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## weka.core.converters
Class ArffLoader.ArffReader

    java.lang.Object
      weka.core.converters.ArffLoader.ArffReader

All Implemented Interfaces:
  RevisionHandler

Enclosing class:
  ArffLoader

    public static class ArffLoader.ArffReader

extends java.lang.Object
implements RevisionHandler

Reads data from an ARFF file, either in incremental or batch mode.

Typical code for batch usage:

     BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("/some/where/file.arff"));
     ArffReader arff = new ArffReader(reader);
     Instances data = arff.getData();
     data.setClassIndex(data.numAttributes() - 1);

Typical code for incremental usage:

     BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("/some/where/file.arff"));
     ArffReader arff = new ArffReader(reader, 1000);
     Instances data = arff.getStructure();
     data.setClassIndex(data.numAttributes() - 1);
     Instance inst;
     while ((inst = arff.readInstance(data)) != null) {
       data.add(inst);
     }

Version:
  $Revision: 6963 $
Author:
  Eibe Frank (eibe@cs.waikato.ac.nz), Len Trigg (trigg@cs.waikato.ac.nz), fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Constructor Summary
`ArffLoader.ArffReader(java.io.Reader reader)` Reads the data completely from the reader.
`ArffLoader.ArffReader(java.io.Reader reader, Instances template, int lines)` Reads the data without header according to the specified template.
`ArffLoader.ArffReader(java.io.Reader reader, Instances template, int lines, int capacity)` Initializes the reader without reading the header according to the specified template.
`ArffLoader.ArffReader(java.io.Reader reader, int capacity)` Reads only the header and reserves the specified space for instances.

Method Summary
`Instances` | `getData()` Returns the data that was read
`int` | `getLineNo()` returns the current line number
`java.lang.String` | `getRevision()` Returns the revision string.
`Instances` | `getStructure()` Returns the header format
`Instance` | `readInstance(Instances structure)` Reads a single instance using the tokenizer and returns it.
`Instance` | `readInstance(Instances structure, boolean flag)` Reads a single instance using the tokenizer and returns it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ArffLoader.ArffReader

    public ArffLoader.ArffReader(java.io.Reader reader)
                          throws java.io.IOException

  Reads the data completely from the reader. The data can be accessed via the `getData()` method.

  Parameters:
    `reader` - the reader to use
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if something goes wrong
  See Also:
    `getData()`

### ArffLoader.ArffReader

    public ArffLoader.ArffReader(java.io.Reader reader,
                                 int capacity)
                          throws java.io.IOException

  Reads only the header and reserves the specified space for instances. Further instances can be read via `readInstance()`.

  Parameters:
    `reader` - the reader to use
    `capacity` - the capacity of the new dataset
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if something goes wrong
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - if capacity is negative
  See Also:
    `getStructure()`, `readInstance(Instances)`

### ArffLoader.ArffReader

    public ArffLoader.ArffReader(java.io.Reader reader,
                                 Instances template,
                                 int lines)
                          throws java.io.IOException

  Reads the data without header according to the specified template. The data can be accessed via the `getData()` method.

  Parameters:
    `reader` - the reader to use
    `template` - the template header
    `lines` - the lines read so far
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if something goes wrong
  See Also:
    `getData()`

### ArffLoader.ArffReader

    public ArffLoader.ArffReader(java.io.Reader reader,
                                 Instances template,
                                 int lines,
                                 int capacity)
                          throws java.io.IOException

  Initializes the reader without reading the header according to the specified template. The data must be read via the `readInstance()` method.

  Parameters:
    `reader` - the reader to use
    `template` - the template header
    `lines` - the lines read so far
    `capacity` - the capacity of the new dataset
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if something goes wrong
  See Also:
    `getData()`

Method Detail

### getLineNo

    public int getLineNo()

  returns the current line number

  Returns:
    the current line number

### readInstance

    public Instance readInstance(Instances structure)
                          throws java.io.IOException

  Reads a single instance using the tokenizer and returns it.

  Parameters:
    `structure` - the dataset header information, will get updated in case of string or relational attributes
  Returns:
    null if end of file has been reached
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if the information is not read successfully

### readInstance

    public Instance readInstance(Instances structure,
                                 boolean flag)
                          throws java.io.IOException

  Reads a single instance using the tokenizer and returns it.

  Parameters:
    `structure` - the dataset header information, will get updated in case of string or relational attributes
    `flag` - if method should test for carriage return after each instance
  Returns:
    null if end of file has been reached
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - if the information is not read successfully

### getStructure

    public Instances getStructure()

  Returns the header format

  Returns:
    the header format

### getData

    public Instances getData()

  Returns the data that was read

  Returns:
    the data

### getRevision

    public java.lang.String getRevision()

  Returns the revision string.

  Specified by:
    `getRevision` in interface `RevisionHandler`
  Returns:
    the revision

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