/**
* tests whether the Kernel can handle certain attributes and if not, if the exception is OK
*
* @param nom to check for nominal attributes
* @param num to check for numeric attributes
* @param str to check for string attributes
* @param dat to check for date attributes
* @param rel to check for relational attributes
* @param allowFail whether a junit fail can be executed
* @see CheckKernel#canPredict(boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, int)
* @see CheckKernel#testsPerClassType(int, boolean, boolean)
*/
protected void checkAttributes(
boolean nom, boolean num, boolean str, boolean dat, boolean rel, boolean allowFail) {
boolean[] result;
String att;
int i;
// determine text for type of attributes
att = "";
if (nom) att = "nominal";
else if (num) att = "numeric";
else if (str) att = "string";
else if (dat) att = "date";
else if (rel) att = "relational";
for (i = FIRST_CLASSTYPE; i <= LAST_CLASSTYPE; i++) {
result = m_Tester.canPredict(nom, num, str, dat, rel, m_multiInstanceHandler, i);
if (nom) m_NominalPredictors[i] = result[0];
else if (num) m_NumericPredictors[i] = result[0];
else if (str) m_StringPredictors[i] = result[0];
else if (dat) m_DatePredictors[i] = result[0];
else if (rel) m_RelationalPredictors[i] = result[0];
if (!result[0] && !result[1] && allowFail)
fail("Error handling " + att + " attributes (" + getClassTypeString(i) + " class)!");
}
}
