org.deidentifier.arx.metric.v2

Class AbstractILMultiDimensional

java.lang.Object

org.deidentifier.arx.metric.InformationLoss<double[]>

org.deidentifier.arx.metric.v2.AbstractILMultiDimensional

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractILMultiDimensionalReduced, ILMultiDimensionalRank

public abstract class AbstractILMultiDimensional
extends InformationLoss<double[]>

This class implements an information loss which can be represented as a decimal number per quasi-identifier.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract InformationLoss<double[]>	clone() Returns a clone of this object.
abstract int	compareTo(InformationLoss<?> other) Compares the loss to the other.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other)
abstract double[]	getValue() Returns the value
void	max(InformationLoss<?> other) Retains the maximum of this and other.
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 org.deidentifier.arx.metric.InformationLoss

createInformationLoss, getMetadata, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

clone

public abstract InformationLoss<double[]> clone()

Description copied from class: InformationLoss

Returns a clone of this object.

Specified by:

clone in class InformationLoss<double[]>

compareTo

public abstract int compareTo(InformationLoss<?> other)

Description copied from class: InformationLoss

Compares the loss to the other.

Specified by:

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

Specified by:

compareTo in class InformationLoss<double[]>

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Specified by:

equals in class InformationLoss<double[]>

getValue

public abstract double[] getValue()

Description copied from class: InformationLoss

Returns the value

Specified by:

getValue in class InformationLoss<double[]>

Returns:

max

public void max(InformationLoss<?> other)

Description copied from class: InformationLoss

Retains the maximum of this and other.

Specified by:

max in class InformationLoss<double[]>

min

public void min(InformationLoss<?> other)

Description copied from class: InformationLoss

Retains the minimum of this and other.

Specified by:

min in class InformationLoss<double[]>

relativeTo

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

Description copied from class: InformationLoss

Returns the value relative to the other instance.

Specified by:

relativeTo in class InformationLoss<double[]>

Returns:

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Description copied from class: InformationLoss

Returns a string representation.

Specified by:

toString in class InformationLoss<double[]>