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

All Known Subinterfaces:

FieldTypeInformation

All Known Implementing Classes:

AlternativeTypeInformation, CombinedTypeInformation, MultivariateSeriesTypeInformation, SimpleTypeInformation, VectorFieldTypeInformation, VectorTypeInformation
```
public interface TypeInformation
```
Class wrapping a particular data type.

Since:

0.4.0

Author:

Erich Schubert

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isAssignableFrom(java.lang.Object other)`	Test whether this type is assignable from a given object instance.
`boolean`	`isAssignableFromType(TypeInformation type)`	Test whether this type is assignable from another type.

- Method Detail
  - isAssignableFromType
```
boolean isAssignableFromType(TypeInformation type)
```
    Test whether this type is assignable from another type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - Other type
    
    Returns:
    
    true when the other type is accepted as subtype.
  - isAssignableFrom
```
boolean isAssignableFrom(java.lang.Object other)
```
    Test whether this type is assignable from a given object instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - Other object
    
    Returns:
    
    true when the other type is an acceptable instance.