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class LinearSVC extends Classifier[Vector, LinearSVC, LinearSVCModel] with LinearSVCParams with DefaultParamsWritable

Linear SVM Classifier

This binary classifier optimizes the Hinge Loss using the OWLQN optimizer. Only supports L2 regularization currently.

Since 3.1.0, it supports stacking instances into blocks and using GEMV for better performance. The block size will be 1.0 MB, if param maxBlockSizeInMB is set 0.0 by default.

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@Since("2.2.0")
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LinearSVC.scala
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  1. LinearSVC
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  3. MLWritable
  4. LinearSVCParams
  5. HasMaxBlockSizeInMB
  6. HasThreshold
  7. HasAggregationDepth
  8. HasWeightCol
  9. HasStandardization
  10. HasTol
  11. HasFitIntercept
  12. HasMaxIter
  13. HasRegParam
  14. Classifier
  15. ClassifierParams
  16. HasRawPredictionCol
  17. Predictor
  18. PredictorParams
  19. HasPredictionCol
  20. HasFeaturesCol
  21. HasLabelCol
  22. Estimator
  23. PipelineStage
  24. Logging
  25. Params
  26. Serializable
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Instance Constructors

  1. new LinearSVC()
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    @Since("2.2.0")
  2. new LinearSVC(uid: String)
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    @Since("2.2.0")

Type Members

  1. implicit class LogStringContext extends AnyRef
    Definition Classes
    Logging

Value Members

  1. final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean
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  2. final def ##: Int
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  3. final def $[T](param: Param[T]): T

    An alias for getOrDefault().

    An alias for getOrDefault().

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  4. final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean
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  5. final val aggregationDepth: IntParam

    Param for suggested depth for treeAggregate (>= 2).

    Param for suggested depth for treeAggregate (>= 2).

    Definition Classes
    HasAggregationDepth
  6. final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0
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    Any
  7. final def clear(param: Param[_]): LinearSVC.this.type

    Clears the user-supplied value for the input param.

    Clears the user-supplied value for the input param.

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    Params
  8. def clone(): AnyRef
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    @throws(classOf[java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException]) @IntrinsicCandidate() @native()
  9. def copy(extra: ParamMap): LinearSVC

    Creates a copy of this instance with the same UID and some extra params.

    Creates a copy of this instance with the same UID and some extra params. Subclasses should implement this method and set the return type properly. See defaultCopy().

    Definition Classes
    LinearSVCPredictorEstimatorPipelineStageParams
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    @Since("2.2.0")
  10. def copyValues[T <: Params](to: T, extra: ParamMap = ParamMap.empty): T

    Copies param values from this instance to another instance for params shared by them.

    Copies param values from this instance to another instance for params shared by them.

    This handles default Params and explicitly set Params separately. Default Params are copied from and to defaultParamMap, and explicitly set Params are copied from and to paramMap. Warning: This implicitly assumes that this Params instance and the target instance share the same set of default Params.

    to

    the target instance, which should work with the same set of default Params as this source instance

    extra

    extra params to be copied to the target's paramMap

    returns

    the target instance with param values copied

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  11. final def defaultCopy[T <: Params](extra: ParamMap): T

    Default implementation of copy with extra params.

    Default implementation of copy with extra params. It tries to create a new instance with the same UID. Then it copies the embedded and extra parameters over and returns the new instance.

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  12. final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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  13. def equals(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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  14. def explainParam(param: Param[_]): String

    Explains a param.

    Explains a param.

    param

    input param, must belong to this instance.

    returns

    a string that contains the input param name, doc, and optionally its default value and the user-supplied value

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  15. def explainParams(): String

    Explains all params of this instance.

    Explains all params of this instance. See explainParam().

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  16. final def extractParamMap(): ParamMap

    extractParamMap with no extra values.

    extractParamMap with no extra values.

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    Params
  17. final def extractParamMap(extra: ParamMap): ParamMap

    Extracts the embedded default param values and user-supplied values, and then merges them with extra values from input into a flat param map, where the latter value is used if there exist conflicts, i.e., with ordering: default param values less than user-supplied values less than extra.

