org.bolson.vote
Class INR

java.lang.Object
  org.bolson.vote.VotingSystem
      org.bolson.vote.RatedVotingSystem
          org.bolson.vote.INR

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class INR
extends RatedVotingSystem

Iterated Normalized Ratings I don't know how useful this is. Maybe it's always the same as straight rating summation. dunno.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected double[]

talley

Fields inherited from class org.bolson.vote.VotingSystem

debug, NO_VOTE, numc

Constructor Summary

INR(int numCandidates)

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	doubleToStrLen(double d, int l)
java.lang.String	getDebugHTML(java.lang.String[] names) Return HTML representation of debug data.
int[]	getWinners() Do processing if necessary, return winners.
java.lang.String	htmlSummary(java.lang.String[] names) A fancy html representation.
VotingSystem	init(java.lang.String[] argv) Arguments to modify behavior of VotingSystem
java.lang.String	name() Return name of this voting system.
java.lang.String	toString()
java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.String[] names) A more interesting representation.
int	voteRating(double[] rating)
int	voteRating(float[] rating)
int	voteRating(int[] rating)

Methods inherited from class org.bolson.vote.RatedVotingSystem

voteRanking

Methods inherited from class org.bolson.vote.VotingSystem

checkRatedVote, getDebugText, getNumberOfCandidates, getWinners, getWinners, getWinners, isValidRankedVote, isValidRatedVote, normalize, normalize, normalize, normalize, normalize, normalizeL2, normalizeL2, normalizeL2, normalizeL2, normalizeL2, stretch, voteRating

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

talley

protected double[] talley

Constructor Detail

INR

public INR(int numCandidates)

Method Detail

doubleToStrLen

public static java.lang.String doubleToStrLen(double d,
                                              int l)

name

public java.lang.String name()

Description copied from class: VotingSystem

Return name of this voting system. This is a function so that it can potentially construct a detailed name based on options set in init().

Overrides:

name in class VotingSystem

Returns:

a descriptive name

init

public VotingSystem init(java.lang.String[] argv)

Description copied from class: VotingSystem

Arguments to modify behavior of VotingSystem

Overrides:

init in class VotingSystem

Returns:

this so that you can do

vs = (new VS(numc)).init( new String[]{"blah", "grunt"} );

voteRating

public int voteRating(int[] rating)

Overrides:

voteRating in class RatedVotingSystem

Parameters:

rating - An array int[numc]. rating[i] is the rating of choice i. A rating can be any int value. Higher means more preferred. NO_VOTE for unrated.

Returns:

0 on success

voteRating

public int voteRating(float[] rating)

Specified by:

voteRating in class VotingSystem

Parameters:

rating - An array int[N]. rating[i] is the rating of choice i. A rating can be any int value. Higher means more preferred. NO_VOTE for unrated.

Returns:

0 on success

voteRating

public int voteRating(double[] rating)

Overrides:

voteRating in class RatedVotingSystem

Parameters:

rating - An array int[N]. rating[i] is the rating of choice i. A rating can be any int value. Higher means more preferred. NO_VOTE for unrated.

Returns:

0 on success

getWinners

public int[] getWinners()

Description copied from class: VotingSystem

Do processing if necessary, return winners.

It is recommended to cache the return value in such a way that calling this function again does not do complex recalculation. That cache should be cleared if voteRating or voteRanking is called.

Specified by:

getWinners in class VotingSystem

Returns:

indecies of winners (hopefully 1 of them)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString(java.lang.String[] names)

Description copied from class: VotingSystem

A more interesting representation. Include the names of the choices voted upon in the representation.

Specified by:

toString in class VotingSystem

Parameters:

names - The names of the choices.

Returns:

state, with names!

htmlSummary

public java.lang.String htmlSummary(java.lang.String[] names)

Description copied from class: VotingSystem

A fancy html representation. Include the names of the choices voted upon in the representation.

Specified by:

htmlSummary in class VotingSystem

Parameters:

names - The names of the choices. May be null.

Returns:

state, with names!

getDebugHTML

public java.lang.String getDebugHTML(java.lang.String[] names)

Description copied from class: VotingSystem

Return HTML representation of debug data. Default implementation is: "<PRE>"+getDebugText()+"</PRE>" (except that this method returns null or the empty string if getDebugText() returns null or the empty string).

Overrides:

getDebugHTML in class VotingSystem

Parameters:

names - Symbolic names for the choices makes human debugging easier. May be null.

Returns:

debug HTML

See Also:

VotingSystem.debug