Creating method

Each decision-making method requires a specific configuration setup and a distinct set of parameters. In the toolkit, these configurations are created using dedicated builder classes — one for each method. These builders provide a fluent interface for setting method-specific and shared parameters, such as the normalization method.

warning

Missing values do not throw exceptions, but relying on defaults may lead to unintended behavior or misleading results, especially when the default settings differ from the intended decision model.

Example of PROMETHEE2 initialization:

var method = Promethee2Builder
    .Create()
    .WithNormalizationMethod(NormalizationMethod.MinMax)
    .WithPreferenceFunction(PreferenceFunction.Unnamed)
    .Build();

info

After initialization, the method instance remains immutable — its configuration does not change. However, you can supply different input data to the Run() method each time it is called, allowing flexible re-use of the same method instance across multiple evaluations.