Package weka.attributeSelection

Interface StartSetHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:
BestFirst, GreedyStepwise, Ranker
public interface StartSetHandler
Interface for search methods capable of doing something sensible given a starting set of attributes.
Version:
$Revision: 8034 $
Author:
Mark Hall (mhall@cs.waikato.ac.nz)

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getStartSet()
    Returns a list of attributes (and or attribute ranges) as a String
    void
    setStartSet(String startSet)
    Sets a starting set of attributes for the search.

  • Method Details

    • setStartSet

      void setStartSet(String startSet) throws Exception
      Sets a starting set of attributes for the search. It is the search method's responsibility to report this start set (if any) in its toString() method.
      Parameters:
      startSet - a string containing a list of attributes (and or ranges), eg. 1,2,6,10-15.
      Throws:
      Exception - if start set can't be set.

    • getStartSet

      String getStartSet()
      Returns a list of attributes (and or attribute ranges) as a String
      Returns:
      a list of attributes (and or attribute ranges)