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Language: Java
License: GPL
Copyright: (C) 1999 Eibe Frank
LOC: 775
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...ersity ML\w\weka\weka\core\
   ...nalMeasureProducer.java
   AlgVector.java
   AllJavadoc.java
   Attribute.java
   AttributeExpression.java
   AttributeLocator.java
   AttributeStats.java
   BinarySparseInstance.java
   Capabilities.java
   Capabilities.props
   CapabilitiesHandler.java
   Check.java
   CheckOptionHandler.java
   CheckScheme.java
   ClassDiscovery.java
   ContingencyTables.java
   Copyable.java
   Copyright.java
   Copyright.props
   Debug.java
   DistanceFunction.java
   Drawable.java
   EuclideanDistance.java
   FastVector.java
   FindWithCapabilities.java
   GlobalInfoJavadoc.java
   Instance.java
   InstanceComparator.java
   Instances.java
   Javadoc.java
   KDTree.java
   LinearNN.java
   ListOptions.java
   Matchable.java
   ...ematicalExpression.java
   Matrix.java
   Memory.java
   ...apabilitiesHandler.java
   ...estNeighbourSearch.java
   ...ingValuesException.java
   Optimization.java
   Option.java
   OptionHandler.java
   OptionHandlerJavadoc.java
   PropertyPath.java
   ProtectedProperties.java
   Queue.java
   Randomizable.java
   RandomVariates.java
   Range.java
   RelationalLocator.java
   SelectedTag.java
   SerializationHelper.java
   SerializedObject.java
   SingleIndex.java
   SparseInstance.java
   SpecialFunctions.java
   Statistics.java
   Stopwords.java
   StringLocator.java
   Summarizable.java
   SystemInfo.java
   Tag.java
   TechnicalInformation.java
   ...InformationHandler.java
   ...tionHandlerJavadoc.java
   Tee.java
   TestInstances.java
   ...gnedClassException.java
   ...edDatasetException.java
   Undoable.java
   ...ibuteTypeException.java
   ...ClassTypeException.java
   Utils.java
   Version.java
   ...edInstancesHandler.java
   WekaException.java

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/*
 *    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 *    (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *    GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 *    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 */

/*
 *    Attribute.java
 *    Copyright (C) 1999 Eibe Frank
 *
 */

package weka.core;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.io.StreamTokenizer;
import java.io.StringReader;
import java.io.IOException;

/** 
 * Class for handling an attribute. Once an attribute has been created,
 * it can't be changed. <p>
 *
 * The following attribute types are supported:
 * <ul>
 *    <li> numeric: <br/>
 *         This type of attribute represents a floating-point number.
 *    </li>
 *    <li> nominal: <br/>
 *         This type of attribute represents a fixed set of nominal values.
 *    </li>
 *    <li> string: <br/>
 *         This type of attribute represents a dynamically expanding set of
 *         nominal values. Usually used in text classification.
 *    </li>
 *    <li> date: <br/>
 *         This type of attribute represents a date, internally represented as 
 *         floating-point number storing the milliseconds since January 1, 
 *         1970, 00:00:00 GMT. The string representation of the date must be
 *         <a href="http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html" target="_blank">
 *         ISO-8601</a> compliant, the default is <code>yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss</code>.
 *    </li>
 *    <li> relational: <br/>
 *         This type of attribute can contain other attributes and is, e.g., 
 *         used for representing Multi-Instance data. (Multi-Instance data
 *         consists of a nominal attribute containing the bag-id, then a 
 *         relational attribute with all the attributes of the bag, and 
 *         finally the class attribute.)
 *    </li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * Typical usage (code from the main() method of this class): <p>
 *
 * <code>
 * ... <br>
 *
 * // Create numeric attributes "length" and "weight" <br>
 * Attribute length = new Attribute("length"); <br>
 * Attribute weight = new Attribute("weight"); <br><br>
 * 
 * // Create vector to hold nominal values "first", "second", "third" <br>
 * FastVector my_nominal_values = new FastVector(3); <br>
 * my_nominal_values.addElement("first"); <br>
 * my_nominal_values.addElement("second"); <br>
 * my_nominal_values.addElement("third"); <br><br>
 *
 * // Create nominal attribute "position" <br>
 * Attribute position = new Attribute("position", my_nominal_values);<br>
 *
 * ... <br>
 * </code><p>
 *
 * @author Eibe Frank (eibe@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
 * @version $Revision: 1.42 $
 */
public class Attribute
  implements Copyable, Serializable {

  /** for serialization */
  static final long serialVersionUID = -742180568732916383L;
  
  /** Constant set for numeric attributes. */
  public static final int NUMERIC = 0;

  /** Constant set for nominal attributes. */
  public static final int NOMINAL = 1;

  /** Constant set for attributes with string values. */
  public static final int STRING = 2;

  /** Constant set for attributes with date values. */
  public static final int DATE = 3;

  /** Constant set for relation-valued attributes. */
  public static final int RELATIONAL = 4;

  /** Constant set for symbolic attributes. */
  public static final int ORDERING_SYMBOLIC = 0;

  /** Constant set for ordered attributes. */
  public static final int ORDERING_ORDERED  = 1;

  /** Constant set for modulo-ordered attributes. */
  public static final int ORDERING_MODULO   = 2;

  /** The keyword used to denote the start of an arff attribute declaration */
  static String ARFF_ATTRIBUTE = "@attribute";

  /** A keyword used to denote a numeric attribute */
  static String ARFF_ATTRIBUTE_INTEGER = "integer";

  /** A keyword used to denote a numeric attribute */
  static String ARFF_ATTRIBUTE_REAL = "real";

