burlap.oomdp.statehashing

Interface HashableStateFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DiscretizingHashableStateFactory, DiscretizingMaskedHashableStateFactory, FixedSizeStateHashableStateFactory, HashableTabularBeliefStateFactory, ImmutableStateHashableStateFactory, MaskedHashableStateFactory, SimpleHashableStateFactory

public interface HashableStateFactory

This interface is to be used by classes that can produce HashableState objects that provide a hash values for State objects. This is useful for tabular methods that make use of HashSets or HashMaps for fast retrieval.

Author:

James MacGlashan

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
HashableState	hashState(State s) Turns State s into a HashableState
boolean	objectIdentifierIndependent() Returns true if the HashableState objects returned are object identifier independent; false if they are dependent.

Method Detail

hashState

HashableState hashState(State s)

Turns State s into a HashableState

Parameters:

s - the input State to transform.

Returns:

a HashableState.

objectIdentifierIndependent

boolean objectIdentifierIndependent()

Returns true if the HashableState objects returned are object identifier independent; false if they are dependent.

Returns:

true if the HashableState objects returned are object identifier independent; false if they are dependent.