cc.mallet.grmm.types
Class Variable

java.lang.Object
  cc.mallet.grmm.types.Variable

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

public class Variable
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

Class for a discrete random variable in a graphical model. Created: Thu Sep 18 09:32:25 2003

Version:

$Id: Variable.java,v 1.1 2007/10/22 21:37:44 mccallum Exp $

Author:

Charles Sutton

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int

CONTINUOUS Number of outcomes for a continous variable.

Constructor Summary

Variable(int numOutcomes)

Variable(LabelAlphabet outs)
Creates a new variable with the given outcomes.

Variable(Universe universe, int numOutcomes)

Variable(Universe universe, LabelAlphabet outs)

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object o)
int	getIndex() Returns the index of this variable in its universe
java.lang.String	getLabel()
LabelAlphabet	getLabelAlphabet()
double	getNumericProperty(java.lang.String key)
int	getNumOutcomes()
Universe	getUniverse()
boolean	isContinuous()
java.lang.Object	lookupOutcome(int i)
void	setLabel(java.lang.String label)
void	setNumericProperty(java.lang.String key, double value)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

CONTINUOUS

public static final int CONTINUOUS

Number of outcomes for a continous variable.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Variable

public Variable(LabelAlphabet outs)

Creates a new variable with the given outcomes.

Variable

public Variable(Universe universe,
                LabelAlphabet outs)

Variable

public Variable(int numOutcomes)

Variable

public Variable(Universe universe,
                int numOutcomes)

Method Detail

getLabel

public java.lang.String getLabel()

setLabel

public void setLabel(java.lang.String label)

getNumOutcomes

public int getNumOutcomes()

lookupOutcome

public java.lang.Object lookupOutcome(int i)

getLabelAlphabet

public LabelAlphabet getLabelAlphabet()

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

setNumericProperty

public void setNumericProperty(java.lang.String key,
                               double value)

getNumericProperty

public double getNumericProperty(java.lang.String key)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getIndex

public int getIndex()

Returns the index of this variable in its universe

getUniverse

public Universe getUniverse()

isContinuous

public boolean isContinuous()