  /** A keyword used to denote a numeric attribute */
  static String ARFF_ATTRIBUTE_NUMERIC = "numeric";

  /** The keyword used to denote a string attribute */
  static String ARFF_ATTRIBUTE_STRING = "string";

  /** The keyword used to denote a date attribute */
  static String ARFF_ATTRIBUTE_DATE = "date";

  /** The keyword used to denote a relation-valued attribute */
  static String ARFF_ATTRIBUTE_RELATIONAL = "relational";

  /** The keyword used to denote the end of the declaration of a subrelation */
  static String ARFF_END_SUBRELATION = "@end";

  /** Strings longer than this will be stored compressed. */
  private static final int STRING_COMPRESS_THRESHOLD = 200;

  /** The attribute's name. */
  private /*@ spec_public non_null @*/ String m_Name;

  /** The attribute's type. */
  private /*@ spec_public @*/ int m_Type;
  /*@ invariant m_Type == NUMERIC || 
                m_Type == DATE || 
                m_Type == STRING || 
                m_Type == NOMINAL ||
                m_Type == RELATIONAL;
  */

  /** The attribute's values (if nominal or string). */
  private /*@ spec_public @*/ FastVector m_Values;

  /** Mapping of values to indices (if nominal or string). */
  private Hashtable m_Hashtable;

  /** The header information for a relation-valued attribute. */
  private Instances m_Header;

  /** Date format specification for date attributes */
  private SimpleDateFormat m_DateFormat;

  /** The attribute's index. */
  private /*@ spec_public @*/ int m_Index;

  /** The attribute's metadata. */
  private ProtectedProperties m_Metadata;

  /** The attribute's ordering. */
  private int m_Ordering;

  /** Whether the attribute is regular. */
  private boolean m_IsRegular;

  /** Whether the attribute is averagable. */
  private boolean m_IsAveragable;

  /** Whether the attribute has a zeropoint. */
  private boolean m_HasZeropoint;

  /** The attribute's weight. */
  private double m_Weight;

  /** The attribute's lower numeric bound. */
  private double m_LowerBound;

  /** Whether the lower bound is open. */
  private boolean m_LowerBoundIsOpen;

  /** The attribute's upper numeric bound. */
  private double m_UpperBound;

  /** Whether the upper bound is open */
  private boolean m_UpperBoundIsOpen;

  /**
   * Constructor for a numeric attribute.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   */
  //@ requires attributeName != null;
  //@ ensures  m_Name == attributeName;
  public Attribute(String attributeName) {

    this(attributeName, new ProtectedProperties(new Properties()));
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for a numeric attribute, where metadata is supplied.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param metadata the attribute's properties
   */
  //@ requires attributeName != null;
  //@ requires metadata != null;
  //@ ensures  m_Name == attributeName;
  public Attribute(String attributeName, ProtectedProperties metadata) {

    m_Name = attributeName;
    m_Index = -1;
    m_Values = null;
    m_Hashtable = null;
    m_Header = null;
    m_Type = NUMERIC;
    setMetadata(metadata);
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for a date attribute.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param dateFormat a string suitable for use with
   * SimpleDateFormatter for parsing dates.
   */
  //@ requires attributeName != null;
  //@ requires dateFormat != null;
  //@ ensures  m_Name == attributeName;
  public Attribute(String attributeName, String dateFormat) {

    this(attributeName, dateFormat,
	 new ProtectedProperties(new Properties()));
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for a date attribute, where metadata is supplied.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param dateFormat a string suitable for use with
   * SimpleDateFormatter for parsing dates.
   * @param metadata the attribute's properties
   */
  //@ requires attributeName != null;
  //@ requires dateFormat != null;
  //@ requires metadata != null;
  //@ ensures  m_Name == attributeName;
  public Attribute(String attributeName, String dateFormat,
		   ProtectedProperties metadata) {

    m_Name = attributeName;
    m_Index = -1;
    m_Values = null;
    m_Hashtable = null;
    m_Header = null;
    m_Type = DATE;
    if (dateFormat != null) {
      m_DateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormat);
    } else {
      m_DateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss");
    }
    m_DateFormat.setLenient(false);
    setMetadata(metadata);
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for nominal attributes and string attributes.
   * If a null vector of attribute values is passed to the method,
   * the attribute is assumed to be a string.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param attributeValues a vector of strings denoting the 
   * attribute values. Null if the attribute is a string attribute.
   */
  //@ requires attributeName != null;
  //@ ensures  m_Name == attributeName;
  public Attribute(String attributeName, 
		   FastVector attributeValues) {

    this(attributeName, attributeValues,
	 new ProtectedProperties(new Properties()));
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for nominal attributes and string attributes, where
   * metadata is supplied. If a null vector of attribute values is passed
   * to the method, the attribute is assumed to be a string.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param attributeValues a vector of strings denoting the 
   * attribute values. Null if the attribute is a string attribute.
   * @param metadata the attribute's properties
   */
  //@ requires attributeName != null;
  //@ requires metadata != null;
  /*@ ensures  m_Name == attributeName;
      ensures  m_Index == -1;
      ensures  attributeValues == null && m_Type == STRING
            || attributeValues != null && m_Type == NOMINAL 
                  && m_Values.size() == attributeValues.size();
      signals (IllegalArgumentException ex) 
                 (* if duplicate strings in attributeValues *);
  */
  public Attribute(String attributeName, 
		   FastVector attributeValues,
		   ProtectedProperties metadata) {

