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class FeatureHasher extends Transformer with HasInputCols with HasOutputCol with HasNumFeatures with DefaultParamsWritable

Feature hashing projects a set of categorical or numerical features into a feature vector of specified dimension (typically substantially smaller than that of the original feature space). This is done using the hashing trick (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_hashing) to map features to indices in the feature vector.

The FeatureHasher transformer operates on multiple columns. Each column may contain either numeric or categorical features. Behavior and handling of column data types is as follows: -Numeric columns: For numeric features, the hash value of the column name is used to map the feature value to its index in the feature vector. By default, numeric features are not treated as categorical (even when they are integers). To treat them as categorical, specify the relevant columns in categoricalCols. -String columns: For categorical features, the hash value of the string "column_name=value" is used to map to the vector index, with an indicator value of 1.0. Thus, categorical features are "one-hot" encoded (similarly to using OneHotEncoder with dropLast=false). -Boolean columns: Boolean values are treated in the same way as string columns. That is, boolean features are represented as "column_name=true" or "column_name=false", with an indicator value of 1.0.

Null (missing) values are ignored (implicitly zero in the resulting feature vector).

The hash function used here is also the MurmurHash 3 used in HashingTF. Since a simple modulo on the hashed value is used to determine the vector index, it is advisable to use a power of two as the numFeatures parameter; otherwise the features will not be mapped evenly to the vector indices.

val df = Seq(
 (2.0, true, "1", "foo"),
 (3.0, false, "2", "bar")
).toDF("real", "bool", "stringNum", "string")

val hasher = new FeatureHasher()
 .setInputCols("real", "bool", "stringNum", "string")
 .setOutputCol("features")

hasher.transform(df).show(false)

+----+-----+---------+------+------------------------------------------------------+
|real|bool |stringNum|string|features                                              |
+----+-----+---------+------+------------------------------------------------------+
|2.0 |true |1        |foo   |(262144,[51871,63643,174475,253195],[1.0,1.0,2.0,1.0])|
|3.0 |false|2        |bar   |(262144,[6031,80619,140467,174475],[1.0,1.0,1.0,3.0]) |
+----+-----+---------+------+------------------------------------------------------+
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@Since( "2.3.0" )
Source
FeatureHasher.scala
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DefaultParamsWritable, MLWritable, HasNumFeatures, HasOutputCol, HasInputCols, Transformer, PipelineStage, Logging, Params, Serializable, Serializable, Identifiable, AnyRef, Any
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Instance Constructors

  1. new FeatureHasher()
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    @Since( "2.3.0" )
  2. new FeatureHasher(uid: String)

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 def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0
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  6. val categoricalCols: StringArrayParam

    Numeric columns to treat as categorical features.

    Numeric columns to treat as categorical features. By default only string and boolean columns are treated as categorical, so this param can be used to explicitly specify the numerical columns to treat as categorical. Note, the relevant columns should also be set in inputCols, categorical columns not set in inputCols will be listed in a warning.

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    @Since( "2.3.0" )
  7. final def clear(param: Param[_]): FeatureHasher.this.type

    Clears the user-supplied value for the input param.

    Clears the user-supplied value for the input param.

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  8. def clone(): AnyRef
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  9. def copy(extra: ParamMap): FeatureHasher

    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().

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    FeatureHasher → Transformer → PipelineStage → Params
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    @Since( "2.3.0" )
  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: Any): 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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  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.

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  18. def finalize(): Unit
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  19. 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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  20. def getCategoricalCols: Array[String]

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  21. final def getClass(): Class[_]
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  22. 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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  23. final def getInputCols: Array[String]

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    HasInputCols
  24. final def getNumFeatures: Int

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    HasNumFeatures
  25. 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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  26. final def getOutputCol: String

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

    Gets a param by its name.

    Gets a param by its name.

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  28. 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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  29. 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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  30. def hashCode(): Int
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  31. def initializeLogIfNecessary(isInterpreter: Boolean, silent: Boolean): Boolean
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  32. def initializeLogIfNecessary(isInterpreter: Boolean): Unit
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  33. final val inputCols: StringArrayParam

    Param for input column names.

