ifunctioncache.java

利用Java实现的神经网络工具箱

/*
 * IFunctionCache.java	1.0 09 Jun 2004
 *
 * NeuralNetworkToolkit
 * Copyright (C) 2004 Universidade de Bras韑ia
 *
 * This file is part of NeuralNetworkToolkit.
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 */

package neuralnetworktoolkit.activationfunctions;

/**
 * Interface that defines some technics for activation functions
 * instances management. The intention is that various activation
 * functions can be used in different points of the neural network,
 * without unnecessary instances.
 * 
 * @version 1.0 09 Jun 2004
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Hugo Iver V. Gon鏰lves</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Rodrigo C. M. Coimbra</a>
 */
public interface IFunctionCache {
	
	/**
	 * Adds a new activation function to functions cache.
	 * 
	 * @param function Activation function name to be added.
	 */
	public void addActivationFunction(String function);
	
	/**
	 * Removes an activation function from the functions cache.
	 * 
	 * @param function Activation function name to be removed.
	 */
	public void removeActivationFunction(String function);
	
	/**
	 * Returns an activation function present in the functions cache.
	 * 
	 * @param function Activation function name to be returned.
	 * 
	 * @return Activation function in the functions cache.
	 */
	public IActivationFunction getActivationFunction(String function);

} //IFunctionCache()