    m_Name = attributeName;
    m_Index = -1;
    if (attributeValues == null) {
      m_Values = new FastVector();
      m_Hashtable = new Hashtable();
      m_Header = null;
      m_Type = STRING;
    } else {
      m_Values = new FastVector(attributeValues.size());
      m_Hashtable = new Hashtable(attributeValues.size());
      m_Header = null;
      for (int i = 0; i < attributeValues.size(); i++) {
	Object store = attributeValues.elementAt(i);
	if (((String)store).length() > STRING_COMPRESS_THRESHOLD) {
	  try {
	    store = new SerializedObject(attributeValues.elementAt(i), true);
	  } catch (Exception ex) {
	    System.err.println("Couldn't compress nominal attribute value -"
			       + " storing uncompressed.");
	  }
	}
	if (m_Hashtable.containsKey(store)) {
	  throw new IllegalArgumentException("A nominal attribute (" +
					     attributeName + ") cannot"
					     + " have duplicate labels (" + store + ").");
	}
	m_Values.addElement(store);
	m_Hashtable.put(store, new Integer(i));
      }
      m_Type = NOMINAL;
    }
    setMetadata(metadata);
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for relation-valued attributes.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param header an Instances object specifying the header of the relation.
   */
  public Attribute(String attributeName, Instances header) {

    this(attributeName, header,
	 new ProtectedProperties(new Properties()));
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for relation-valued attributes.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param header an Instances object specifying the header of the relation.
   * @param metadata the attribute's properties
   */
  public Attribute(String attributeName, 
		   Instances header,
		   ProtectedProperties metadata) {

    if (header.numInstances() > 0) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Header for relation-valued " +
                                         "attribute should not contain " +
                                         "any instances");
    }
    m_Name = attributeName;
    m_Index = -1;
    m_Values = new FastVector();
    m_Hashtable = new Hashtable();
    m_Header = header;
    m_Type = RELATIONAL;
    setMetadata(metadata);
  }

  /**
   * Produces a shallow copy of this attribute.
   *
   * @return a copy of this attribute with the same index
   */
  //@ also ensures \result instanceof Attribute;
  public /*@ pure non_null @*/ Object copy() {

    Attribute copy = new Attribute(m_Name);

    copy.m_Index = m_Index;
    copy.m_Type = m_Type;
    copy.m_Values = m_Values;
    copy.m_Hashtable = m_Hashtable;
    copy.m_DateFormat = m_DateFormat;
    copy.m_Header = m_Header;
    copy.setMetadata(m_Metadata);
 
    return copy;
  }

  /**
   * Returns an enumeration of all the attribute's values if the
   * attribute is nominal, string, or relation-valued, null otherwise.
   *
   * @return enumeration of all the attribute's values
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ Enumeration enumerateValues() {

    if (isNominal() || isString()) {
      final Enumeration ee = m_Values.elements();
      return new Enumeration () {
          public boolean hasMoreElements() {
            return ee.hasMoreElements();
          }
          public Object nextElement() {
            Object oo = ee.nextElement();
            if (oo instanceof SerializedObject) {
              return ((SerializedObject)oo).getObject();
            } else {
              return oo;
            }
          }
        };
    }
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Tests if given attribute is equal to this attribute.
   *
   * @param other the Object to be compared to this attribute
   * @return true if the given attribute is equal to this attribute
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean equals(Object other) {

    if ((other == null) || !(other.getClass().equals(this.getClass()))) {
      return false;
    }
    Attribute att = (Attribute) other;
    if (!m_Name.equals(att.m_Name)) {
      return false;
    }
    if (isNominal() && att.isNominal()) {
      if (m_Values.size() != att.m_Values.size()) {
        return false;
      }
      for (int i = 0; i < m_Values.size(); i++) {
        if (!m_Values.elementAt(i).equals(att.m_Values.elementAt(i))) {
          return false;
        }
      }
      return true;
    } 
    if (isRelationValued() && att.isRelationValued()) {
      if (!m_Header.equalHeaders(att.m_Header)) {
        return false;
      }
      return true;
    } 
    return (type() == att.type());
  }

  /**
   * Returns the index of this attribute.
   *
   * @return the index of this attribute
   */
  //@ ensures \result == m_Index;
  public final /*@ pure @*/ int index() {

    return m_Index;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the index of a given attribute value. (The index of
   * the first occurence of this value.)
   *
   * @param value the value for which the index is to be returned
   * @return the index of the given attribute value if attribute
   * is nominal or a string, -1 if it is not or the value 
   * can't be found
   */
  public final int indexOfValue(String value) {

    if (!isNominal() && !isString())
      return -1;
    Object store = value;
    if (value.length() > STRING_COMPRESS_THRESHOLD) {
      try {
        store = new SerializedObject(value, true);
      } catch (Exception ex) {
        System.err.println("Couldn't compress string attribute value -"
                           + " searching uncompressed.");
      }
    }
    Integer val = (Integer)m_Hashtable.get(store);
    if (val == null) return -1;
    else return val.intValue();
  }

  /**
   * Test if the attribute is nominal.
   *
   * @return true if the attribute is nominal
   */
  //@ ensures \result <==> (m_Type == NOMINAL);
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean isNominal() {

    return (m_Type == NOMINAL);
  }

  /**
   * Tests if the attribute is numeric.
   *
   * @return true if the attribute is numeric
   */
  //@ ensures \result <==> ((m_Type == NUMERIC) || (m_Type == DATE));
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean isNumeric() {

    return ((m_Type == NUMERIC) || (m_Type == DATE));
  }

  /**
   * Tests if the attribute is relation valued.
   *
   * @return true if the attribute is relation valued
   */
  //@ ensures \result <==> (m_Type == RELATIONAL);
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean isRelationValued() {

    return (m_Type == RELATIONAL);
  }

  /**
   * Tests if the attribute is a string.
   *
   * @return true if the attribute is a string
   */
  //@ ensures \result <==> (m_Type == STRING);
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean isString() {

