uk.ac.soton.simulation.jsit.core

Class Distribution

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.soton.simulation.jsit.core.AbstractStochasticItem

uk.ac.soton.simulation.jsit.core.Distribution

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DistributionContinuous, DistributionDiscrete

public abstract class Distribution
extends AbstractStochasticItem
implements java.io.Serializable

JSIT abstract superclass of all probability distributions.

Since:

0.1

Author:

Stuart Rossiter

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Distribution	createRegisteredCopy() Create a registered copy of this distribution; i.e., one which will be subject to the same settings as the one it was copied from, and which has no separate registered ID.
abstract Distribution	createUnregisteredCopy() Create an unregistered copy of this distribution, which will then need registering separately to be usable (and will be subject to any settings for the owner and ID it is registered with).
abstract java.lang.String	toString() Force concrete subclasses to override toString().

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.soton.simulation.jsit.core.AbstractStochasticItem

getSampler, registerAccessInfo, registerSampler

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Force concrete subclasses to override toString().

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

createUnregisteredCopy

public abstract Distribution createUnregisteredCopy()

Create an unregistered copy of this distribution, which will then need registering separately to be usable (and will be subject to any settings for the owner and ID it is registered with).

Returns:

The unregistered copy. (This will need casting as appropriate.)

createRegisteredCopy

public Distribution createRegisteredCopy()

Create a registered copy of this distribution; i.e., one which will be subject to the same settings as the one it was copied from, and which has no separate registered ID.

Returns:

The registered copy. (This will need casting as appropriate.)