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package keel.Algorithms.Fuzzy_Rule_Learning.Shared.Fuzzy;
/**
* <p>
* Represents an interval fuzzy set. Each member of a interval fuzzy set has membership value of 1.0.
* </p>
*
* <p>
* @author Written by Luciano S�nchez (University of Oviedo) 25/01/2004
* @author Modified by Enrique A. de la Cal (University of Oviedo) 13/12/2008
* @version 1.0
* @since JDK1.4
* </p>
*/
public class FuzzyInterval extends Fuzzy {
//The extremes of the interval fuzzy set.
double a,b;
/**
* <p>
* Returns the lower extreme of the interval fuzzy set.
*
* </p>
* @return the lower extreme of the interval fuzzy set.
*/
public double a() { return a; }
/**
* <p>
* Returns the upper extreme of the interval fuzzy set.
*
* </p>
* @return the upper extreme of the interval fuzzy set.
*/
public double b() { return b; }
/**
* <p>
* A constructor for an interval fuzzy set, given the extremes.
*
* </p>
* @param pa the lower extreme of the interval fuzzy set.
* @param pb the upper extreme of the interval fuzzy set.
*/
public FuzzyInterval(double pa, double pb) {
a=pa; b=pb;
}
/**
* <p>
* A copy constructor for an interval fuzzy set, given other interval fuzzy set.
*
* </p>
* @param pa to be copied.
*/
public FuzzyInterval(FuzzyInterval pa) {
a=pa.a; b=pa.b;
}
/**
* <p>
* Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
*
* </p>
* @param B the reference object with which to compare.
* @return true if this object is the same as the B argument; false otherwise.
*/
public boolean equals(Fuzzy B) {
if (!(B instanceof FuzzyInterval)) return false;
FuzzyInterval bt=(FuzzyInterval) B;
if (a!=bt.a) return false;
if (b!=bt.b) return false;
return true;
}
/**
* <p>
* Creates and returns a copy of this object.
*
* </p>
* @return a clone of this instance.
*/
public Fuzzy clone() {
return new FuzzyInterval(this);
}
/**
* <p>
* Copies the FuzzyInterval parameter over the present instance.
*
* </p>
* @param pa a FuzzyInterval object to be copied
*/
public void Asigna(FuzzyInterval pa) {
a=pa.a; b=pa.b;
}
/**
* <p>
* Returns the membership level for the individual x.
*
*
* </p>
* @param x the individual which membership is to be calculated.
* @return the membership level for individual x.
*/
public double evaluateMembership(double x) {
if (x>=a && x<=b) return 1;
return 0;
}
/**
* <p>
* Returns the centroid of the present interval fuzzy set.
*
* </p>
* @return the centroid of the present interval fuzzy set.
*/
public double massCentre() {
return (a+b)/2;
}
/**
* <p>
* Creates and returns a FuzzyInterval with the extremes of the support set.
*
* </p>
* @return an interval with the extremes of the support set.
*/
public FuzzyInterval support() {
return new FuzzyInterval(a,b);
}
/**
* <p>
* Returns a printable version of the instance.
*
* </p>
* @return a String with a printable version of the interval fuzzy set.
*/
public String aString() {
return "INTERVAL ["+a+", "+b+"]";
}
}