javax.datamining.data
Interface CategorySetFactory

All Superinterfaces:

Factory

public interface CategorySetFactory

extends Factory

A factory class that creates instances of CategorySet.

Author:

JSR-73 Java Data Mining Expert Group

See Also:

Factory

Method Summary

CategorySet	create(AttributeDataType dataType) Creates an instance of CategorySet that contains categorical values of the specified data type.
CategorySet	create(CategorySet categorySet) Creates an instance of CategorySet from the given category set.

Method Detail

create

public CategorySet create(AttributeDataType dataType)
                   throws JDMException

Creates an instance of CategorySet that contains categorical values of the specified data type.

Parameters:

dataType - The data type of the categorical values in the set.

Returns:

CategorySet

Throws:

JDMException

create

public CategorySet create(CategorySet categorySet)
                   throws JDMException

Creates an instance of CategorySet from the given category set. This is essentially a copy operation.

Parameters:

categorySet -

Returns:

CategorySet

Throws:

JDMException