com.imsl.datamining.neural
Class Layer

java.lang.Object
  com.imsl.datamining.neural.Layer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

HiddenLayer, InputLayer, OutputLayer

public abstract class Layer

extends Object

implements Serializable

The base class for Layers in a neural network.

See Also:

InputLayer, HiddenLayer, HiddenLayer, Serialized Form

Field Summary

static long

serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

protected

Layer(FeedForwardNetwork network) Constructs a Layer.

Method Summary

protected void	addNode(Node node) Associates a Perceptron with this Layer.
int	getIndex() Returns the index of this Layer.
Node[]	getNodes() Return a list of the Perceptrons in this Layer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

public static final long serialVersionUID

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Layer

protected Layer(FeedForwardNetwork network)

Constructs a Layer.

Parameters:

network - The FeedForwardNetwork to which this Layer is to be associated.

Method Detail

addNode

protected void addNode(Node node)

Associates a Perceptron with this Layer.

Parameters:

node - A Node to associate with this Layer.

getIndex

public int getIndex()

Returns the index of this Layer.

Returns:

An int which contains the value of property index.

getNodes

public Node[] getNodes()

Return a list of the Perceptrons in this Layer.

Returns:

An array containing the Nodes associated with this Layer.