org.neuroph.core.learning

Class LearningRule

java.lang.Object

org.neuroph.core.learning.LearningRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

HopfieldLearning, IterativeLearning, KohonenLearning

public abstract class LearningRule
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Base class for all neural network learning algorithms. It provides the general principles for training neural network.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LearningRule() Creates new instance of learning rule

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addListener(LearningEventListener listener)
NeuralNetwork	getNeuralNetwork() Gets neural network
DataSet	getTrainingSet() Gets training set
boolean	isStopped() Returns true if learning has stopped, false otherwise
abstract void	learn(DataSet trainingSet) Override this method to implement specific learning procedures
void	removeListener(LearningEventListener listener)
void	setNeuralNetwork(NeuralNetwork neuralNetwork) Sets neural network for this learning rule
void	setTrainingSet(DataSet trainingSet) Sets training set for this learning rule
void	stopLearning() Stops learning

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LearningRule

public LearningRule()

Creates new instance of learning rule

Method Detail

setTrainingSet

public void setTrainingSet(DataSet trainingSet)

Sets training set for this learning rule

Parameters:

trainingSet - training set for this learning rule

getTrainingSet

public DataSet getTrainingSet()

Gets training set

Returns:

training set

getNeuralNetwork

public NeuralNetwork getNeuralNetwork()

Gets neural network

Returns:

neural network

setNeuralNetwork

public void setNeuralNetwork(NeuralNetwork neuralNetwork)

Sets neural network for this learning rule

Parameters:

neuralNetwork - neural network for this learning rule

stopLearning

public void stopLearning()

Stops learning

isStopped

public boolean isStopped()

Returns true if learning has stopped, false otherwise

Returns:

true if learning has stopped, false otherwise

addListener

public void addListener(LearningEventListener listener)

removeListener

public void removeListener(LearningEventListener listener)

learn

public abstract void learn(DataSet trainingSet)

Override this method to implement specific learning procedures

Parameters:

trainingSet - training set