NeuralMethod (original) (raw)

• All Superinterfaces:
  java.io.Serializable
  All Known Implementing Classes:
  LinearUnit, SigmoidUnit

public interface NeuralMethod
extends java.io.Serializable
This is an interface used to create classes that can be used by the neuralnode to perform all it's computations.
Version: Revision:1.6Revision: 1.6 Revision:1.6
Author:
Malcolm Ware (mfw4@cs.waikato.ac.nz)

• • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method and Description
  double	errorValue(NeuralNode node) This function calculates what the error value should be.
  double	outputValue(NeuralNode node) This function calculates what the output value should be.
  void	updateWeights(NeuralNode node, double learn, double momentum) This function will calculate what the change in weights should be and also update them.

• • Method Detail

     * #### outputValue  
     double outputValue([NeuralNode](../../../../weka/classifiers/functions/neural/NeuralNode.html "class in weka.classifiers.functions.neural") node)  
     This function calculates what the output value should be.  
     Parameters:  
     `node` \- The node to calculate the value for.  
     Returns:  
     The value.  
     * #### errorValue  
     double errorValue([NeuralNode](../../../../weka/classifiers/functions/neural/NeuralNode.html "class in weka.classifiers.functions.neural") node)  
     This function calculates what the error value should be.  
     Parameters:  
     `node` \- The node to calculate the error for.  
     Returns:  
     The error.  
     * #### updateWeights  
     void updateWeights([NeuralNode](../../../../weka/classifiers/functions/neural/NeuralNode.html "class in weka.classifiers.functions.neural") node,  
                        double learn,  
                        double momentum)  
     This function will calculate what the change in weights should be and also update them.  
     Parameters:  
     `node` \- The node to update the weights for.  
     `learn` \- The learning rate to use.  
     `momentum` \- The momentum to use.