/// <summary> Sets the format of the input instances. If the filter is able to
/// determine the output format before seeing any input instances, it
/// does so here. This default implementation clears the output format
/// and output queue, and the new batch flag is set. Overriders should
/// call <code>super.setInputFormat(Instances)</code>
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="instanceInfo">an Instances object containing the input instance
/// structure (any instances contained in the object are ignored - only the
/// structure is required).
/// </param>
/// <returns> true if the outputFormat may be collected immediately
/// </returns>
/// <exception cref="Exception">if the inputFormat can't be set successfully
/// </exception>
public virtual bool setInputFormat(Instances instanceInfo)
{
m_InputFormat = instanceInfo.stringFreeStructure();
m_InputStringAtts = getStringIndices(instanceInfo);
m_OutputFormat = null;
m_OutputQueue = new Queue();
m_NewBatch = true;
m_FirstBatchDone = false;
return false;
}
/// <summary> Sets the format of output instances. The derived class should use this
/// method once it has determined the outputformat. The
/// output queue is cleared.
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="outputFormat">the new output format
/// </param>
protected internal virtual void setOutputFormat(Instances outputFormat)
{
if (outputFormat != null)
{
m_OutputFormat = outputFormat.stringFreeStructure();
m_OutputStringAtts = getStringIndices(m_OutputFormat);
// Rename the attribute
System.String relationName = outputFormat.relationName() + "-" + this.GetType().FullName;
// if (this instanceof OptionHandler)
// {
// String [] options = ((OptionHandler)this).getOptions();
// for (int i = 0; i < options.length; i++)
// {
// relationName += options[i].trim();
// }
// }
m_OutputFormat.RelationName = relationName;
}
else
{
m_OutputFormat = null;
}
m_OutputQueue = new Queue();
}
