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## weka.classifiers.trees.adtree
Class Splitter

    java.lang.Object
      weka.classifiers.trees.adtree.Splitter

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  TwoWayNominalSplit, TwoWayNumericSplit

    public abstract class Splitter

extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Abstract class representing a splitter node in an alternating tree.

Version:
  $Revision: 1.2 $
Author:
  Richard Kirkby (rkirkby@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`int` | `orderAdded` The number this node was in the order of nodes added to the tree

Constructor Summary
`Splitter()`

Method Summary
`abstract java.lang.String` | `attributeString(Instances dataset)` Gets the string describing the attributes the split depends on.
`abstract int` | `branchInstanceGoesDown(Instance i)` Gets the index of the branch that an instance applies to.
`abstract java.lang.Object` | `clone()` Clones this node.
`abstract java.lang.String` | `comparisonString(int branchNum, Instances dataset)` Gets the string describing the comparision the split depends on for a particular branch.
`abstract boolean` | `equalTo(Splitter compare)` Tests whether two splitters are equivalent.
`abstract PredictionNode` | `getChildForBranch(int branchNum)` Gets the child for a branch of the split.
`abstract int` | `getNumOfBranches()` Gets the number of branches of the split.
`abstract ReferenceInstances` | `instancesDownBranch(int branch, Instances sourceInstances)` Gets the subset of instances that apply to a particluar branch of the split.
`abstract void` | `setChildForBranch(int branchNum, PredictionNode childPredictor)` Sets the child for a branch of the split.

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

Field Detail

### orderAdded

    public int orderAdded

  The number this node was in the order of nodes added to the tree

Constructor Detail

### Splitter

    public Splitter()

Method Detail

### getNumOfBranches

    public abstract int getNumOfBranches()

  Gets the number of branches of the split.

  Returns:
    the number of branches

### branchInstanceGoesDown

    public abstract int branchInstanceGoesDown(Instance i)

  Gets the index of the branch that an instance applies to. Returns -1 if no branches apply.

  Parameters:
    `i` - the instance
  Returns:
    the branch index

### instancesDownBranch

    public abstract ReferenceInstances instancesDownBranch(int branch,
                                                           Instances sourceInstances)

  Gets the subset of instances that apply to a particluar branch of the split. If the branch index is -1, the subset will consist of those instances that don't apply to any branch.

  Parameters:
    `branch` - the index of the branch
    `sourceInstances` - the instances from which to find the subset
  Returns:
    the set of instances that apply

### attributeString

    public abstract java.lang.String attributeString(Instances dataset)

  Gets the string describing the attributes the split depends on. i.e. the left hand side of the description of the split.

  Parameters:
    `dataset` - the dataset that the split is based on
  Returns:
    a string describing the attributes

### comparisonString

    public abstract java.lang.String comparisonString(int branchNum,
                                                      Instances dataset)

  Gets the string describing the comparision the split depends on for a particular branch. i.e. the right hand side of the description of the split.

  Parameters:
    `branchNum` - the branch of the split
    `dataset` - the dataset that the split is based on
  Returns:
    a string describing the comparison

### equalTo

    public abstract boolean equalTo(Splitter compare)

  Tests whether two splitters are equivalent.

  Parameters:
    `compare` - the splitter to compare with
  Returns:
    whether or not they match

### setChildForBranch

    public abstract void setChildForBranch(int branchNum,
                                           PredictionNode childPredictor)

  Sets the child for a branch of the split.

  Parameters:
    `branchNum` - the branch to set the child for
    `childPredictor` - the new child

### getChildForBranch

    public abstract PredictionNode getChildForBranch(int branchNum)

  Gets the child for a branch of the split.

  Parameters:
    `branchNum` - the branch to get the child for
  Returns:
    the child

### clone

    public abstract java.lang.Object clone()

  Clones this node. Performs a deep copy, recursing through the tree.

  Overrides:
    `clone` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Returns:
    a clone

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