    return (m_Type == STRING);
  }

  /**
   * Tests if the attribute is a date type.
   *
   * @return true if the attribute is a date type
   */
  //@ ensures \result <==> (m_Type == DATE);
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean isDate() {

    return (m_Type == DATE);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the attribute's name.
   *
   * @return the attribute's name as a string
   */
  //@ ensures \result == m_Name;
  public final /*@ pure @*/ String name() {

    return m_Name;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns the number of attribute values. Returns 0 for 
   * attributes that are not either nominal, string, or
   * relation-valued.
   *
   * @return the number of attribute values
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ int numValues() {

    if (!isNominal() && !isString() && !isRelationValued()) {
      return 0;
    } else {
      return m_Values.size();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a description of this attribute in ARFF format. Quotes
   * strings if they contain whitespace characters, or if they
   * are a question mark.
   *
   * @return a description of this attribute as a string
   */
  public final String toString() {
    
    StringBuffer text = new StringBuffer();
    
    text.append(ARFF_ATTRIBUTE).append(" ").append(Utils.quote(m_Name)).append(" ");
    switch (m_Type) {
    case NOMINAL:
      text.append('{');
      Enumeration enu = enumerateValues();
      while (enu.hasMoreElements()) {
	text.append(Utils.quote((String) enu.nextElement()));
	if (enu.hasMoreElements())
	  text.append(',');
      }
      text.append('}');
      break;
    case NUMERIC:
      text.append(ARFF_ATTRIBUTE_NUMERIC);
      break;
    case STRING:
      text.append(ARFF_ATTRIBUTE_STRING);
      break;
    case DATE:
      text.append(ARFF_ATTRIBUTE_DATE).append(" ").append(Utils.quote(m_DateFormat.toPattern()));
      break;
    case RELATIONAL:
      text.append(ARFF_ATTRIBUTE_RELATIONAL).append("\n");
      Enumeration enm = m_Header.enumerateAttributes();
      while (enm.hasMoreElements()) {
        text.append(enm.nextElement()).append("\n");
      }
      text.append(ARFF_END_SUBRELATION).append(" ").append(Utils.quote(m_Name));
      break;
    default:
      text.append("UNKNOWN");
      break;
    }
    return text.toString();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the attribute's type as an integer.
   *
   * @return the attribute's type.
   */
  //@ ensures \result == m_Type;
  public final /*@ pure @*/ int type() {

    return m_Type;
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns the Date format pattern in case this attribute is of type DATE,
   * otherwise an empty string.
   * 
   * @return the date format pattern
   * @see SimpleDateFormat
   */
  public final String getDateFormat() {
    if (isDate())
      return m_DateFormat.toPattern();
    else
      return "";
  }

  /**
   * Returns a value of a nominal or string attribute.  Returns an
   * empty string if the attribute is neither a string nor a nominal
   * attribute.
   *
   * @param valIndex the value's index
   * @return the attribute's value as a string
   */
  public final /*@ non_null pure @*/ String value(int valIndex) {
    
    if (!isNominal() && !isString()) {
      return "";
    } else {
      Object val = m_Values.elementAt(valIndex);
      
      // If we're storing strings compressed, uncompress it.
      if (val instanceof SerializedObject) {
        val = ((SerializedObject)val).getObject();
      }
      return (String) val;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the header info for a relation-valued attribute,
   * null if the attribute is not relation-valued.
   *
   * @return the attribute's value as an Instances object
   */
  public final /*@ non_null pure @*/ Instances relation() {
    
    if (!isRelationValued()) {
      return null;
    } else {
      return m_Header;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a value of a relation-valued attribute. Returns
   * null if the attribute is not relation-valued.
   *
   * @param valIndex the value's index
   * @return the attribute's value as an Instances object
   */
  public final /*@ non_null pure @*/ Instances relation(int valIndex) {
    
    if (!isRelationValued()) {
      return null;
    } else {
      return (Instances) m_Values.elementAt(valIndex);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for a numeric attribute with a particular index.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param index the attribute's index
   */
  //@ requires attributeName != null;
  //@ requires index >= 0;
  //@ ensures  m_Name == attributeName;
  //@ ensures  m_Index == index;
  Attribute(String attributeName, int index) {

    this(attributeName);
    m_Index = index;
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for date attributes with a particular index.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param dateFormat a string suitable for use with
   * SimpleDateFormatter for parsing dates.  Null for a default format
   * string.
   * @param index the attribute's index
   */
  //@ requires attributeName != null;
  //@ requires index >= 0;
  //@ ensures  m_Name == attributeName;
  //@ ensures  m_Index == index;
  Attribute(String attributeName, String dateFormat, 
	    int index) {

    this(attributeName, dateFormat);
    m_Index = index;
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for nominal attributes and string attributes with
   * a particular index.
   * If a null vector of attribute values is passed to the method,
   * the attribute is assumed to be a string.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param attributeValues a vector of strings denoting the attribute values.
   * Null if the attribute is a string attribute.
   * @param index the attribute's index
   */
  //@ requires attributeName != null;
  //@ requires index >= 0;
  //@ ensures  m_Name == attributeName;
  //@ ensures  m_Index == index;
  Attribute(String attributeName, FastVector attributeValues, 
	    int index) {

    this(attributeName, attributeValues);
    m_Index = index;
  }

  /**
   * Constructor for a relation-valued attribute with a particular index.
   *
   * @param attributeName the name for the attribute
   * @param header the header information for this attribute
   * @param index the attribute's index
   */
  //@ requires attributeName != null;
  //@ requires index >= 0;
  //@ ensures  m_Name == attributeName;
  //@ ensures  m_Index == index;
  public Attribute(String attributeName, Instances header,
	    int index) {

