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## weka.core.converters
Interface Loader

All Superinterfaces:
  java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:
  AbstractLoader, ArffLoader, C45Loader, CSVLoader, DatabaseLoader, SerializedInstancesLoader

    public interface Loader

extends java.io.Serializable

Interface to something that can load Instances from an input source in some format.

Version:
  $Revision: 1.6.2.2 $
Author:
  Mark Hall (mhall@cs.waikato.ac.nz)

Method Summary
`Instances` | `getDataSet()` Return the full data set.
`Instance` | `getNextInstance(Instances structure)` Read the data set incrementally---get the next instance in the data set or returns null if there are no more instances to get.
`Instances` | `getStructure()` Determines and returns (if possible) the structure (internally the header) of the data set as an empty set of instances.
`void` | `reset()` Resets the Loader object ready to begin loading.
`void` | `setSource(java.io.File file)` Resets the Loader object and sets the source of the data set to be the supplied File object.
`void` | `setSource(java.io.InputStream input)` Resets the Loader object and sets the source of the data set to be the supplied InputStream.

Method Detail

### reset

    void reset()
               throws java.lang.Exception

  Resets the Loader object ready to begin loading. If there is an existing source, implementations should attempt to reset in such a fashion as to be able to load from the beginning of the source.

  Throws:
    `if` - Loader can't be reset for some reason.
    `java.lang.Exception`

### setSource

    void setSource(java.io.File file)
                   throws java.io.IOException

  Resets the Loader object and sets the source of the data set to be the supplied File object.

  Parameters:
    `file` - the File
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if an error occurs support loading from a File.

            public_normal_behavior
              requires: file != null
                        && (* file exists *);
              modifiable: model_sourceSupplied, model_structureDetermined;
              ensures: model_sourceSupplied == true
                       && model_structureDetermined == false;
          also
            public_exceptional_behavior
              requires: file == null
                        || (* file does not exist *);
            signals: (IOException);

### setSource

    void setSource(java.io.InputStream input)
                   throws java.io.IOException

  Resets the Loader object and sets the source of the data set to be the supplied InputStream.

  Parameters:
    `input` - the source InputStream
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if this Loader doesn't support loading from a File.

### getStructure

    Instances getStructure()
                           throws java.io.IOException

  Determines and returns (if possible) the structure (internally the header) of the data set as an empty set of instances.

  Returns:
    the structure of the data set as an empty set of Instances
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if there is no source or parsing fails

            public_normal_behavior
              requires: model_sourceSupplied == true
                        && model_structureDetermined == false
                        && (* successful parse *);
              modifiable: model_structureDetermined;
              ensures: \result != null
                       && \result.numInstances() == 0
                       && model_structureDetermined == true;
          also
            public_exceptional_behavior
              requires: model_sourceSupplied == false
                        || (* unsuccessful parse *);
              signals: (IOException);

### getDataSet

    Instances getDataSet()
                         throws java.io.IOException

  Return the full data set. If the structure hasn't yet been determined by a call to getStructure then the method should do so before processing the rest of the data set.

  Returns:
    the full data set as an Instances object
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if there is an error during parsing or if getNextInstance has been called on this source (either incremental or batch loading can be used, not both).

            public_normal_behavior
              requires: model_sourceSupplied == true
                        && (* successful parse *);
              modifiable: model_structureDetermined;
              ensures: \result != null
                       && \result.numInstances() >= 0
                       && model_structureDetermined == true;
          also
            public_exceptional_behavior
              requires: model_sourceSupplied == false
                        || (* unsuccessful parse *);
              signals: (IOException);

### getNextInstance

    Instance getNextInstance(Instances structure)
                             throws java.io.IOException

  Read the data set incrementally---get the next instance in the data set or returns null if there are no more instances to get. If the structure hasn't yet been determined by a call to getStructure then method should do so before returning the next instance in the data set. If it is not possible to read the data set incrementally (ie. in cases where the data set structure cannot be fully established before all instances have been seen) then an exception should be thrown.

  Parameters:
    `structure` - the dataset header information, will get updated in case of string or relational attributes
  Returns:
    the next instance in the data set as an Instance object or null if there are no more instances to be read
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if there is an error during parsing or if getDataSet has been called on this source (either incremental or batch loading can be used, not both).

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