Initializer (Deep Java Library 0.24.0 API specification)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConstantInitializer, NormalInitializer, TruncatedNormalInitializer, UniformInitializer, XavierInitializer
```
public interface Initializer
```
An interface representing an initialization method.
Used to initialize the NDArray parameters stored within a Block.

See Also:

The D2L chapter on numerical stability and initialization

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static Initializer ONES

static Initializer ZEROS

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`NDArray`	`initialize(NDManager manager, Shape shape, DataType dataType)`	Initializes a single `NDArray`.

- Field Detail
  - ZEROS
```
static final Initializer ZEROS
```
  - ONES
```
static final Initializer ONES
```
- Method Detail
  - initialize
```
NDArray initialize(NDManager manager,
                   Shape shape,
                   DataType dataType)
```
    Initializes a single NDArray.
    
    Parameters:
    
    manager - the NDManager to create the new NDArray in
    
    shape - the Shape for the new NDArray
    
    dataType - the DataType for the new NDArray
    
    Returns:
    
    the NDArray initialized with the manager and shape