## Uses of Class
org.apache.sysds.runtime.matrix.data.FrameBlock

- Packages that use FrameBlock
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  org.apache.sysds.api.jmlc |
  org.apache.sysds.api.mlcontext |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.controlprogram.context |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.fed |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.data |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.functions |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.utils |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.io |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.matrix.data |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.decode |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.encode |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.meta |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize |
  org.apache.sysds.runtime.util |
  org.apache.sysds.utils |

- - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.api.jmlc

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.api.jmlc that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`convertToFrame(InputStream input, int rows, int cols)` Converts an input stream of a string frame in textcell format into a frame block.
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`convertToFrame(InputStream input, int rows, int cols, String format)` Converts an input stream of a frame in csv or textcell format into a frame block.
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`convertToFrame(InputStream input, String meta)` Converts an input stream of a string frame in csv or textcell format into a frame block.
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`convertToFrame(String input, int rows, int cols)` Converts an input string representation of a frame in textcell format into a frame block.
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`convertToFrame(String input, String meta)` Converts an input string representation of a frame in csv or textcell format into a frame block.
    `FrameBlock` | ResultVariables.`getFrameBlock(String varname)` Obtain the frame represented by the given output variable.
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`readTransformMetaDataFromFile(String metapath)` Reads transform meta data from an HDFS file path and converts it into an in-memory FrameBlock object.
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`readTransformMetaDataFromFile(String spec, String metapath)` Reads transform meta data from an HDFS file path and converts it into an in-memory FrameBlock object.
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`readTransformMetaDataFromFile(String spec, String metapath, String colDelim)` Reads transform meta data from an HDFS file path and converts it into an in-memory FrameBlock object.
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`readTransformMetaDataFromPath(String metapath)` Reads transform meta data from the class path and converts it into an in-memory FrameBlock object.
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`readTransformMetaDataFromPath(String spec, String metapath)` Reads transform meta data from the class path and converts it into an in-memory FrameBlock object.
    `FrameBlock` | Connection.`readTransformMetaDataFromPath(String spec, String metapath, String colDelim)` Reads transform meta data from the class path and converts it into an in-memory FrameBlock object.

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.api.jmlc with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | PreparedScript.`setFrame(String varname, FrameBlock frame, boolean reuse)` Binds a frame object to a registered input variable.

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.api.mlcontext

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.api.mlcontext that return types with arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | MLContextConversionUtil.`dataFrameToFrameBinaryBlocks(org.apache.spark.sql.Dataset<org.apache.spark.sql.Row> dataFrame, FrameMetadata frameMetadata)` Convert a `DataFrame` to a `JavaPairRDD<Long, FrameBlock>` binary-block frame.
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | MLContextConversionUtil.`frameObjectToBinaryBlocks(FrameObject frameObject, SparkExecutionContext sparkExecutionContext)` Convert a `FrameObject` to a `JavaPairRDD<Long, FrameBlock>`.
    `org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | Frame.`toBinaryBlocks()` Obtain the frame as a `JavaPairRDD<Long, FrameBlock>`

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.api.mlcontext with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FrameObject` | MLContextConversionUtil.`frameBlockToFrameObject(String variableName, FrameBlock frameBlock, FrameMetadata frameMetadata)` Convert a `FrameBlock` to a `FrameObject`.

    Method parameters in org.apache.sysds.api.mlcontext with type arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FrameObject` | MLContextConversionUtil.`binaryBlocksToFrameObject(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> binaryBlocks)` Convert a `JavaPairRDD<Long, FrameBlock>` to a `FrameObject`.
    `static FrameObject` | MLContextConversionUtil.`binaryBlocksToFrameObject(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> binaryBlocks, FrameMetadata frameMetadata)` Convert a `JavaPairRDD<Long, FrameBlock>` to a `FrameObject`.

    Constructor parameters in org.apache.sysds.api.mlcontext with type arguments of type FrameBlock
    Constructor and Description
    `Frame(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> binaryBlocks, FrameMetadata frameMetadata)` Create a Frame, specifying the SystemDS binary-block frame and its metadata.