    this(attributeName, header);
    m_Index = index;
  }

  /**
   * Adds a string value to the list of valid strings for attributes
   * of type STRING and returns the index of the string.
   *
   * @param value The string value to add
   * @return the index assigned to the string, or -1 if the attribute is not
   * of type Attribute.STRING 
   */
  /*@ requires value != null;
      ensures  isString() && 0 <= \result && \result < m_Values.size() ||
             ! isString() && \result == -1;
  */
  public int addStringValue(String value) {

    if (!isString()) {
      return -1;
    }
    Object store = value;

    if (value.length() > STRING_COMPRESS_THRESHOLD) {
      try {
        store = new SerializedObject(value, true);
      } catch (Exception ex) {
        System.err.println("Couldn't compress string attribute value -"
                           + " storing uncompressed.");
      }
    }
    Integer index = (Integer)m_Hashtable.get(store);
    if (index != null) {
      return index.intValue();
    } else {
      int intIndex = m_Values.size();
      m_Values.addElement(store);
      m_Hashtable.put(store, new Integer(intIndex));
      return intIndex;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Adds a string value to the list of valid strings for attributes
   * of type STRING and returns the index of the string. This method is
   * more efficient than addStringValue(String) for long strings.
   *
   * @param src The Attribute containing the string value to add.
   * @param index the index of the string value in the source attribute.
   * @return the index assigned to the string, or -1 if the attribute is not
   * of type Attribute.STRING 
   */
  /*@ requires src != null;
      requires 0 <= index && index < src.m_Values.size();
      ensures  isString() && 0 <= \result && \result < m_Values.size() ||
             ! isString() && \result == -1;
  */
  public int addStringValue(Attribute src, int index) {

    if (!isString()) {
      return -1;
    }
    Object store = src.m_Values.elementAt(index);
    Integer oldIndex = (Integer)m_Hashtable.get(store);
    if (oldIndex != null) {
      return oldIndex.intValue();
    } else {
      int intIndex = m_Values.size();
      m_Values.addElement(store);
      m_Hashtable.put(store, new Integer(intIndex));
      return intIndex;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Adds a relation to a relation-valued attribute.
   *
   * @param value The value to add
   * @return the index assigned to the value, or -1 if the attribute is not
   * of type Attribute.RELATIONAL 
   */
  public int addRelation(Instances value) {

    if (!isRelationValued()) {
      return -1;
    }
    if (!m_Header.equalHeaders(value)) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Incompatible value for " +
                                         "relation-valued attribute.");
    }
    Integer index = (Integer)m_Hashtable.get(value);
    if (index != null) {
      return index.intValue();
    } else {
      int intIndex = m_Values.size();
      m_Values.addElement(value);
      m_Hashtable.put(value, new Integer(intIndex));
      return intIndex;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Adds an attribute value. Creates a fresh list of attribute
   * values before adding it.
   *
   * @param value the attribute value
   */
  final void addValue(String value) {

    m_Values = (FastVector)m_Values.copy();
    m_Hashtable = (Hashtable)m_Hashtable.clone();
    forceAddValue(value);
  }

  /**
   * Produces a shallow copy of this attribute with a new name.
   *
   * @param newName the name of the new attribute
   * @return a copy of this attribute with the same index
   */
  //@ requires newName != null;
  //@ ensures \result.m_Name  == newName;
  //@ ensures \result.m_Index == m_Index;
  //@ ensures \result.m_Type  == m_Type;
  public final /*@ pure non_null @*/ Attribute copy(String newName) {

    Attribute copy = new Attribute(newName);

    copy.m_Index = m_Index;
    copy.m_DateFormat = m_DateFormat;
    copy.m_Type = m_Type;
    copy.m_Values = m_Values;
    copy.m_Hashtable = m_Hashtable;
    copy.m_Header = m_Header;
    copy.setMetadata(m_Metadata);
 
    return copy;
  }

  /**
   * Removes a value of a nominal, string, or relation-valued
   * attribute. Creates a fresh list of attribute values before
   * removing it.
   *
   * @param index the value's index
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute is not 
   * of the correct type
   */
  //@ requires isNominal() || isString() || isRelationValued();
  //@ requires 0 <= index && index < m_Values.size();
  final void delete(int index) {
    
    if (!isNominal() && !isString() && !isRelationValued()) 
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can only remove value of " +
                                         "nominal, string or relation-" +
                                         " valued attribute!");
    else {
      m_Values = (FastVector)m_Values.copy();
      m_Values.removeElementAt(index);
      if (!isRelationValued()) {
        Hashtable hash = new Hashtable(m_Hashtable.size());
        Enumeration enu = m_Hashtable.keys();
        while (enu.hasMoreElements()) {
          Object string = enu.nextElement();
          Integer valIndexObject = (Integer)m_Hashtable.get(string);
          int valIndex = valIndexObject.intValue();
          if (valIndex > index) {
            hash.put(string, new Integer(valIndex - 1));
          } else if (valIndex < index) {
            hash.put(string, valIndexObject);
          }
        }
        m_Hashtable = hash;
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Adds an attribute value.
   *
   * @param value the attribute value
   */
  //@ requires value != null;
  //@ ensures  m_Values.size() == \old(m_Values.size()) + 1;
  final void forceAddValue(String value) {

    Object store = value;
    if (value.length() > STRING_COMPRESS_THRESHOLD) {
      try {
        store = new SerializedObject(value, true);
      } catch (Exception ex) {
        System.err.println("Couldn't compress string attribute value -"
                           + " storing uncompressed.");
      }
    }
    m_Values.addElement(store);
    m_Hashtable.put(store, new Integer(m_Values.size() - 1));
  }

