Class FieldRef

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

    public class FieldRef
    extends Expression
    Class encapsulating a FieldRef Expression. Is simply a pass-through to an existing field.
    Version:
    $Revision 1.0 $
    Author:
    Mark Hall (mhall{[at]}pentaho{[dot]}com)
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Method Detail

      • setFieldDefs

        public void setFieldDefs​(ArrayList<Attribute> fieldDefs)
                          throws Exception
        Description copied from class: Expression
        Set the field definitions for this Expression to use
        Overrides:
        setFieldDefs in class Expression
        Parameters:
        fieldDefs - the field definitions to use
        Throws:
        Exception - if there is a problem setting the field definitions
      • getResult

        public double getResult​(double[] incoming)
                         throws Exception
        Description copied from class: Expression
        Get the result of evaluating the expression. In the case of a continuous optype, a real number is returned; in the case of a categorical/ordinal optype, the index of the nominal value is returned as a double.
        Specified by:
        getResult in class Expression
        Parameters:
        incoming - the incoming parameter values
        Returns:
        the result of evaluating the expression
        Throws:
        Exception - if there is a problem computing the result
      • getResultCategorical

        public String getResultCategorical​(double[] incoming)
                                    throws Exception
        Description copied from class: Expression
        Gets the result of evaluating the expression when the optype is categorical or ordinal as the actual String value.
        Specified by:
        getResultCategorical in class Expression
        Parameters:
        incoming - the incoming parameter values
        Returns:
        the result of evaluating the expression
        Throws:
        Exception - if the optype is continuous
      • getOutputDef

        public Attribute getOutputDef()
        Return the structure of the result of applying this Expression as an Attribute.
        Returns:
        the structure of the result of applying this Expression as an Attribute.