IFeatureDBConnection (DMLab Library API for 0.0.4-SNAPSHOT)

All Known Implementing Classes:

SingleFeatureDBConnection
```
public interface IFeatureDBConnection
```
Connection to the database of feature feature values representing the fitness of a parameter for representing an event type.

Author:

Dustin Kempton, Data Mining Lab, Georgia State University

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`featureTableExists(EventType type)`	Checks to see if the feature table for the particular event type exists.
`ImageDBWaveParamPair[]`	`getBestFeatures(EventType type, int num)`	Selects the top features in the database and returns the array of their descriptors

- Method Detail
  - getBestFeatures
```
ImageDBWaveParamPair[] getBestFeatures(EventType type,
                                       int num)
                                throws SQLException
```
    Selects the top features in the database and returns the array of their descriptors
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The event type to select features for
    
    num - The number of features to return
    
    Returns:
    
    The array of the top features in the database
    
    Throws:
    
    SQLException - If an error occurs
  - featureTableExists
```
boolean featureTableExists(EventType type)
                    throws SQLException
```
    Checks to see if the feature table for the particular event type exists.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The event type to check for.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if exists, else false.
    
    Throws:
    
    SQLException - If an error occurs