Package fim

Interface PatternSet.PatSigCmp

Enclosing class:
PatternSet

public static interface PatternSet.PatSigCmp
Interface for a comparator for pattern signatures.
Since:
2015.08.12
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    compare(int zA, int cA, int zB, int cB, int[] border)
    Compare two patterns/item sets.
  • Method Details

    • compare

      int compare(int zA, int cA, int zB, int cB, int[] border)
      Compare two patterns/item sets.
      Parameters:
      zA - the size of the 1st pattern (number of items)
      cA - the support of the 1st pattern (coincidences)
      zB - the size of the 2nd pattern (number of items)
      cB - the support of the 2nd pattern (coincidences)
      border - the decision border for pattern filtering
      Returns:
      a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer, as the second argument is preferred to the first, neither is preferred to the other, or the first argument is preferred to the second, respectively.
      Since:
      2015.08.12 (Christian Borgelt)