nuroko.core

Interface IEncoder<T>

Type Parameters:

T -

All Known Subinterfaces:

ICoder<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCoder, CharCoder, ChoiceCoder, DoubleCoder, EncodeFunction, FixedStringCoder, IdentityCoder, IntegerCoder, ListCoder, MaybeCoder, MixedListCoder

public interface IEncoder<T>

Interface for an encoder that converts an object of type T into a vector of double values Instances should be stateless and/or immutable

Author:

Mike

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	codeLength() Returns the length of output vector produced by this encoder
mikera.vectorz.AVector	createOutputVector() Create a new vector with a length necessary to store the output of this encoder
void	encode(T object, mikera.vectorz.AVector dest, int offset) Encodes an object into the given destination vector

Method Detail

encode

void encode(T object,
            mikera.vectorz.AVector dest,
            int offset)

Encodes an object into the given destination vector

Parameters:

object - The object to encode

dest - The destination vector

codeLength

int codeLength()

Returns the length of output vector produced by this encoder

Returns:

createOutputVector

mikera.vectorz.AVector createOutputVector()

Create a new vector with a length necessary to store the output of this encoder

Returns: