FileSourcedConverter (DiscriminationAwareProcessAnalysis)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CSVLoader
```
public interface FileSourcedConverter
```
Interface to a loader/saver that loads/saves from a file source.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

Mark Hall

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getFileDescription()`	Get a one line description of the type of file
`java.lang.String`	`getFileExtension()`	Get the file extension used for this type of file
`java.io.File`	`retrieveFile()`	Return the current source file/ destination file
`void`	`setFile(java.io.File file)`	Set the file to load from/ to save in

- Method Detail
  - getFileExtension
```
java.lang.String getFileExtension()
```
    Get the file extension used for this type of file
    
    Returns:
    
    the file extension
  - getFileDescription
```
java.lang.String getFileDescription()
```
    Get a one line description of the type of file
    
    Returns:
    
    a description of the file type
  - setFile
```
void setFile(java.io.File file)
      throws java.io.IOException
```
    Set the file to load from/ to save in
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - the file to load from
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if an error occurs
  - retrieveFile
```
java.io.File retrieveFile()
```
    Return the current source file/ destination file
    
    Returns:
    
    a File value