Package elki.algorithm

Class NullAlgorithm

java.lang.Object

elki.algorithm.NullAlgorithm

All Implemented Interfaces:

Algorithm

@Title("Null Algorithm")
@Description("Algorithm which does nothing, just return a null object.")
public class NullAlgorithm
extends java.lang.Object
implements Algorithm

Null algorithm, which does nothing. Can be used to, e.g., visualize a data set.

Since:

0.2

Author:

Erich Schubert

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface elki.Algorithm

Algorithm.Utils

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NullAlgorithm()	Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.Void	autorun(Database database)	Try to auto-run the algorithm on a database by calling a method called run, with an optional Database first, and with data relations as specified by Algorithm.getInputTypeRestriction().
TypeInformation[]	getInputTypeRestriction()	Get the input type restriction used for negotiating the data query.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NullAlgorithm

public NullAlgorithm()

Constructor.

Method Detail

autorun

public java.lang.Void autorun(Database database)

Description copied from interface: Algorithm

Try to auto-run the algorithm on a database by calling a method called run, with an optional Database first, and with data relations as specified by Algorithm.getInputTypeRestriction().

Specified by:

autorun in interface Algorithm

Parameters:

database - the database to run the algorithm on

Returns:

the Result computed by this algorithm

getInputTypeRestriction

public TypeInformation[] getInputTypeRestriction()

Description copied from interface: Algorithm

Get the input type restriction used for negotiating the data query.

Specified by:

getInputTypeRestriction in interface Algorithm

Returns:

Type restriction