/*
 * @(#)ContinuousVariable.java	0.0.0 99/07/20
 *
 * Copyright (c) 1999 by Willie Wheeler.  All rights reserved.
 */
package stats;

import lang.*;

/**
 * Class to represent a variable with real values.
 *
 * @version	0.0.0 07/20/99
 * @author	Willie Wheeler
 */
public class ContinuousVariable extends NumericVariable {

    protected static final Double	ZERO = new Double(0.0);

    public ContinuousVariable(String name) { super(name); }

    public boolean checkValue(Object value) {
	return NumberUtils.checkDouble(value);
    }

    public Object filterValue(Object value) {
	return NumberUtils.asClassDouble(value);
    }

    public Class getValueClass() { return Double.class; }

    public Object getClearValue() { return ZERO; }
}