    Extracts the embedded default param values and user-supplied values, and then merges them with extra values from input into a flat param map, where the latter value is used if there exist conflicts, i.e., with ordering: default param values less than user-supplied values less than extra.

    Definition Classes
    Params
  18. final val featuresCol: Param[String]

    Param for features column name.

    Param for features column name.

    Definition Classes
    HasFeaturesCol
  19. def fit(dataset: Dataset[_]): LinearSVCModel

    Fits a model to the input data.

    Fits a model to the input data.

    Definition Classes
    PredictorEstimator
  20. def fit(dataset: Dataset[_], paramMaps: Seq[ParamMap]): Seq[LinearSVCModel]

    Fits multiple models to the input data with multiple sets of parameters.

    Fits multiple models to the input data with multiple sets of parameters. The default implementation uses a for loop on each parameter map. Subclasses could override this to optimize multi-model training.

    dataset

    input dataset

    paramMaps

    An array of parameter maps. These values override any specified in this Estimator's embedded ParamMap.

    returns

    fitted models, matching the input parameter maps

    Definition Classes
    Estimator
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    @Since("2.0.0")
  21. def fit(dataset: Dataset[_], paramMap: ParamMap): LinearSVCModel

    Fits a single model to the input data with provided parameter map.

    Fits a single model to the input data with provided parameter map.

    dataset

    input dataset

    paramMap

    Parameter map. These values override any specified in this Estimator's embedded ParamMap.

    returns

    fitted model

    Definition Classes
    Estimator
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    @Since("2.0.0")
  22. def fit(dataset: Dataset[_], firstParamPair: ParamPair[_], otherParamPairs: ParamPair[_]*): LinearSVCModel

    Fits a single model to the input data with optional parameters.

    Fits a single model to the input data with optional parameters.

    dataset

    input dataset

    firstParamPair

    the first param pair, overrides embedded params

    otherParamPairs

    other param pairs. These values override any specified in this Estimator's embedded ParamMap.

    returns

    fitted model

    Definition Classes
    Estimator
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    @Since("2.0.0") @varargs()
  23. final val fitIntercept: BooleanParam

    Param for whether to fit an intercept term.

    Param for whether to fit an intercept term.

    Definition Classes
    HasFitIntercept
  24. final def get[T](param: Param[T]): Option[T]

    Optionally returns the user-supplied value of a param.

    Optionally returns the user-supplied value of a param.

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    Params
  25. final def getAggregationDepth: Int

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    HasAggregationDepth
  26. final def getClass(): Class[_ <: AnyRef]
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    @IntrinsicCandidate() @native()
  27. final def getDefault[T](param: Param[T]): Option[T]

    Gets the default value of a parameter.

    Gets the default value of a parameter.

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    Params
  28. final def getFeaturesCol: String

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    HasFeaturesCol
  29. final def getFitIntercept: Boolean

    Definition Classes
    HasFitIntercept
  30. final def getLabelCol: String

    Definition Classes
    HasLabelCol
  31. final def getMaxBlockSizeInMB: Double

    Definition Classes
    HasMaxBlockSizeInMB
  32. final def getMaxIter: Int

    Definition Classes
    HasMaxIter
  33. def getNumClasses(dataset: Dataset[_], maxNumClasses: Int = 100): Int

    Get the number of classes.

    Get the number of classes. This looks in column metadata first, and if that is missing, then this assumes classes are indexed 0,1,...,numClasses-1 and computes numClasses by finding the maximum label value.

    Label validation (ensuring all labels are integers >= 0) needs to be handled elsewhere, such as in extractLabeledPoints().

    dataset

    Dataset which contains a column labelCol

    maxNumClasses

    Maximum number of classes allowed when inferred from data. If numClasses is specified in the metadata, then maxNumClasses is ignored.

    returns

    number of classes

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    protected
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    Classifier
    Exceptions thrown

    IllegalArgumentException if metadata does not specify numClasses, and the actual numClasses exceeds maxNumClasses

  34. final def getOrDefault[T](param: Param[T]): T

    Gets the value of a param in the embedded param map or its default value.

