JavaGrinders
Class StringVariable

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractCollection<E>
      java.util.AbstractList<E>
          java.util.Vector
              JavaGrinders.Variable
                  JavaGrinders.StrVariable
                      JavaGrinders.StringVariable

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Iterable, java.util.Collection, java.util.List, java.util.RandomAccess

public class StringVariable
extends StrVariable

handles a variable of Strings. It uses the general implementations from the more generic StrVariable class.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class JavaGrinders.Variable

autoExtracted, df, doWarnings, itsDescriptives, itsHighlitedColor, itsLineColor, itsLocationColor, rand

Fields inherited from class java.util.Vector

capacityIncrement, elementCount, elementData

Fields inherited from class java.util.AbstractList

modCount

Constructor Summary

StringVariable(java.lang.String varName, VariableOrganizer theOwner)
Standard constructor for the stringVariable class using a VariableOrganizer

Method Summary

void	fillWithParser(DataFileParser aParser, int varNum, boolean firstRowAsLabels) fills the variable with individual datavalues read from a textfile using a DataFileParser object

Methods inherited from class JavaGrinders.StrVariable

cloneSelectedRowsOnly, selectRows, sort

Methods inherited from class JavaGrinders.Variable

addValue, asJAMAMatrix, asVariableOrganizer, checkMinUseRows, checkNumberIDs, checkSameIDs, checkSameSelectRows, checkSameSelectRows, checkSameUseRows, checkSameUseRows, checkValidRowRange, combineSelectedWithSavedSelectedRows, copySelectStateFrom, customColorSelectedRows, deleteMissingRows, deleteNonSelectedRows, deleteRow, deleteRows, deleteSelectedRows, deselectAllRows, deselectRows, fill, fill, fill, fill, fill, fillDescriptives, fillWithParser, fillWithVariable, findFirstValidRow, findLastValidRow, findNextNonMissingRow, findNextValidRow, findPreviousValidRow, getabasedintValue, getAbasedintValue, getbooleanValue, getcharValue, getCombinedIDs, getCrossTabulation, getCrossTabulation, getCustomColorRow, getDescriptives, getdoubleArray, getdoubleValue, getfloatValue, getHighlitedRow, getIDs, getIDString, getIDStrings, getInteractions, getintValue, getJaccard, getlongValue, getManhattan, getMissingRow, getName, getNIDs, getNMissingRows, getNotes, getNRows, getNSelectRows, getNUseRows, getNValidRows, getOrganizer, getProximity, getProximity, getRandomValue, getSelectRow, getSquEuclidian, getStringArray, getStringValue, getTransitions, getUseRow, getValue, getVariableDesignRole, getVariableDesignRoleString, getVariableFormat, getVariableType, highliteSelectedRows, invalidDescriptives, invertSelectedRows, isAngleType, isContinuousType, isLocationType, isLocked, isNominalType, isOrdinalType, isXVariable, isYVariable, listBasics, listDescriptives, listFrequencies, listGroupDescriptives, listGroupDescriptivesNoDia, listIDs, listRows, listRows, listSelectedRows, listSelectState, listSelectState, listUseRows, matchedIDs, reportWarnings, restoreSelectedRows, restrictToMatchingUseRows, restrictToMatchingUseRows, reverseRows, saveSelectedRows, selectAllRows, selectRows, selectStringValue, selectUseRows, selectValue, setAnglesType, setCustomColorRow, setFormula, setHighliteColor, setHighlitedRow, setLineColor, setLocationColor, setLock, setMissingRow, setName, setNominalType, setNotes, setNRows, setOrdinalType, setOrganizer, setSelectRow, setSelectRowsToMissing, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setVariableDesignRole, setVariableFormat, setVariableType, setWarnings

Methods inherited from class java.util.Vector

add, add, addAll, addAll, addElement, capacity, clear, clone, contains, containsAll, copyInto, elementAt, elements, ensureCapacity, equals, firstElement, get, hashCode, indexOf, indexOf, insertElementAt, isEmpty, lastElement, lastIndexOf, lastIndexOf, remove, remove, removeAll, removeAllElements, removeElement, removeElementAt, removeRange, retainAll, set, setElementAt, setSize, size, subList, toArray, toArray, toString, trimToSize

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractList

iterator, listIterator, listIterator

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.List

iterator, listIterator, listIterator

Constructor Detail

StringVariable

public StringVariable(java.lang.String varName,
                      VariableOrganizer theOwner)
               throws java.lang.Exception

Standard constructor for the stringVariable class using a VariableOrganizer

Parameters:

varName - assigns a name (String) to the variable

theOwner - an instance of VariableOrganizer class coordinates a set of variables with respect to number of data points available and the rows that are currently selected

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

Method Detail

fillWithParser

public void fillWithParser(DataFileParser aParser,
                           int varNum,
                           boolean firstRowAsLabels)
                    throws java.lang.Exception

fills the variable with individual datavalues read from a textfile using a DataFileParser object

Overrides:

fillWithParser in class StrVariable

Parameters:

aParser - the DataFileParser that was used to read data values from a text file

varNum - marks the number of the column to be filled into the variable

firstRowAsLabels - whether the first row contains a variable label

Throws:

java.lang.Exception