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/**
* <p>
* @author Written by Albert Orriols (La Salle University Ram�n Lull, Barcelona) 28/03/2004
* @author Modified by Xavi Sol� (La Salle University Ram�n Lull, Barcelona) 03/12/2008
* @version 1.1
* @since JDK1.2
* </p>
*/
package keel.Algorithms.Genetic_Rule_Learning.UCS;
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
public interface Attribute{
/**
* This interface has to be implemented for all attributes representation. By now, there are 3 implementations. Each
* one is a diferent attribute representation:
* - Real Representation
* - Integer Representation
* - Ternary Representation
*/
/** In case of being a character attribute, the char value is set as a double in the lowerValue parameter) */
public void setAllele(double lowerValue, double UpperValue);
public void setAllele(Attribute at);
/** It returns the lower allele.
* If is a ternary representation, it returns the character of the position as a double*/
public double getLowerAllele();
/** It returns the upper allele.
* If is a ternary representation, it returns the character of the position as a double*/
public double getUpperAllele();
/** Returns the generality of the attribute.
* In ternary representation a 1 is returned if the symbol is a
* don't care, and in other representations the diference of the intervals is returned */
public double getGenerality ();
/** Does verify that the interval construction is correct*/
public void verifyInterval();
/** It applies the specify operator. The environmental value is needed*/
public void makeSpecify(double env);
/** The mutation is done from the environmental state.
* The position i is needed for integer representation to
* know the bounds of the intervals*/
public void mutate(double envState);
/** It checks if the position of the classifier matches with the value in the environment*/
public boolean match(double env);
/** It checks if two attributes are equal*/
public boolean equals(Attribute at);
/** It checks if that attribute of the representation of the classifier can subsume the attribute passed as a
parameter*/
public boolean subsumes(Attribute at);
/** If it's a ternary representation it returns 1 if is # and 0 otherwise. In representations with intervals
it returns the diference between them*/
public double isDontCareSymbol();
/** Returns if the current interval is more general than the interval given as a parameter */
public boolean isMoreGeneral(Attribute at);
/** Prints the classifier representation */
public void print();
public void print( PrintWriter fout );
public void printNotNorm(PrintWriter fout, double lo);
public void printNotNorm(PrintWriter fout, double lo, double up);
} //end Attribute