Package weka.attributeSelection

# Interface StartSetHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `BestFirst`, `GreedyStepwise`, `Ranker`

public interface StartSetHandler
Interface for search methods capable of doing something sensible given a starting set of attributes.

Version:
  $Revision: 8034 $
Author:
  Mark Hall (mhall@cs.waikato.ac.nz)

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `String`
  `getStartSet()`
  Returns a list of attributes (and or attribute ranges) as a String
  `void`
  `setStartSet(String startSet)`
  Sets a starting set of attributes for the search.

- ## Method Details

  - ### setStartSet

    void setStartSet(String startSet) throws Exception
    Sets a starting set of attributes for the search. It is the search method's responsibility to report this start set (if any) in its toString() method.
    Parameters:
      `startSet` - a string containing a list of attributes (and or ranges), eg. 1,2,6,10-15.
    Throws:
      `Exception` - if start set can't be set.

  - ### getStartSet

    String getStartSet()
    Returns a list of attributes (and or attribute ranges) as a String
    Returns:
      a list of attributes (and or attribute ranges)