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\name{lgb.Dataset}
\alias{lgb.Dataset}
\title{Construct \code{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 \code{lgb.Dataset} object}

\item{...}{other information to pass to \code{info} or parameters pass to \code{params}}
}
\value{
constructed dataset
}
\description{
Construct \code{lgb.Dataset} object from dense matrix, sparse matrix
             or local file (that was created previously by saving an \code{lgb.Dataset}).
}
\examples{
library(lightgbm)
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)

}