  /**
   * Sets the index of this attribute.
   *
   * @param index the index of this attribute
   */
  //@ requires 0 <= index;
  //@ assignable m_Index;
  //@ ensures m_Index == index;
  final void setIndex(int index) {

    m_Index = index;
  }

  /**
   * Sets a value of a nominal attribute or string attribute.
   * Creates a fresh list of attribute values before it is set.
   *
   * @param index the value's index
   * @param string the value
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute is not nominal or 
   * string.
   */
  //@ requires string != null;
  //@ requires isNominal() || isString();
  //@ requires 0 <= index && index < m_Values.size();
  final void setValue(int index, String string) {
    
    switch (m_Type) {
    case NOMINAL:
    case STRING:
      m_Values = (FastVector)m_Values.copy();
      m_Hashtable = (Hashtable)m_Hashtable.clone();
      Object store = string;
      if (string.length() > STRING_COMPRESS_THRESHOLD) {
        try {
          store = new SerializedObject(string, true);
        } catch (Exception ex) {
          System.err.println("Couldn't compress string attribute value -"
                             + " storing uncompressed.");
        }
      }
      m_Hashtable.remove(m_Values.elementAt(index));
      m_Values.setElementAt(store, index);
      m_Hashtable.put(store, new Integer(index));
      break;
    default:
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can only set values for nominal"
                                         + " or string attributes!");
    }
  }

  /**
   * Sets a value of a relation-valued attribute.
   * Creates a fresh list of attribute values before it is set.
   *
   * @param index the value's index
   * @param data the value
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the attribute is not 
   * relation-valued.
   */
  final void setValue(int index, Instances data) {
    
    if (isRelationValued()) { 
      if (!data.equalHeaders(m_Header)) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can't set relational value. " +
                                           "Headers not compatible.");
      }
      m_Values = (FastVector)m_Values.copy();
      m_Values.setElementAt(data, index);
    } else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can only set value for"
                                         + " relation-valued attributes!");
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the given amount of milliseconds formatted according to the
   * current Date format.
   * 
   * @param date 	the date, represented in milliseconds since 
   * 			January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT, to return as string
   * @return 		the formatted date
   */
  //@ requires isDate();
  public /*@pure@*/ String formatDate(double date) {
    switch (m_Type) {
    case DATE:
      return m_DateFormat.format(new Date((long)date));
    default:
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can only format date values for date"
                                         + " attributes!");
    }
  }

  /**
   * Parses the given String as Date, according to the current format and
   * returns the corresponding amount of milliseconds.
   * 
   * @param string the date to parse
   * @return the date in milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT
   * @throws ParseException if parsing fails
   */
  //@ requires isDate();
  //@ requires string != null;
  public double parseDate(String string) throws ParseException {
    switch (m_Type) {
    case DATE:
      long time = m_DateFormat.parse(string).getTime();
      // TODO put in a safety check here if we can't store the value in a double.
      return (double)time;
    default:
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can only parse date values for date"
                                         + " attributes!");
    }
  }

  /**
   * Returns the properties supplied for this attribute.
   *
   * @return metadata for this attribute
   */  
  public final /*@ pure @*/ ProtectedProperties getMetadata() {

    return m_Metadata;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the ordering of the attribute. One of the following:
   * 
   * ORDERING_SYMBOLIC - attribute values should be treated as symbols.
   * ORDERING_ORDERED  - attribute values have a global ordering.
   * ORDERING_MODULO   - attribute values have an ordering which wraps.
   *
   * @return the ordering type of the attribute
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ int ordering() {

    return m_Ordering;
  }

  /**
   * Returns whether the attribute values are equally spaced.
   *
   * @return whether the attribute is regular or not
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean isRegular() {

    return m_IsRegular;
  }

  /**
   * Returns whether the attribute can be averaged meaningfully.
   *
   * @return whether the attribute can be averaged or not
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean isAveragable() {

    return m_IsAveragable;
  }

  /**
   * Returns whether the attribute has a zeropoint and may be
   * added meaningfully.
   *
   * @return whether the attribute has a zeropoint or not
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean hasZeropoint() {

    return m_HasZeropoint;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the attribute's weight.
   *
   * @return the attribute's weight as a double
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ double weight() {

    return m_Weight;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the new attribute's weight
   * 
   * @param value	the new weight
   */
  public void setWeight(double value) {
    Properties	props;
    Enumeration names;
    String	name;
    
    m_Weight = value;

    // generate new metadata object
    props = new Properties();
    names = m_Metadata.propertyNames();
    while (names.hasMoreElements()) {
      name = (String) names.nextElement();
      if (!name.equals("weight"))
	props.setProperty(name, m_Metadata.getProperty(name));
    }
    props.setProperty("weight", "" + m_Weight);
    m_Metadata = new ProtectedProperties(props);
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns the lower bound of a numeric attribute.
   *
   * @return the lower bound of the specified numeric range
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ double getLowerNumericBound() {

    return m_LowerBound;
  }

  /**
   * Returns whether the lower numeric bound of the attribute is open.
   *
   * @return whether the lower numeric bound is open or not (closed)
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean lowerNumericBoundIsOpen() {

    return m_LowerBoundIsOpen;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the upper bound of a numeric attribute.
   *
   * @return the upper bound of the specified numeric range
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ double getUpperNumericBound() {

    return m_UpperBound;
  }

  /**
   * Returns whether the upper numeric bound of the attribute is open.
   *
   * @return whether the upper numeric bound is open or not (closed)
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean upperNumericBoundIsOpen() {

    return m_UpperBoundIsOpen;
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether a value lies within the bounds of the attribute.
   *
   * @param value the value to check
   * @return whether the value is in range
   */
  public final /*@ pure @*/ boolean isInRange(double value) {

