Interface ILcdClassifier


public interface ILcdClassifier
Classifies objects by assigning every object a String value. Objects with the same classification can be clustered together. Objects with different classification are never clustered together. Classes can also be used for fine-grained configuration of the TLcdClusteringTransformer.
Since:
2016.0
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Returns the classification of the given object.
  • Method Details

    • getClassification

      String getClassification(Object aObject)

      Returns the classification of the given object. This classification should not be null.

      The implementation of this method must be idempotent: when this method is called multiple times for the same object aObject, and nothing has changed to aObject, the return value of this method must be equal for each call.

      Parameters:
      aObject - an object that may be clustered.
      Returns:
      the classification.