    Gets the value of a param in the embedded param map or its default value. Throws an exception if neither is set.

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    Params
  35. def getParam(paramName: String): Param[Any]

    Gets a param by its name.

    Gets a param by its name.

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    Params
  36. final def getPredictionCol: String

    Definition Classes
    HasPredictionCol
  37. final def getRawPredictionCol: String

    Definition Classes
    HasRawPredictionCol
  38. final def getRegParam: Double

    Definition Classes
    HasRegParam
  39. final def getStandardization: Boolean

    Definition Classes
    HasStandardization
  40. def getThreshold: Double

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    HasThreshold
  41. final def getTol: Double

    Definition Classes
    HasTol
  42. final def getWeightCol: String

    Definition Classes
    HasWeightCol
  43. final def hasDefault[T](param: Param[T]): Boolean

    Tests whether the input param has a default value set.

    Tests whether the input param has a default value set.

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    Params
  44. def hasParam(paramName: String): Boolean

    Tests whether this instance contains a param with a given name.

    Tests whether this instance contains a param with a given name.

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  45. def hashCode(): Int
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  46. def initializeLogIfNecessary(isInterpreter: Boolean, silent: Boolean): Boolean
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  47. def initializeLogIfNecessary(isInterpreter: Boolean): Unit
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  48. final def isDefined(param: Param[_]): Boolean

    Checks whether a param is explicitly set or has a default value.

    Checks whether a param is explicitly set or has a default value.

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  49. final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean
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  50. final def isSet(param: Param[_]): Boolean

    Checks whether a param is explicitly set.

    Checks whether a param is explicitly set.

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  51. def isTraceEnabled(): Boolean
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  52. final val labelCol: Param[String]

    Param for label column name.

    Param for label column name.

    Definition Classes
    HasLabelCol
  53. def log: Logger
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  54. def logDebug(msg: => String, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  55. def logDebug(entry: LogEntry, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  56. def logDebug(entry: LogEntry): Unit
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  57. def logDebug(msg: => String): Unit
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  58. def logError(msg: => String, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  59. def logError(entry: LogEntry, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  60. def logError(entry: LogEntry): Unit
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  61. def logError(msg: => String): Unit
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  62. def logInfo(msg: => String, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  63. def logInfo(entry: LogEntry, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  64. def logInfo(entry: LogEntry): Unit
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  65. def logInfo(msg: => String): Unit
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  66. def logName: String
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  67. def logTrace(msg: => String, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  68. def logTrace(entry: LogEntry, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  69. def logTrace(entry: LogEntry): Unit
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  70. def logTrace(msg: => String): Unit
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  71. def logWarning(msg: => String, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  72. def logWarning(entry: LogEntry, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  73. def logWarning(entry: LogEntry): Unit
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  74. def logWarning(msg: => String): Unit
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  75. final val maxBlockSizeInMB: DoubleParam

    Param for Maximum memory in MB for stacking input data into blocks.

    Param for Maximum memory in MB for stacking input data into blocks. Data is stacked within partitions. If more than remaining data size in a partition then it is adjusted to the data size. Default 0.0 represents choosing optimal value, depends on specific algorithm. Must be >= 0..

    Definition Classes
    HasMaxBlockSizeInMB
  76. final val maxIter: IntParam

    Param for maximum number of iterations (>= 0).

    Param for maximum number of iterations (>= 0).

    Definition Classes
    HasMaxIter
  77. final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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  78. final def notify(): Unit
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  79. final def notifyAll(): Unit
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  80. lazy val params: Array[Param[_]]

    Returns all params sorted by their names.

    Returns all params sorted by their names. The default implementation uses Java reflection to list all public methods that have no arguments and return Param.

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    Params
    Note

    Developer should not use this method in constructor because we cannot guarantee that this variable gets initialized before other params.

  81. final val predictionCol: Param[String]

    Param for prediction column name.

    Param for prediction column name.

    Definition Classes
    HasPredictionCol
  82. final val rawPredictionCol: Param[String]

    Param for raw prediction (a.k.a.

