m_accepted = false;
m_numeric = false;
m_random = null;
m_nominalToBinaryFilter = new NominalToBinary();
m_sigmoidUnit = new SigmoidUnit();
m_linearUnit = new LinearUnit();
//setting all the options to their defaults. To completely change these
//defaults they will also need to be changed down the bottom in the
//setoptions function (the text info in the accompanying functions should
//also be changed to reflect the new defaults
m_normalizeClass = true;