Package edu.cmu.tetrad.data

Class DiscreteVariableType

java.lang.Object

edu.cmu.tetrad.data.DiscreteVariableType

All Implemented Interfaces:

TetradSerializable, Serializable

public final class DiscreteVariableType
extends Object
implements TetradSerializable

Type-safe enum of discrete variable types. A nominal discrete variable is one in which the categories are in no particular order. An ordinal discrete variable is one in which the categories in a particular order. An indexical discrete variable is an ordinal discrete variable for which relative distances between categories can be specified.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

josephramsey

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final DiscreteVariableType	NOMINAL	Constant NOMINAL

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static DiscreteVariableType	serializableInstance()	Generates a simple exemplar of this class to test serialization.
String	toString()	Prints out the name of the type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

NOMINAL

public static final DiscreteVariableType NOMINAL

Constant NOMINAL

Method Details

serializableInstance

public static DiscreteVariableType serializableInstance()

Generates a simple exemplar of this class to test serialization.

Returns:

a DiscreteVariableType object

toString

public String toString()

Prints out the name of the type.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a String object