anl.aida.data
Interface Variable

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultVariable

public interface Variable

Version:
$Revision$ $Date$

Method Summary
 Dataset getDataset()
          Gets the dataset in which this variable appears.
 java.lang.String getDescription()
          Get the description of a variable
 java.lang.String getName()
          Get the name of the variable
 javax.measure.unit.Unit<?> getUnit()
          Gets this Variable's standard of measurement.
 

Method Detail

getDescription

java.lang.String getDescription()
Get the description of a variable

Returns:
the description

getName

java.lang.String getName()
Get the name of the variable

Returns:
the name

getUnit

javax.measure.unit.Unit<?> getUnit()
Gets this Variable's standard of measurement.

Returns:
this Variable's standard of measurement.

getDataset

Dataset getDataset()
Gets the dataset in which this variable appears. This may be null if the Variable is a composite composed of multiple datasets.

Returns:
the dataset in which this variable appears.