javax.datamining.data
Interface Attribute

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClusteringSignatureAttribute, LogicalAttribute, PhysicalAttribute, SignatureAttribute

public interface Attribute

The interface Attribute captures the common features of the logical, physical, and signature attributes.

Author:

JSR-73 Java Data Mining Expert Group

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns the description of the attribute.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the attribute.

Method Detail

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns the description of the attribute. This may be used for display name of the attribute. A display name is a user defined name of the attribute to be used for display purposes to make the name more meaningful.

Returns:

String

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the attribute. The returned name must not be null.

Returns:

String