like
Creates a new node of the same type as this one with the given name.
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