MEAL::Function Class Reference

Pure virtual base class of all functions. More...

#include <Function.h>

Inheritance diagram for MEAL::Function:

Classes
class	Interface
	Provides a text interface to get and set Function attributes. More...

Public Types
enum	Attribute { ParameterCount, Evaluation }
	Function attributes that require the attention of Composite models. More...

Public Member Functions
	Function ()
	Default constructor.
	Function (const Function &model)
	Copy constructor.
Function &	operator= (const Function &model)
	Assignment operator.
virtual	~Function ()
	Virtual destructor.
virtual Function *	clone () const
	Clone.
virtual void	copy (const Function *model)
	Does the work for operator =.
virtual TextInterface::Parser *	get_interface ()
	Return a text interface that can be used to access this instance.
virtual void	parse (const std::string &text)
	Parses the values of model parameters and fit flags from a string.
virtual void	print (std::string &text) const
	Prints the values of model parameters and fit flags to a string.
virtual std::string	get_name () const =0
	Return the name of the class.
virtual std::string	get_description () const
	Return the description of the class.
unsigned	get_nparam () const
	Return the number of parameters.
std::string	get_param_name (unsigned index) const
	Return the name of the specified parameter.
std::string	get_param_description (unsigned index) const
	Return the description of the specified parameter.
double	get_param (unsigned index) const
	Return the value of the specified parameter.
void	set_param (unsigned index, double value)
	Set the value of the specified parameter.
double	get_variance (unsigned index) const
	Return the variance of the specified parameter.
void	set_variance (unsigned index, double value)
	Set the variance of the specified parameter.
bool	get_infit (unsigned index) const
	Return true if parameter at index is to be fitted.
void	set_infit (unsigned index, bool flag)
	Set flag for parameter at index to be fitted.
void	set_argument (unsigned dimension, Argument *axis)
	Set the independent variable of the specified dimension.
Estimate< double >	get_Estimate (unsigned index) const
	Return an Estimate of the specified parameter.
void	set_Estimate (unsigned index, const Estimate< double > &param)
	Set the Estimate of the specified parameter.
void	set_verbose (bool)
	Set the verbosity of this instance.
bool	get_verbose () const
	Get the verbosity of this instance.
void	set_evaluation_changed (bool _changed=true)
	Set true if the Function evaluation has changed.
bool	get_evaluation_changed () const
	Return true if the Function evaluation has changed.
const ParameterPolicy *	get_parameter_policy () const
	Provide access to the parameter_policy attribute.
bool	has_parameter_policy () const
	Some wrappers may not have a parameter policy.
virtual void	print_parameters (std::string &text, const std::string &separator) const
	Prints the values of model parameters and fit flags to a string.
Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::Able
	Able (const Able &)
Able &	operator= (const Able &)
unsigned	get_reference_count () const
Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::HeapTracked
	HeapTracked (const HeapTracked &)
HeapTracked &	operator= (const HeapTracked &)
bool	__is_on_heap () const

Static Public Member Functions
template<class Model >
static Model *	load (const std::string &filename)
	Construct a new Model instance from a file.
static Function *	load_Function (const std::string &filename)
	Construct a new Function instance from a file.
static Function *	factory (const std::string &text)
	Construct a new Function instance from a string. More...
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::Able
static size_t	get_instance_count ()
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::HeapTracked
static void *	operator new (size_t size, void *ptr=0)
static void	operator delete (void *location, void *ptr)
static void	operator delete (void *location)
static size_t	get_heap_queue_size ()

Public Attributes
Callback< Attribute >	changed
	Callback executed when a Function Attribute has been changed.

Static Public Attributes
static bool	verbose = false
	Verbosity flag.
static bool	very_verbose = false
	Low-level verbosity flag.
static bool	check_zero = false
	When set, some Functions will throw an Error if they evaluate to zero.
static bool	check_variance = false
	When set, some Functions will throw an Error if input variance <= 0.
static bool	cache_results = false
	When set, use the Cached evaluation policy and callbacks.

Protected Member Functions
void	copy_evaluation_changed (const Function &model)
	Copy the evaluation changed state of another model instance.
void	copy_parameter_policy (const Function *)
	Copy the parameter policy of another instance.
void	set_parameter_policy (ParameterPolicy *policy)
	Set the parameter policy.
Protected Member Functions inherited from Reference::Able
Handle *	__reference (bool active) const
void	__dereference (bool auto_delete=true) const

Protected Attributes
Reference::To< ParameterPolicy >	parameter_policy
	The policy for managing function parameters.
Reference::To< ArgumentPolicy >	argument_policy
	The policy for managing function arguments.
bool	set_parameter_policy_context
	Set the parameter policy context.
bool	this_verbose
	The verbosity of this instance.

Friends
class	ParameterPolicy
class	ArgumentPolicy

Detailed Description

Pure virtual base class of all functions.

A Function may consist of an arbitrary number of parameters. Using the Abscissa class, a Function may also be constrained by one or more independent variables. The specification of the Function base class promotes its use with the LevenbergMarquardt template class.

Member Enumeration Documentation

Attribute

enum MEAL::Function::Attribute

Function attributes that require the attention of Composite models.

Enumerator
ParameterCount	Number of Function parameters, as returned by get_nparam.
Evaluation	Function evaluation, as returned by the evaluate method.

Member Function Documentation

factory()

MEAL::Function * MEAL::Function::factory ( const std::string &  text )

static

Construct a new Function instance from a string.

Construct a new model instance from a string.

References Registry::List< class >::get_registry(), and Registry::List< class >::size().

Referenced by load_Function().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• Function.h
• Function.C
• Function_factory.C
• Function_load.C
• Function_parse.C
• Function_print.C