Package org.anchoranalysis.mpp.pair

Class RandomCollection<T>

Object

AnchorBean<RandomCollection<T>>

RandomCollection<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of items in the collection

All Implemented Interfaces:

UpdatableMarks

Direct Known Subclasses:

RandomCollectionWithAddCriteria

public abstract class RandomCollection<T>
extends AnchorBean<RandomCollection<T>>
implements UpdatableMarks

An abstract collection of items from which one can randomly sample.

This class serves as a base for implementing collections that support non-uniform random sampling of pairs of items.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RandomCollection()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract T	sampleRandomPairNonUniform(RandomNumberGenerator randomNumberGenerator)	Samples a random pair of items from the collection using a non-uniform distribution.

Methods inherited from class org.anchoranalysis.bean.AnchorBean

checkMisconfigured, describeBean, describeChildren, duplicateBean, fields, findFieldsOfClass, getBeanName, getLocalPath, localise, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.anchoranalysis.mpp.mark.UpdatableMarks

add, exchange, initUpdatableMarks, remove

Constructor Details

RandomCollection

public RandomCollection()

Method Details

sampleRandomPairNonUniform

public abstract T sampleRandomPairNonUniform(RandomNumberGenerator randomNumberGenerator)

Samples a random pair of items from the collection using a non-uniform distribution.

Parameters:

randomNumberGenerator - The random number generator to use for sampling

Returns:

A randomly sampled pair of items