    Param for input column names.

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  34. 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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  35. final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean
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  36. final def isSet(param: Param[_]): Boolean

    Checks whether a param is explicitly set.

    Checks whether a param is explicitly set.

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  37. def isTraceEnabled(): Boolean
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  38. def log: Logger
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  39. def logDebug(msg: ⇒ String, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  40. def logDebug(msg: ⇒ String): Unit
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  41. def logError(msg: ⇒ String, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  42. def logError(msg: ⇒ String): Unit
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  43. def logInfo(msg: ⇒ String, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  44. def logInfo(msg: ⇒ String): Unit
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  45. def logName: String
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  46. def logTrace(msg: ⇒ String, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  47. def logTrace(msg: ⇒ String): Unit
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  48. def logWarning(msg: ⇒ String, throwable: Throwable): Unit
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  49. def logWarning(msg: ⇒ String): Unit
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  50. final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean
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  51. final def notify(): Unit
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  52. final def notifyAll(): Unit
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  53. final val numFeatures: IntParam

    Param for Number of features.

    Param for Number of features. Should be greater than 0.

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    HasNumFeatures
  54. final val outputCol: Param[String]

    Param for output column name.

    Param for output column name.

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    HasOutputCol
  55. 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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    Note

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

  56. 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).

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    @Since( "1.6.0" ) @throws( ... )
  57. final def set(paramPair: ParamPair[_]): FeatureHasher.this.type

    Sets a parameter in the embedded param map.

    Sets a parameter in the embedded param map.

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  58. final def set(param: String, value: Any): FeatureHasher.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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  59. final def set[T](param: Param[T], value: T): FeatureHasher.this.type

    Sets a parameter in the embedded param map.

    Sets a parameter in the embedded param map.

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  60. def setCategoricalCols(value: Array[String]): FeatureHasher.this.type

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    @Since( "2.3.0" )
  61. final def setDefault(paramPairs: ParamPair[_]*): FeatureHasher.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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  62. final def setDefault[T](param: Param[T], value: T): FeatureHasher.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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  63. def setInputCols(value: Array[String]): FeatureHasher.this.type

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  64. def setInputCols(values: String*): FeatureHasher.this.type

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  65. def setNumFeatures(value: Int): FeatureHasher.this.type

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  66. def setOutputCol(value: String): FeatureHasher.this.type

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  67. final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0
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  68. def toString(): String
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    FeatureHasher → Identifiable → AnyRef → Any
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    @Since( "3.0.0" )
  69. def transform(dataset: Dataset[_]): DataFrame

    Transforms the input dataset.

    Transforms the input dataset.

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    FeatureHasher → Transformer
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  70. def transform(dataset: Dataset[_], paramMap: ParamMap): DataFrame

    Transforms the dataset with provided parameter map as additional parameters.

    Transforms the dataset with provided parameter map as additional parameters.

    dataset

    input dataset

    paramMap

    additional parameters, overwrite embedded params

    returns

    transformed dataset

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  71. def transform(dataset: Dataset[_], firstParamPair: ParamPair[_], otherParamPairs: ParamPair[_]*): DataFrame

    Transforms the dataset with optional parameters

    Transforms the dataset with optional parameters

    dataset

    input dataset

    firstParamPair

    the first param pair, overwrite embedded params

    otherParamPairs

    other param pairs, overwrite embedded params

    returns

    transformed dataset

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    @Since( "2.0.0" ) @varargs()
  72. 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.

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  73. 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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  74. 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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  75. final def wait(): Unit
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  76. final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
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  77. final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
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  78. def write: MLWriter

    Returns an MLWriter instance for this ML instance.

    Returns an MLWriter instance for this ML instance.

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    DefaultParamsWritable → MLWritable

Inherited from DefaultParamsWritable

Inherited from MLWritable

Inherited from HasNumFeatures

Inherited from HasOutputCol

Inherited from HasInputCols

Inherited from Transformer

Inherited from PipelineStage

Inherited from Logging

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Inherited from Serializable

Inherited from Serializable

Inherited from Identifiable

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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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