IAttributeType (jaicore-ml 0.1.6 API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ICategoricalAttributeType, IMultiValueAttributeType, IPrimitiveAttributeType<D>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanAttributeType, CategoricalAttributeType, MultiValueAttributeType, NumericAttributeType, TimeSeriesAttributeType
```
public interface IAttributeType<D>
extends java.io.Serializable
```
Wrapper interface for attribute types.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IAttributeValue<D>`	`buildAttributeValue(java.lang.Object value)`	Casts the value to the respective type and returns an attribute value with the creating attribute type as the referenced type.
`IAttributeValue<D>`	`buildAttributeValue(java.lang.String stringDescription)`	Builds an attribute value object from a string description.
`java.lang.String`	`getStringDescriptionOfDomain()`
`boolean`	`isValidValue(D value)`	Validates whether a value conforms to this type.

- Method Detail
  - isValidValue
```
boolean isValidValue(D value)
```
    Validates whether a value conforms to this type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value to validated.
    
    Returns:
    
    Returns true if the given value conforms
  - buildAttributeValue
```
IAttributeValue<D> buildAttributeValue(java.lang.Object value)
```
    Casts the value to the respective type and returns an attribute value with the creating attribute type as the referenced type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value of the attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    An attribute value object holding the value of the attribute and referring to this attribute type.
  - buildAttributeValue
```
IAttributeValue<D> buildAttributeValue(java.lang.String stringDescription)
```
    Builds an attribute value object from a string description. The attribute value references this attribute type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    stringDescription - A String-format description of the attribute's value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The attribute value object holding an attribute value interpreting the string description and referring to this attribute type.
  - getStringDescriptionOfDomain
```
java.lang.String getStringDescriptionOfDomain()
```