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Interface Perturber<PerturbedType>

Type Parameters:

PerturbedType - Class that is given to, and returned from, the perturb() method

All Known Implementing Classes:

VectorizablePerturber

@CodeReview(reviewer="Kevin R. Dixon",date="2008-07-22",changesNeeded=false,comments={"Moved previous code review to annotation.","Fixed minor typo in javadoc.","Interface looks fine."}) @CodeReview(reviewer="Justin Basilico",date="2006-10-02",changesNeeded=false,comments="Interface looks fine.")
public interface Perturber<PerturbedType>

The Perturber interface defines the functionality of an object that can take an object and perturb it, returning the perturbed value. It is recommended that a Perturber implement CloneableSerializable, but it is not required.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Justin Basilico, Kevin R. Dixon

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PerturbedType	perturb(PerturbedType input) Perturbs the given object and returns the perturbed version.

Method Detail

perturb

PerturbedType perturb(PerturbedType input)

Perturbs the given object and returns the perturbed version.

Parameters:

input - The object to perturb. It should not be changed.

Returns:

The perturbed version of the object.