weka.core

Annotation Type OptionMetadata

@Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=METHOD)
public @interface OptionMetadata

Method annotation that can be used with scheme parameters to provide a nice display-ready name for the parameter, help information and command-line option details.

Version:

$Revision: 15590 $

Author:

Mark Hall (mhall{[at]}pentaho{[dot]}com)

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String	description Description of this parameter.
String	displayName The nice GUI displayable name for this parameter

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String	category Optional category for the parameter.
boolean	commandLineParamIsFlag True if the command line version of this parameter is a flag (i.e.
String	commandLineParamName The name of the command line version of this parameter (without leading -).
String	commandLineParamSynopsis The synopsis to display on in the command line help for this parameter (e.g.
int	displayOrder The order (low to high), relative to other parameters, that this property should be displayed in the GUI and, if applicable, on the command line help

Element Detail

displayName

public abstract String displayName

The nice GUI displayable name for this parameter

Returns:

a nice displayable name

description

public abstract String description

Description of this parameter. Displayed as a tool tip and help in the GUI, and on the command line.

Returns:

the description text of this parameter

category

public abstract String category

Optional category for the parameter. GUI dialog can use this to group certain options for display in child dialogs

Returns:

the category for this option

Default:

""

displayOrder

public abstract int displayOrder

The order (low to high), relative to other parameters, that this property should be displayed in the GUI and, if applicable, on the command line help

Returns:

the order (default 100)

Default:

100

commandLineParamName

public abstract String commandLineParamName

The name of the command line version of this parameter (without leading -). Note that this must be provided if this object will be edited by Weka's standard GenericObjectEditor (as configurations are copied via command-line options in order to avoid deep copying objects).

Returns:

the name of the command line version of this parameter

Default:

""

commandLineParamIsFlag

public abstract boolean commandLineParamIsFlag

True if the command line version of this parameter is a flag (i.e. binary parameter).

Returns:

true if the command line version of this parameter is a flag

Default:

false

commandLineParamSynopsis

public abstract String commandLineParamSynopsis

The synopsis to display on in the command line help for this parameter (e.g. -Z ). Note that this must be provided if this object will be edited by Weka's standard GenericObjectEditor (as configurations are copied via command-line * options in order to avoid deep copying objects).

Returns:

the command line synopsis for this parameter

Default:

""