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* Copyright 2010 Neuroph Project http://neuroph.sourceforge.net
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
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package org.neuroph.core.transfer;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.neuroph.util.Properties;
/**
* Linear neuron transfer function.
*
* @author Zoran Sevarac <sevarac@gmail.com>
*/
public class Linear extends TransferFunction implements Serializable {
/**
* The class fingerprint that is set to indicate serialization
* compatibility with a previous version of the class.
*/
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
/**
* The slope parametetar of the linear function
*/
private double slope = 1d;
/**
* Creates an instance of Linear transfer function
*/
public Linear() {
}
/**
* Creates an instance of Linear transfer function with specified value
* for getSlope parametar.
*/
public Linear(double slope) {
this.slope = slope;
}
/**
* Creates an instance of Linear transfer function with specified properties
*/
public Linear(Properties properties) {
try {
this.slope = (Double)properties.getProperty("transferFunction.slope");
} catch (NullPointerException e) {
// if properties are not set just leave default values
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
System.err.println("Invalid transfer function properties! Using default values.");
}
}
/**
* Returns the slope parametar of this function
* @return slope parametar of this function
*/
public double getSlope() {
return this.slope;
}
/**
* Sets the slope parametar for this function
* @param slope value for the slope parametar
*/
public void setSlope(double slope) {
this.slope = slope;
}
@Override
public double getOutput(double net) {
return slope * net;
}
@Override
public double getDerivative(double net) {
return this.slope;
}
}