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package org.encog.normalize.segregate;
import org.encog.normalize.DataNormalization;
/**
* Segregators are used to exclude certain rows. You may want to exclude rows to
* create training and validation sets. You may also simply wish to exclude some
* rows because they do not apply to what you are currently training for.
*/
public interface Segregator {
/**
* @return The normalization object that is being used with this segregator.
*/
DataNormalization getNormalization();
/**
* Setup this object to use the specified normalization object.
* @param normalization THe normalization object to use.
*/
void init(DataNormalization normalization);
/**
* Should this row be included, according to this segregator.
* @return True if this row should be included.
*/
boolean shouldInclude();
/**
* Init for a pass.
*/
void passInit();
}