org.jactr.core.chunk.link

Interface IAssociativeLink

All Superinterfaces:

IParameterized

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAssociativeLink, Link4

public interface IAssociativeLink
extends IParameterized

an associative link between two chunks, j & i, where i (usually) contains a reference to j and j spreads activation to i. The amount of activaqtion is usually scaled by the strength of the association.

Author:

harrison

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	STRENGTH_PARAM

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	copy(IAssociativeLink link) copy the parameters from link to this, but only if they have the same i & j
IChunk	getIChunk() get the chunk containing the reference to j
IChunk	getJChunk() get the chunk that is contained by i and will spread activation to it.
double	getStrength() strength of the association

Methods inherited from interface org.jactr.core.utils.parameter.IParameterized

getParameter, getPossibleParameters, getSetableParameters, setParameter

Field Detail

STRENGTH_PARAM

static final java.lang.String STRENGTH_PARAM

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getIChunk

IChunk getIChunk()

get the chunk containing the reference to j

Returns:

getJChunk

IChunk getJChunk()

get the chunk that is contained by i and will spread activation to it.

Returns:

getStrength

double getStrength()

strength of the association

Returns:

copy

void copy(IAssociativeLink link)
   throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

copy the parameters from link to this, but only if they have the same i & j

Parameters:

link -

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException