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package keel.Algorithms.Neural_Networks.NNEP_Common.data;
/**
* <p>
* @author Written by Amelia Zafra, Sebastian Ventura (University of Cordoba) 17/07/2007
* @version 0.1
* @since JDK1.5
* </p>
*/
public interface IAttribute
{
/**
* <p>
* Dataset Attributes
* </p>
*/
// Attribute information
/**
* <p>
* Access to the attribute name
* </p>
* @return attribute name
*/
public String getName();
/**
* <p>
* Access to the attribute type
* </p>
* @return attribute name
*/
public AttributeType getType();
// Checking values
/**
* <p>
* Check if this internal attribute value is valid
* </p>
* @return true|false
*/
public boolean isValid(double internalValue);
/**
* <p>
* Check if this external attribute value is valid
* </p>
* @param externalValue Value to check
* @return true|false
*/
public boolean isValid(Object externalValue);
// Parsing and showing values
/**
* <p>
* Show an String which represents a given real value
* </p>
* @return The real value of the attribute
*/
public String show(double internalValue);
/**
* <p>
* Parse an external value to obtain the internal value of the
* Attribute
* </p>
* @return The external value of the attribute
*/
public double parse(String externalValue);
/**
* Return the interval of correct values
*
* @param value New value
*/
//public Interval intervalValues();
}