    // dates and missing values are a special case 
    if (m_Type == DATE || value == Instance.missingValue()) return true;
    if (m_Type != NUMERIC) {
      // do label range check
      int intVal = (int) value;
      if (intVal < 0 || intVal >= m_Hashtable.size()) return false;
    } else {
      // do numeric bounds check
      if (m_LowerBoundIsOpen) {
	if (value <= m_LowerBound) return false;
      } else {
	if (value < m_LowerBound) return false;
      }
      if (m_UpperBoundIsOpen) {
	if (value >= m_UpperBound) return false;
      } else {
	if (value > m_UpperBound) return false;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the metadata for the attribute. Processes the strings stored in the
   * metadata of the attribute so that the properties can be set up for the
   * easy-access metadata methods. Any strings sought that are omitted will
   * cause default values to be set.
   * 
   * The following properties are recognised:
   * ordering, averageable, zeropoint, regular, weight, and range.
   *
   * All other properties can be queried and handled appropriately by classes
   * calling the getMetadata() method.
   *
   * @param metadata the metadata
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the properties are not consistent
   */
  //@ requires metadata != null;
  private void setMetadata(ProtectedProperties metadata) {
    
    m_Metadata = metadata;

    if (m_Type == DATE) {
      m_Ordering = ORDERING_ORDERED;
      m_IsRegular = true;
      m_IsAveragable = false;
      m_HasZeropoint = false;
    } else {

      // get ordering
      String orderString = m_Metadata.getProperty("ordering","");
      
      // numeric ordered attributes are averagable and zeropoint by default
      String def;
      if (m_Type == NUMERIC
	  && orderString.compareTo("modulo") != 0
	  && orderString.compareTo("symbolic") != 0)
	def = "true";
      else def = "false";
      
      // determine boolean states
      m_IsAveragable =
	(m_Metadata.getProperty("averageable",def).compareTo("true") == 0);
      m_HasZeropoint =
	(m_Metadata.getProperty("zeropoint",def).compareTo("true") == 0);
      // averagable or zeropoint implies regular
      if (m_IsAveragable || m_HasZeropoint) def = "true";
      m_IsRegular =
	(m_Metadata.getProperty("regular",def).compareTo("true") == 0);
      
      // determine ordering
      if (orderString.compareTo("symbolic") == 0)
	m_Ordering = ORDERING_SYMBOLIC;
      else if (orderString.compareTo("ordered") == 0)
	m_Ordering = ORDERING_ORDERED;
      else if (orderString.compareTo("modulo") == 0)
	m_Ordering = ORDERING_MODULO;
      else {
	if (m_Type == NUMERIC || m_IsAveragable || m_HasZeropoint)
	  m_Ordering = ORDERING_ORDERED;
	else m_Ordering = ORDERING_SYMBOLIC;
      }
    }

    // consistency checks
    if (m_IsAveragable && !m_IsRegular)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("An averagable attribute must be"
					 + " regular");
    if (m_HasZeropoint && !m_IsRegular)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("A zeropoint attribute must be"
					 + " regular");
    if (m_IsRegular && m_Ordering == ORDERING_SYMBOLIC)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("A symbolic attribute cannot be"
					 + " regular");
    if (m_IsAveragable && m_Ordering != ORDERING_ORDERED)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("An averagable attribute must be"
					 + " ordered");
    if (m_HasZeropoint && m_Ordering != ORDERING_ORDERED)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("A zeropoint attribute must be"
					 + " ordered");

    // determine weight
    m_Weight = 1.0;
    String weightString = m_Metadata.getProperty("weight");
    if (weightString != null) {
      try{
	m_Weight = Double.valueOf(weightString).doubleValue();
      } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
	// Check if value is really a number
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a valid attribute weight: '" 
					   + weightString + "'");
      }
    }

    // determine numeric range
    if (m_Type == NUMERIC) setNumericRange(m_Metadata.getProperty("range"));
  }

  /**
   * Sets the numeric range based on a string. If the string is null the range
   * will default to [-inf,+inf]. A square brace represents a closed interval, a
   * curved brace represents an open interval, and 'inf' represents infinity.
   * Examples of valid range strings: "[-inf,20)","(-13.5,-5.2)","(5,inf]"
   *
   * @param rangeString the string to parse as the attribute's numeric range
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the range is not valid
   */
  //@ requires rangeString != null;
  private void setNumericRange(String rangeString)
  {
    // set defaults
    m_LowerBound = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
    m_LowerBoundIsOpen = false;
    m_UpperBound = Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
    m_UpperBoundIsOpen = false;

    if (rangeString == null) return;

    // set up a tokenzier to parse the string
    StreamTokenizer tokenizer =
      new StreamTokenizer(new StringReader(rangeString));
    tokenizer.resetSyntax();         
    tokenizer.whitespaceChars(0, ' ');    
    tokenizer.wordChars(' '+1,'\u00FF');
    tokenizer.ordinaryChar('[');
    tokenizer.ordinaryChar('(');
    tokenizer.ordinaryChar(',');
    tokenizer.ordinaryChar(']');
    tokenizer.ordinaryChar(')');

    try {

      // get opening brace
      tokenizer.nextToken();
    
      if (tokenizer.ttype == '[') m_LowerBoundIsOpen = false;
      else if (tokenizer.ttype == '(') m_LowerBoundIsOpen = true;
      else throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected opening brace on range,"
					      + " found: "
					      + tokenizer.toString());

