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\name{lgb.Dataset}
\alias{lgb.Dataset}
\title{Contruct lgb.Dataset object}
\usage{
lgb.Dataset(data, params = list(), reference = NULL, colnames = NULL,
  categorical_feature = NULL, free_raw_data = TRUE, info = list(), ...)
}
\arguments{
\item{data}{a \code{matrix} object, a \code{dgCMatrix} object or a character representing a filename}

\item{params}{a list of parameters}

\item{reference}{reference dataset}

\item{colnames}{names of columns}

\item{categorical_feature}{categorical features}

\item{free_raw_data}{TRUE for need to free raw data after construct}

\item{info}{a list of information of the lgb.Dataset object}

\item{...}{other information to pass to \code{info} or parameters pass to \code{params}}
}
\value{
constructed dataset
}
\description{
Contruct lgb.Dataset object from dense matrix, sparse matrix
or local file (that was created previously by saving an \code{lgb.Dataset}).
}
\examples{
\dontrun{
  data(agaricus.train, package='lightgbm')
  train <- agaricus.train
  dtrain <- lgb.Dataset(train$data, label=train$label)
  lgb.Dataset.save(dtrain, 'lgb.Dataset.data')
  dtrain <- lgb.Dataset('lgb.Dataset.data')
  lgb.Dataset.construct(dtrain)
}
}