    Param for raw prediction (a.k.a. confidence) column name.

    Definition Classes
    HasRawPredictionCol
  83. final val regParam: DoubleParam

    Param for regularization parameter (>= 0).

    Param for regularization parameter (>= 0).

    Definition Classes
    HasRegParam
  84. def save(path: String): Unit

    Saves this ML instance to the input path, a shortcut of write.save(path).

    Saves this ML instance to the input path, a shortcut of write.save(path).

    Definition Classes
    MLWritable
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    @Since("1.6.0") @throws("If the input path already exists but overwrite is not enabled.")
  85. final def set(paramPair: ParamPair[_]): LinearSVC.this.type

    Sets a parameter in the embedded param map.

    Sets a parameter in the embedded param map.

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  86. final def set(param: String, value: Any): LinearSVC.this.type

    Sets a parameter (by name) in the embedded param map.

    Sets a parameter (by name) in the embedded param map.

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  87. final def set[T](param: Param[T], value: T): LinearSVC.this.type

    Sets a parameter in the embedded param map.

    Sets a parameter in the embedded param map.

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  88. def setAggregationDepth(value: Int): LinearSVC.this.type

    Suggested depth for treeAggregate (greater than or equal to 2).

    Suggested depth for treeAggregate (greater than or equal to 2). If the dimensions of features or the number of partitions are large, this param could be adjusted to a larger size. Default is 2.

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    @Since("2.2.0")
  89. final def setDefault(paramPairs: ParamPair[_]*): LinearSVC.this.type

    Sets default values for a list of params.

    Sets default values for a list of params.

    Note: Java developers should use the single-parameter setDefault. Annotating this with varargs can cause compilation failures due to a Scala compiler bug. See SPARK-9268.

    paramPairs

    a list of param pairs that specify params and their default values to set respectively. Make sure that the params are initialized before this method gets called.

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  90. final def setDefault[T](param: Param[T], value: T): LinearSVC.this.type

    Sets a default value for a param.

    Sets a default value for a param.

    param

    param to set the default value. Make sure that this param is initialized before this method gets called.

    value

    the default value

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  91. def setFeaturesCol(value: String): LinearSVC

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    Predictor
  92. def setFitIntercept(value: Boolean): LinearSVC.this.type

    Whether to fit an intercept term.

    Whether to fit an intercept term. Default is true.

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    @Since("2.2.0")
  93. def setLabelCol(value: String): LinearSVC

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    Predictor
  94. def setMaxBlockSizeInMB(value: Double): LinearSVC.this.type

    Sets the value of param maxBlockSizeInMB.

    Sets the value of param maxBlockSizeInMB. Default is 0.0, then 1.0 MB will be chosen.

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    @Since("3.1.0")
  95. def setMaxIter(value: Int): LinearSVC.this.type

    Set the maximum number of iterations.

    Set the maximum number of iterations. Default is 100.

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    @Since("2.2.0")
  96. def setPredictionCol(value: String): LinearSVC

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    Predictor
  97. def setRawPredictionCol(value: String): LinearSVC

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    Classifier
  98. def setRegParam(value: Double): LinearSVC.this.type

    Set the regularization parameter.

    Set the regularization parameter. Default is 0.0.

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    @Since("2.2.0")
  99. def setStandardization(value: Boolean): LinearSVC.this.type

    Whether to standardize the training features before fitting the model.

    Whether to standardize the training features before fitting the model. Default is true.

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    @Since("2.2.0")
  100. def setThreshold(value: Double): LinearSVC.this.type

    Set threshold in binary classification.

    Set threshold in binary classification.

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    @Since("2.2.0")
  101. def setTol(value: Double): LinearSVC.this.type

    Set the convergence tolerance of iterations.

    Set the convergence tolerance of iterations. Smaller values will lead to higher accuracy at the cost of more iterations. Default is 1E-6.

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    @Since("2.2.0")
  102. def setWeightCol(value: String): LinearSVC.this.type

    Set the value of param weightCol.

    Set the value of param weightCol. If this is not set or empty, we treat all instance weights as 1.0. Default is not set, so all instances have weight one.

