weka.core.converters
Class CSVSaver

java.lang.Object
  weka.core.converters.AbstractSaver
      weka.core.converters.AbstractFileSaver
          weka.core.converters.CSVSaver

All Implemented Interfaces:

BatchConverter, FileSourcedConverter, IncrementalConverter, OptionHandler, Saver, java.io.Serializable

public class CSVSaver

extends AbstractFileSaver

implements BatchConverter, IncrementalConverter, FileSourcedConverter

Writes to a destination in csv format. Valid options: -i input arff file
The input filw in ARFF format.

-o the output file
The output file. The prefix of the output file is sufficient. If no output file is given, Saver tries to use standard out.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

Stefan Mutter (mutter@cs.waikato.ac.nz)

See Also:

Saver, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface weka.core.converters.Saver

BATCH, INCREMENTAL, NONE

Constructor Summary

CSVSaver()
Constructor

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getFileDescription() Returns a description of the file type.
java.lang.String	globalInfo() Returns a string describing this Saver
static void	main(java.lang.String[] options) Main method.
void	resetOptions() Resets the Saver
void	writeBatch() Writes a Batch of instances
void	writeIncremental(Instance inst) Saves an instances incrementally.

Methods inherited from class weka.core.converters.AbstractFileSaver

cancel, filePrefix, getFileExtension, getOptions, getWriter, listOptions, resetWriter, retrieveDir, retrieveFile, setDestination, setDestination, setDir, setDirAndPrefix, setFile, setFilePrefix, setOptions

Methods inherited from class weka.core.converters.AbstractSaver

getInstances, getWriteMode, resetStructure, setInstances, setRetrieval, setStructure

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface weka.core.converters.FileSourcedConverter

getFileExtension, retrieveFile, setFile

Constructor Detail

CSVSaver

public CSVSaver()

Constructor

Method Detail

globalInfo

public java.lang.String globalInfo()

Returns a string describing this Saver

Returns:

a description of the Saver suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

getFileDescription

public java.lang.String getFileDescription()

Returns a description of the file type.

Specified by:

getFileDescription in interface FileSourcedConverter

Specified by:

getFileDescription in class AbstractFileSaver

Returns:

a short file description

resetOptions

public void resetOptions()

Resets the Saver

Overrides:

resetOptions in class AbstractFileSaver

writeIncremental

public void writeIncremental(Instance inst)
                      throws java.io.IOException

Saves an instances incrementally. Structure has to be set by using the setStructure() method or setInstances() method.

Specified by:

writeIncremental in interface Saver

Overrides:

writeIncremental in class AbstractSaver

Parameters:

inst - the instance to save

Throws:

java.io.IOException - throws IOEXception if an instance cannot be saved incrementally.

writeBatch

public void writeBatch()
                throws java.io.IOException

Writes a Batch of instances

Specified by:

writeBatch in interface Saver

Specified by:

writeBatch in class AbstractSaver

Throws:

java.io.IOException - throws IOException if saving in batch mode is not possible

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] options)

Main method.

Parameters:

options - should contain the options of a Saver.