AbstractFeatureSelection.java

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package com.rapidminer.operator.features.selection;

import com.rapidminer.operator.OperatorDescription;
import com.rapidminer.operator.features.AbstractFeatureProcessing;
import com.rapidminer.operator.ports.metadata.ExampleSetMetaData;
import com.rapidminer.operator.ports.metadata.MetaData;
import com.rapidminer.parameter.UndefinedParameterError;

/**
 * Abstract superclass of all feature processing operators who remove features
 * from the example set.
 *
 * @author Simon Fischer
 */
public abstract class AbstractFeatureSelection extends AbstractFeatureProcessing {

	public AbstractFeatureSelection(OperatorDescription description) {
		super(description);
	}

	@Override
	protected MetaData modifyMetaData(ExampleSetMetaData metaData) throws UndefinedParameterError {
		metaData.attributesAreSubset();
		return metaData;
	}
	
	@Override
	public boolean writesIntoExistingData() {
		return false;
	}
}