org.cytoscape.group.data
Interface Aggregator<T>

public interface Aggregator<T>

The Aggregator interface acts as a service interface for different methods of aggregating attribute data for the nodes in a CyGroup. Aggregators are used to combine the attribute values of the nodes contained within a Group into a representative attribute value for the Group itself.

Method Summary

<T> T	aggregate(CyTable table, CyGroup group, CyColumn column) Aggregate the column for the members of the specified group into the group.
Class	getSupportedType() Return the Class this aggregator supports
String	toString() This gets the name of the handling type supported by this aggregator, suitable for use in a menu.

Method Detail

getSupportedType

Class getSupportedType()

Return the Class this aggregator supports

Returns:

the Class supported

toString

String toString()

This gets the name of the handling type supported by this aggregator, suitable for use in a menu.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a name for the handling type

aggregate

<T> T aggregate(CyTable table,
                CyGroup group,
                CyColumn column)

Aggregate the column for the members of the specified group into the group.

Parameters:

table - the CyTable for this group

group - the group

column - the column we're aggregating

Returns:

the aggregated value