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    @Since("2.2.0")
  103. final val standardization: BooleanParam

    Param for whether to standardize the training features before fitting the model.

    Param for whether to standardize the training features before fitting the model.

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    HasStandardization
  104. final def synchronized[T0](arg0: => T0): T0
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  105. final val threshold: DoubleParam

    Param for threshold in binary classification prediction.

    Param for threshold in binary classification prediction. For LinearSVC, this threshold is applied to the rawPrediction, rather than a probability. This threshold can be any real number, where Inf will make all predictions 0.0 and -Inf will make all predictions 1.0. Default: 0.0

    Definition Classes
    LinearSVCParams → HasThreshold
  106. def toString(): String
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  107. final val tol: DoubleParam

    Param for the convergence tolerance for iterative algorithms (>= 0).

    Param for the convergence tolerance for iterative algorithms (>= 0).

    Definition Classes
    HasTol
  108. def train(dataset: Dataset[_]): LinearSVCModel

    Train a model using the given dataset and parameters.

    Train a model using the given dataset and parameters. Developers can implement this instead of fit() to avoid dealing with schema validation and copying parameters into the model.

    dataset

    Training dataset

    returns

    Fitted model

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    LinearSVCPredictor
  109. def transformSchema(schema: StructType): StructType

    Check transform validity and derive the output schema from the input schema.

    Check transform validity and derive the output schema from the input schema.

    We check validity for interactions between parameters during transformSchema and raise an exception if any parameter value is invalid. Parameter value checks which do not depend on other parameters are handled by Param.validate().

    Typical implementation should first conduct verification on schema change and parameter validity, including complex parameter interaction checks.

    Definition Classes
    PredictorPipelineStage
  110. def transformSchema(schema: StructType, logging: Boolean): StructType

    :: DeveloperApi ::

    :: DeveloperApi ::

    Derives the output schema from the input schema and parameters, optionally with logging.

    This should be optimistic. If it is unclear whether the schema will be valid, then it should be assumed valid until proven otherwise.

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  111. val uid: String

    An immutable unique ID for the object and its derivatives.

    An immutable unique ID for the object and its derivatives.

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    LinearSVCIdentifiable
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    @Since("2.2.0")
  112. def validateAndTransformSchema(schema: StructType, fitting: Boolean, featuresDataType: DataType): StructType

    Validates and transforms the input schema with the provided param map.

    Validates and transforms the input schema with the provided param map.

    schema

    input schema

    fitting

    whether this is in fitting

    featuresDataType

    SQL DataType for FeaturesType. E.g., VectorUDT for vector features.

    returns

    output schema

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    ClassifierParams → PredictorParams
  113. final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
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  114. final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
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  115. final def wait(): Unit
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  116. final val weightCol: Param[String]

    Param for weight column name.

    Param for weight column name. If this is not set or empty, we treat all instance weights as 1.0.

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    HasWeightCol
  117. def withLogContext(context: HashMap[String, String])(body: => Unit): Unit
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  118. def write: MLWriter

    Returns an MLWriter instance for this ML instance.

    Returns an MLWriter instance for this ML instance.

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    (Since version 9)

Inherited from DefaultParamsWritable

Inherited from MLWritable

Inherited from LinearSVCParams

Inherited from HasMaxBlockSizeInMB

Inherited from HasThreshold

Inherited from HasAggregationDepth

Inherited from HasWeightCol

Inherited from HasStandardization

Inherited from HasTol

Inherited from HasFitIntercept

Inherited from HasMaxIter

Inherited from HasRegParam

Inherited from ClassifierParams

Inherited from HasRawPredictionCol

Inherited from PredictorParams

Inherited from HasPredictionCol

Inherited from HasFeaturesCol

Inherited from HasLabelCol

Inherited from Estimator[LinearSVCModel]

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Parameters

A list of (hyper-)parameter keys this algorithm can take. Users can set and get the parameter values through setters and getters, respectively.

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A list of advanced, expert-only (hyper-)parameter keys this algorithm can take. Users can set and get the parameter values through setters and getters, respectively.

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