MkCoPEntry (ELKI: Environment for DeveLoping KDD-Applications Supported by Index-Structures)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Externalizable, MTreeEntry, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

MkCoPDirectoryEntry, MkCoPLeafEntry
```
public interface MkCoPEntry
extends MTreeEntry
```
Defines the requirements for an entry in an MkCop-Tree node. Additionally to an entry in an M-Tree conservative approximation of the knn distances is provided.

Since:

0.1

Author:

Elke Achtert

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`double`	`approximateConservativeKnnDistance(int k)`	Returns the conservative approximated knn distance of the entry.
`ApproximationLine`	`getConservativeKnnDistanceApproximation()`	Returns the conservative approximation line.
`void`	`setConservativeKnnDistanceApproximation(ApproximationLine conservativeApproximation)`	Sets the conservative approximation line

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Externalizable
readExternal, writeExternal

Methods inherited from interface elki.index.tree.metrical.mtreevariants.MTreeEntry
getCoveringRadius, getParentDistance, getRoutingObjectID, setCoveringRadius, setParentDistance, setRoutingObjectID

- Method Detail
  - approximateConservativeKnnDistance
```
double approximateConservativeKnnDistance(int k)
```
    Returns the conservative approximated knn distance of the entry.
    
    Parameters:
    
    k - the parameter k of the knn distance
    
    Returns:
    
    the conservative approximated knn distance of the entry
  - getConservativeKnnDistanceApproximation
```
ApproximationLine getConservativeKnnDistanceApproximation()
```
    Returns the conservative approximation line.
    
    Returns:
    
    the conservative approximation line
  - setConservativeKnnDistanceApproximation
```
void setConservativeKnnDistanceApproximation(ApproximationLine conservativeApproximation)
```
    Sets the conservative approximation line
    
    Parameters:
    
    conservativeApproximation - the conservative approximation line to be set