org.neuroph.util

Class ConnectionFactory

java.lang.Object

org.neuroph.util.ConnectionFactory

public class ConnectionFactory
extends Object

Provides methods to connect neurons by creating Connection objects.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConnectionFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	createConnection(Neuron fromNeuron, Layer toLayer) Creates connectivity between specified neuron and all neurons in specified layer
static void	createConnection(Neuron fromNeuron, Neuron toNeuron) Creates connection between two specified neurons
static void	createConnection(Neuron fromNeuron, Neuron toNeuron, double weightVal) Creates connection between two specified neurons
static void	createConnection(Neuron fromNeuron, Neuron toNeuron, double weightVal, int delay)
static void	createConnection(Neuron fromNeuron, Neuron toNeuron, Weight weight) Creates connection between two specified neurons
static void	forwardConnect(Layer fromLayer, Layer toLayer) Creates forward connection pattern between specified layers
static void	forwardConnect(Layer fromLayer, Layer toLayer, double weightVal) Creates forward connectivity pattern between the specified layers
static void	fullConnect(Layer layer) Creates full connectivity within layer - each neuron with all other within the same layer
static void	fullConnect(Layer layer, double weightVal) Creates full connectivity within layer - each neuron with all other within the same layer with the specified weight values for all conections.
static void	fullConnect(Layer layer, double weightVal, int delay) Creates full connectivity within layer - each neuron with all other within the same layer with the specified weight and delay values for all conections.
static void	fullConnect(Layer fromLayer, Layer toLayer) Creates full connectivity between the two specified layers
static void	fullConnect(Layer fromLayer, Layer toLayer, boolean connectBiasNeuron) Creates full connectivity between the two specified layers
static void	fullConnect(Layer fromLayer, Layer toLayer, double weightVal) Creates full connectivity between two specified layers with specified weight for all connections

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ConnectionFactory

public ConnectionFactory()

Method Detail

createConnection

public static void createConnection(Neuron fromNeuron,
                                    Neuron toNeuron)

Creates connection between two specified neurons

Parameters:

fromNeuron - output neuron

toNeuron - input neuron

createConnection

public static void createConnection(Neuron fromNeuron,
                                    Neuron toNeuron,
                                    double weightVal)

Creates connection between two specified neurons

Parameters:

fromNeuron - neuron to connect (connection source)

toNeuron - neuron to connect to (connection target)

weightVal - connection weight value

createConnection

public static void createConnection(Neuron fromNeuron,
                                    Neuron toNeuron,
                                    double weightVal,
                                    int delay)

createConnection

public static void createConnection(Neuron fromNeuron,
                                    Neuron toNeuron,
                                    Weight weight)

Creates connection between two specified neurons

Parameters:

fromNeuron - neuron to connect (connection source)

toNeuron - neuron to connect to (connection target)

weight - connection weight

createConnection

public static void createConnection(Neuron fromNeuron,
                                    Layer toLayer)

Creates connectivity between specified neuron and all neurons in specified layer

Parameters:

fromNeuron - neuron to connect

toLayer - layer to connect to

fullConnect

public static void fullConnect(Layer fromLayer,
                               Layer toLayer)

Creates full connectivity between the two specified layers

Parameters:

fromLayer - layer to connect

toLayer - layer to connect to

fullConnect

public static void fullConnect(Layer fromLayer,
                               Layer toLayer,
                               boolean connectBiasNeuron)

Creates full connectivity between the two specified layers

Parameters:

fromLayer - layer to connect

toLayer - layer to connect to

fullConnect

public static void fullConnect(Layer fromLayer,
                               Layer toLayer,
                               double weightVal)

Creates full connectivity between two specified layers with specified weight for all connections

Parameters:

fromLayer - output layer

toLayer - input layer

weightVal - connection weight value

fullConnect

public static void fullConnect(Layer layer)

Creates full connectivity within layer - each neuron with all other within the same layer

fullConnect

public static void fullConnect(Layer layer,
                               double weightVal)

Creates full connectivity within layer - each neuron with all other within the same layer with the specified weight values for all conections.

fullConnect

public static void fullConnect(Layer layer,
                               double weightVal,
                               int delay)

Creates full connectivity within layer - each neuron with all other within the same layer with the specified weight and delay values for all conections.

forwardConnect

public static void forwardConnect(Layer fromLayer,
                                  Layer toLayer,
                                  double weightVal)

Creates forward connectivity pattern between the specified layers

Parameters:

fromLayer - layer to connect

toLayer - layer to connect to

forwardConnect

public static void forwardConnect(Layer fromLayer,
                                  Layer toLayer)

Creates forward connection pattern between specified layers

Parameters:

fromLayer - layer to connect

toLayer - layer to connect to