CategoricalMetaData (datavec-api 1.0.0-M2.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.datavec.api.transform.metadata.BaseColumnMetaData
- - org.datavec.api.transform.metadata.CategoricalMetaData

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, ColumnMetaData
```
public class CategoricalMetaData
extends BaseColumnMetaData
```
See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.datavec.api.transform.metadata.BaseColumnMetaData
  name

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`CategoricalMetaData(String name, String... stateNames)`
`CategoricalMetaData(String name, List<String> stateNames)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CategoricalMetaData`	`clone()`
`ColumnType`	`getColumnType()`	Get the type of column
`List<String>`	`getStateNames()`
`boolean`	`isValid(Object input)`	Is the given object valid for this column, given the column type and any restrictions given by the ColumnMetaData object?
`boolean`	`isValid(Writable writable)`	Is the given Writable valid for this column, given the column type and any restrictions given by the ColumnMetaData object?
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class org.datavec.api.transform.metadata.BaseColumnMetaData
getName, setName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - CategoricalMetaData
```
public CategoricalMetaData(String name,
                           String... stateNames)
```
  - CategoricalMetaData
```
public CategoricalMetaData(String name,
                           List<String> stateNames)
```
- Method Detail
  - getColumnType
```
public ColumnType getColumnType()
```
    Description copied from interface: ColumnMetaData
    
    Get the type of column
  - isValid
```
public boolean isValid(Writable writable)
```
    Description copied from interface: ColumnMetaData
    
    Is the given Writable valid for this column, given the column type and any restrictions given by the ColumnMetaData object?
    
    Parameters:
    
    writable - Writable to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if value, false if invalid
  - isValid
```
public boolean isValid(Object input)
```
    Is the given object valid for this column, given the column type and any restrictions given by the ColumnMetaData object?
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - object to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if value, false if invalid
  - clone
```
public CategoricalMetaData clone()
```
    Specified by:
    
    clone in interface ColumnMetaData
    
    Specified by:
    
    clone in class BaseColumnMetaData
    
    Returns:
  - getStateNames
```
public List<String> getStateNames()
```
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object