      // get lower bound
      tokenizer.nextToken();
      if (tokenizer.ttype != tokenizer.TT_WORD)
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected lower bound in range,"
					   + " found: "
					   + tokenizer.toString());
      if (tokenizer.sval.compareToIgnoreCase("-inf") == 0)
	m_LowerBound = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
      else if (tokenizer.sval.compareToIgnoreCase("+inf") == 0)
	m_LowerBound = Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
      else if (tokenizer.sval.compareToIgnoreCase("inf") == 0)
	m_LowerBound = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
      else try {
	m_LowerBound = Double.valueOf(tokenizer.sval).doubleValue();
      } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected lower bound in range,"
					   + " found: '" + tokenizer.sval + "'");
      }

      // get separating comma
      if (tokenizer.nextToken() != ',')
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected comma in range,"
					   + " found: "
					   + tokenizer.toString());

      // get upper bound
      tokenizer.nextToken();
      if (tokenizer.ttype != tokenizer.TT_WORD)
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected upper bound in range,"
					   + " found: "
					   + tokenizer.toString());
      if (tokenizer.sval.compareToIgnoreCase("-inf") == 0)
	m_UpperBound = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
      else if (tokenizer.sval.compareToIgnoreCase("+inf") == 0)
	m_UpperBound = Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
      else if (tokenizer.sval.compareToIgnoreCase("inf") == 0)
	m_UpperBound = Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
      else try {
	m_UpperBound = Double.valueOf(tokenizer.sval).doubleValue();
      } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected upper bound in range,"
					   + " found: '" + tokenizer.sval + "'");
      }

      // get closing brace
      tokenizer.nextToken();
    
      if (tokenizer.ttype == ']') m_UpperBoundIsOpen = false;
      else if (tokenizer.ttype == ')') m_UpperBoundIsOpen = true;
      else throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected closing brace on range,"
					      + " found: "
					      + tokenizer.toString());

      // check for rubbish on end
      if (tokenizer.nextToken() != tokenizer.TT_EOF)
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("Expected end of range string,"
					   + " found: "
					   + tokenizer.toString());

    } catch (IOException e) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("IOException reading attribute range"
					 + " string: " + e.getMessage());
    }

    if (m_UpperBound < m_LowerBound)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Upper bound (" + m_UpperBound
					 + ") on numeric range is"
					 + " less than lower bound ("
					 + m_LowerBound + ")!");
  }

  /**
   * Simple main method for testing this class.
   * 
   * @param ops the commandline options
   */
  //@ requires ops != null;
  //@ requires \nonnullelements(ops);
  public static void main(String[] ops) {

    try {
      
      // Create numeric attributes "length" and "weight"
      Attribute length = new Attribute("length");
      Attribute weight = new Attribute("weight");

      // Create date attribute "date"
      Attribute date = new Attribute("date", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");

      System.out.println(date);
      double dd = date.parseDate("2001-04-04 14:13:55");
      System.out.println("Test date = " + dd);
      System.out.println(date.formatDate(dd));

      dd = new Date().getTime();
      System.out.println("Date now = " + dd);
      System.out.println(date.formatDate(dd));
      
      // Create vector to hold nominal values "first", "second", "third" 
      FastVector my_nominal_values = new FastVector(3); 
      my_nominal_values.addElement("first"); 
      my_nominal_values.addElement("second"); 
      my_nominal_values.addElement("third"); 
      
      // Create nominal attribute "position" 
      Attribute position = new Attribute("position", my_nominal_values);

      // Print the name of "position"
      System.out.println("Name of \"position\": " + position.name());

      // Print the values of "position"
      Enumeration attValues = position.enumerateValues();
      while (attValues.hasMoreElements()) {
	String string = (String)attValues.nextElement();
	System.out.println("Value of \"position\": " + string);
      }

      // Shallow copy attribute "position"
      Attribute copy = (Attribute) position.copy();

      // Test if attributes are the same
      System.out.println("Copy is the same as original: " + copy.equals(position));

      // Print index of attribute "weight" (should be unset: -1)
      System.out.println("Index of attribute \"weight\" (should be -1): " + 
			 weight.index());

      // Print index of value "first" of attribute "position"
      System.out.println("Index of value \"first\" of \"position\" (should be 0): " +
			 position.indexOfValue("first"));

      // Tests type of attribute "position"
      System.out.println("\"position\" is numeric: " + position.isNumeric());
      System.out.println("\"position\" is nominal: " + position.isNominal());
      System.out.println("\"position\" is string: " + position.isString());

      // Prints name of attribute "position"
      System.out.println("Name of \"position\": " + position.name());
    
      // Prints number of values of attribute "position"
      System.out.println("Number of values for \"position\": " + position.numValues());

      // Prints the values (againg)
      for (int i = 0; i < position.numValues(); i++) {
	System.out.println("Value " + i + ": " + position.value(i));
      }

      // Prints the attribute "position" in ARFF format
      System.out.println(position);

      // Checks type of attribute "position" using constants
      switch (position.type()) {
      case Attribute.NUMERIC:
	System.out.println("\"position\" is numeric");
	break;
      case Attribute.NOMINAL:
	System.out.println("\"position\" is nominal");
	break;
      case Attribute.STRING:
	System.out.println("\"position\" is string");
	break;
      case Attribute.DATE:
	System.out.println("\"position\" is date");
	break;
      case Attribute.RELATIONAL:
	System.out.println("\"position\" is relation-valued");
	break;
      default:
	System.out.println("\"position\" has unknown type");
      }

      FastVector atts = new FastVector(1);
      atts.addElement(position);
      Instances relation = new Instances("Test", atts, 0);
      Attribute relationValuedAtt = new Attribute("test", relation);
      System.out.println(relationValuedAtt);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
  

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