weka.filters

## Class SimpleFilter

- java.lang.Object
- - weka.filters.Filter
  - - weka.filters.SimpleFilter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, CapabilitiesHandler, CapabilitiesIgnorer, CommandlineRunnable, OptionHandler, RevisionHandler
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    SimpleBatchFilter, SimpleStreamFilter

      public abstract class SimpleFilter
      extends Filter

  This filter contains common behavior of the SimpleBatchFilter and the SimpleStreamFilter.
  Version:
    $Revision: 11247 $
  Author:
    FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)
  See Also:
    `SimpleBatchFilter`, `SimpleStreamFilter`, Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `SimpleFilter()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract java.lang.String` | `globalInfo()` Returns a string describing this filter.
    `boolean` | `setInputFormat(Instances instanceInfo)` Sets the format of the input instances.

    - ### Methods inherited from class weka.filters.Filter

      `batchFilterFile, batchFinished, debugTipText, doNotCheckCapabilitiesTipText, filterFile, getCapabilities, getCapabilities, getDebug, getDoNotCheckCapabilities, getOptions, getOutputFormat, getRevision, input, isFirstBatchDone, isNewBatch, isOutputFormatDefined, listOptions, main, makeCopies, makeCopy, mayRemoveInstanceAfterFirstBatchDone, numPendingOutput, output, outputPeek, postExecution, preExecution, run, runFilter, setDebug, setDoNotCheckCapabilities, setOptions, toString, useFilter, wekaStaticWrapper`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### SimpleFilter

          public SimpleFilter()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### globalInfo

          public abstract java.lang.String globalInfo()

      Returns a string describing this filter.
      Returns:
        a description of the filter suitable for displaying in the explorer/experimenter gui

    - #### setInputFormat

          public boolean setInputFormat(Instances instanceInfo)
                                 throws java.lang.Exception

      Sets the format of the input instances. Also resets the state of the filter (this reset doesn't affect the options).
      Overrides:
        `setInputFormat` in class `Filter`
      Parameters:
        `instanceInfo` - an Instances object containing the input instance structure (any instances contained in the object are ignored - only the structure is required).
      Returns:
        true if the outputFormat may be collected immediately
      Throws:
        `java.lang.Exception` - if the inputFormat can't be set successfully
      See Also:
        `reset()`