org.deidentifier.arx.metric

Class InformationLoss<T>

java.lang.Object

org.deidentifier.arx.metric.InformationLoss<T>

Type Parameters:

T -

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<InformationLoss<?>>

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractILMultiDimensional, ILScore, ILSingleDimensional

public abstract class InformationLoss<T>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<InformationLoss<?>>, java.io.Serializable

This class implements an abstract base class for information loss.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract InformationLoss<T>	clone() Returns a clone of this object.
abstract int	compareTo(InformationLoss<?> other) Compares the loss to the other.
static InformationLoss<?>	createInformationLoss(InformationLoss<?> loss, Metric<?> metric, int minLevel, int maxLevel) Converter method, converting information loss from version 1 to information loss from version 2, if necessary.
abstract boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
java.util.List<QualityMetadata<?>>	getMetadata() Adds new metadata
abstract T	getValue() Returns the value
abstract int	hashCode()
abstract void	max(InformationLoss<?> other) Retains the maximum of this and other.
abstract void	min(InformationLoss<?> other) Retains the minimum of this and other.
abstract double	relativeTo(InformationLoss<?> min, InformationLoss<?> max) Returns the value relative to the other instance.
abstract java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

createInformationLoss

public static InformationLoss<?> createInformationLoss(InformationLoss<?> loss,
                                                       Metric<?> metric,
                                                       int minLevel,
                                                       int maxLevel)

Converter method, converting information loss from version 1 to information loss from version 2, if necessary.

Parameters:

loss -

metric -

minLevel -

maxLevel -

Returns:

clone

public abstract InformationLoss<T> clone()

Returns a clone of this object.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

compareTo

public abstract int compareTo(InformationLoss<?> other)

Compares the loss to the other.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<InformationLoss<?>>

Parameters:

other -

Returns:

equals

public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

getMetadata

public java.util.List<QualityMetadata<?>> getMetadata()

Adds new metadata

Parameters:

metadata -

Returns:

getValue

public abstract T getValue()

Returns the value

Returns:

hashCode

public abstract int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

max

public abstract void max(InformationLoss<?> other)

Retains the maximum of this and other.

Parameters:

other -

min

public abstract void min(InformationLoss<?> other)

Retains the minimum of this and other.

Parameters:

other -

relativeTo

public abstract double relativeTo(InformationLoss<?> min,
                                  InformationLoss<?> max)

Returns the value relative to the other instance.

Parameters:

min -

max -

Returns:

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns: