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* Encog(tm) Core v2.5 - Java Version
* http://www.heatonresearch.com/encog/
* http://code.google.com/p/encog-java/
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package org.encog.engine;
/**
* An interface that defines a neural network. Mainly adds the ability to
* encode/decode weights to/from a double array.
*
*/
public interface EngineNeuralNetwork extends EngineMachineLearning {
/**
* Decode an array to the neural network weights.
* @param data The data to decode.
*/
void decodeNetwork(double[] data);
/**
* Encode the neural network weights to an array.
* @return The encoded neural network.
*/
double[] encodeNetwork();
/**
* @return The length of the encoded array.
*/
int getEncodeLength();
}