edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbjava.classify

Class Score

java.lang.Object

edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbjava.classify.Score

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable

public class Score
extends Object
implements Comparable, Cloneable

A score is a number produced by a learner that indicates the degree to which a particular discrete classification is appropriate for a given object. The scores for all possible discrete classifications given an object need not be positive or sum to one. A Score object simply contains a score and the associated discrete classification.

Author:

Nick Rizzolo

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
double	score The score.
String	value The discrete classification associated with this score.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Score(String v, double s) Initializes both member variables.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	clone() Produces a deep copy of this object.
int	compareTo(Object o) This method is implemented so that a collection of Scores will be sorted first by value and then by score.
String	toString() The string representation of a Score is the value followed by the score separated by a colon.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

value

public String value

The discrete classification associated with this score.

score

public double score

The score.

Constructor Detail

Score

public Score(String v,
             double s)

Initializes both member variables.

Parameters:

v - The discrete classification.

s - The score.

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)

This method is implemented so that a collection of Scores will be sorted first by value and then by score.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

Parameters:

o - The object to compare against.

Returns:

A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer if this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object respectively.

toString

public String toString()

The string representation of a Score is the value followed by the score separated by a colon.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

The string representation of a Score.

clone

public Object clone()

Produces a deep copy of this object.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

A deep copy of this object.