code: /*
   * SimpleSimilarity.java
   *
   * Created on April 12, 2007, 12:15 PM
   *
   */
  
  package gr.demokritos.iit.jinsect.structs;
  
  /** A class returning a simple similarity representation.
   *
   * @author ggianna
   */
  public class SimpleSimilarity implements ISimilarity {
      /** The value of similarity this object represents.
       */
      protected Double Simil = 0.0;
  
      /** Creates a simple similarity object, with default value zero.
       */
      public SimpleSimilarity() {
      }
      
      /** Creates a simple similarity object, with a default value given.
       *@param dInit A double default similarity value.
       */
      public SimpleSimilarity(double dInit) {
          Simil = Double.valueOf(dInit);
      }
      
      
      public double getOverallSimilarity() {
          return Simil.doubleValue();
      }
  
      public synchronized void setSimilarity(double dNewVal) {
          Simil = Double.valueOf(dNewVal);
      }
      
      public double asDistance() {
          return (Simil == 0.0) ? Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY : 1.0 / Simil;
      }
      
  }
  