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 * Copyright (C) 2001-2017 by RapidMiner and the contributors
 * 
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 * 
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 * 
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 * 
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 * If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
*/
package com.rapidminer;

import com.rapidminer.tools.XMLException;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;


/**
 * <p>
 * WARNING: This class is now deprecated. Please use the class {@link Process} instead!.
 * </p>
 * 
 * <p>
 * This class was introduced to avoid confusing handling of operator maps and other stuff when a new
 * experiment is created. It is also necessary for file name resolving and breakpoint handling.
 * </p>
 * 
 * <p>
 * If you want to use RapidMiner from your own application the best way is often to create an
 * experiment from the scratch (by adding the complete operator tree to the experiment root
 * operator) or from a file (for example created with the GUI beforehand) and start it by invoking
 * the {@link #run()} method.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @deprecated Please use the new class {@link Process} instead
 * @author Ingo Mierswa
 */
@Deprecated
public class Experiment extends Process {

	/**
	 * Constructs an experiment consisting only of a SimpleOperatorChain.
	 * 
	 * @deprecated Please use class {@link Process} now
	 */
	@Deprecated
	public Experiment() {
		super();
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new experiment from the given URL. #
	 * 
	 * @deprecated Please use class {@link Process} now
	 */
	@Deprecated
	public Experiment(URL url) throws IOException, XMLException {
		super(url);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new experiment from the given experiment file. This might have been created with
	 * the GUI beforehand.
	 * 
	 * @deprecated Please use class {@link Process} now
	 */
	@Deprecated
	public Experiment(File file) throws IOException, XMLException {
		super(file);
	}

	/**
	 * Reads an experiment configuration from an XML String.
	 * 
	 * @deprecated Please use class {@link Process} now
	 */
	@Deprecated
	public Experiment(String xmlString) throws IOException, XMLException {
		super(xmlString);
	}

	/**
	 * Reads an experiment configuration from the given file.
	 * 
	 * @deprecated Please use class {@link Process} now
	 */
	@Deprecated
	public Experiment(InputStream in) throws IOException, XMLException {
		super(in);
	}
}