dbStat
Class AttributeVector

java.lang.Object
  dbStat.AttributeVector

public class AttributeVector

extends java.lang.Object

Class defins a single vector that is to be used in the k-meana clustering method.

The vector contains an arbitrary number of objects stored in it, each of which is a VectorField which encapsulates a field name / value pair.

This vector is used to compare to any other vector and obtain a Euclidian similarity measure.

Field Summary

private java.util.Vector	fieldVector a vector containing the field name / value pairs of statistical information
private java.lang.String	identity the ticker who owns this vector - this is the unique owner for this object

Constructor Summary

AttributeVector()
Constructor allows creation before any knowlege of the owner is known

AttributeVector(java.lang.String id)
Creates an instance of the object with the owner initilized

Method Summary

void	addField(VectorField field) Appends a new field name / value VectorField to this collection
VectorField	getFieldByIndex(int ind) Gets the vector field located at the specified index
VectorField	getFieldByName(java.lang.String name) Gets the Vector field that has the specified attribute name specified
java.lang.String	getIdentity() Gets the owner of this object
int	getSize() Gets the number of VectorFields in this collection
void	setIdentity(java.lang.String id) Sets the owner of this object
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

fieldVector

private java.util.Vector fieldVector

a vector containing the field name / value pairs of statistical information

identity

private java.lang.String identity

the ticker who owns this vector - this is the unique owner for this object

Constructor Detail

AttributeVector

public AttributeVector()

Constructor allows creation before any knowlege of the owner is known

AttributeVector

public AttributeVector(java.lang.String id)

Creates an instance of the object with the owner initilized

Parameters:

id - the ticker symbol of the owner

Method Detail

setIdentity

public void setIdentity(java.lang.String id)

Sets the owner of this object

Parameters:

id - the owner who now owns this object

getIdentity

public java.lang.String getIdentity()

Gets the owner of this object

Returns:

the ticker owner of this object

addField

public void addField(VectorField field)

Appends a new field name / value VectorField to this collection

Parameters:

field - the new statistic to add to this object

getSize

public int getSize()

Gets the number of VectorFields in this collection

Returns:

the number of elements in this collection

getFieldByIndex

public VectorField getFieldByIndex(int ind)

Gets the vector field located at the specified index

Parameters:

ind - the index which to retrieve data from

Returns:

the Vector field object present at the specified index, or null if none is present

getFieldByName

public VectorField getFieldByName(java.lang.String name)

Gets the Vector field that has the specified attribute name specified

Parameters:

name - the name of the specific statistic which to return

Returns:

the Vector field with the same field name as the specified string

toString

public java.lang.String toString()