Benefit.java

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package com.rapidminer.operator.learner.tree;

import com.rapidminer.example.Attribute;

/**
 * Encapsulates some information about the benefit of a split.
 * 
 *
 * @author Ingo Mierswa
 * @version $Id: Benefit.java,v 1.4 2008/05/09 19:22:53 ingomierswa Exp $
 */
public class Benefit {

	private Attribute attribute;
	
	private double benefit;
	
	private double splitValue;
	
	public Benefit(double benefit, Attribute attribute) {
		this(benefit, attribute, Double.NaN);
	}
	
	public Benefit(double benefit, Attribute attribute, double splitValue) {
		this.benefit = benefit;
		this.attribute = attribute;
		this.splitValue = splitValue;
	}
	
	public Attribute getAttribute() {
		return this.attribute;
	}
	
	public double getSplitValue() {
		return this.splitValue;
	}
	
	public double getBenefit() {
		return this.benefit;
	}
	
	public String toString() {
		return "Attribute = " + attribute.getName() + ", benefit = " + benefit + (!Double.isNaN(splitValue) ? ", split = " + splitValue : "");
	}
}