edu.udo.cs.miningmart.operator
Interface AttrDerivInterface

public interface AttrDerivInterface

Interface to be implemented by any class that provides a method for the MiningMart operator AttributeDerivation.

Author:

Timm Euler

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]

deriveAttribute(java.lang.String[] columnNames, java.lang.String[] namesOfTargetColumns, java.lang.String[][] dataset) The method expected by the MiningMart operator 'AttributeDerivation'.

Method Detail

deriveAttribute

java.lang.String[] deriveAttribute(java.lang.String[] columnNames,
                                   java.lang.String[] namesOfTargetColumns,
                                   java.lang.String[][] dataset)

The method expected by the MiningMart operator 'AttributeDerivation'.

Parameters:

columnNames - Names of the columns of the input data set

namesOfTargetColumns - names of target columns, can be NULL

dataset - the input data set (columns in the first dimension, rows in the second dimension)

Returns:

a String[] with the values of the newly derived attribute