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.controlprogram.context

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.controlprogram.context that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FrameBlock` | ExecutionContext.`getFrameInput(String varName)` Pins a frame variable into memory and returns the internal frame block.
    `static FrameBlock` | SparkExecutionContext.`toFrameBlock(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> rdd, Types.ValueType[] schema, int rlen, int clen)`
    `static FrameBlock` | SparkExecutionContext.`toFrameBlock(RDDObject rdd, Types.ValueType[] schema, int rlen, int clen)`

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.controlprogram.context that return types with arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `PartitionedBroadcast<FrameBlock>` | SparkExecutionContext.`getBroadcastForFrameVariable(String varname)`
    `org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | SparkExecutionContext.`getFrameBinaryBlockRDDHandleForVariable(String varname)` Spark instructions should call this for all frame inputs except broadcast variables.
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | SparkExecutionContext.`toFrameJavaPairRDD(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext sc, FrameBlock src)`

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.controlprogram.context with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FrameObject` | ExecutionContext.`createFrameObject(FrameBlock fb)`
    `void` | ExecutionContext.`setFrameOutput(String varName, FrameBlock outputData)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | SparkExecutionContext.`toFrameJavaPairRDD(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext sc, FrameBlock src)`

    Method parameters in org.apache.sysds.runtime.controlprogram.context with type arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FrameBlock` | SparkExecutionContext.`toFrameBlock(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> rdd, Types.ValueType[] schema, int rlen, int clen)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.fed

    Constructors in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.fed with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Constructor and Description
    `DecodeMatrix(long input, long outputID, FrameBlock meta, Decoder decoder)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark that return types with arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | ParameterizedBuiltinSPInstruction.RDDTokenizeFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> in)`
    `scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | ParameterizedBuiltinSPInstruction.RDDTransformApplyFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> in)`
    `scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | ParameterizedBuiltinSPInstruction.RDDTransformDecodeFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<MatrixIndexes,MatrixBlock> in)`

    Method parameters in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark with type arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Iterator<scala.Tuple2<Integer,Object>>` | MultiReturnParameterizedBuiltinSPInstruction.TransformEncodeBuildFunction.`call(Iterator<scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>> iter)`
    `Iterator<scala.Tuple2<Integer,FrameBlock.ColumnMetadata>>` | MultiReturnParameterizedBuiltinSPInstruction.TransformEncodeBuild2Function.`call(Iterator<scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>> iter)`
    `scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | ParameterizedBuiltinSPInstruction.RDDTokenizeFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> in)`
    `scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | ParameterizedBuiltinSPInstruction.RDDTransformApplyFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> in)`
    `scala.Tuple2<Long,Long>` | ParameterizedBuiltinSPInstruction.RDDTransformApplyOffsetFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> in)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.data

    Method parameters in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.data with type arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | FrameReblockBuffer.`flushBufferToBinaryBlocks(ArrayList<Pair<Long,FrameBlock>> outList)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.functions

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.functions that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FrameBlock` | CopyFrameBlockFunction.`call(FrameBlock arg0)`

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.functions that return types with arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | CopyFrameBlockPairFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock> arg0)`

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.functions with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FrameBlock` | CopyFrameBlockFunction.`call(FrameBlock arg0)`

    Method parameters in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.functions with type arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Boolean` | IsFrameBlockInRange.`call(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> kv)`
    `Iterator<String>` | ConvertFrameBlockToIJVLines.`call(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> kv)`
    `scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | CopyFrameBlockPairFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock> arg0)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.utils

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.utils that return types with arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `scala.Tuple2<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.LongFrameToLongWritableFrameFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> arg0)`
    `scala.Tuple2<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.LongWritableToSerFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock> arg0)`
    `scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.LongWritableFrameToLongFrameFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock> arg0)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`csvToBinaryBlock(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext sc, org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,org.apache.hadoop.io.Text> input, DataCharacteristics mc, Types.ValueType[] schema, boolean hasHeader, String delim, boolean fill, double fillValue, Set<String> naStrings)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`csvToBinaryBlock(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext sc, org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaRDD<String> input, DataCharacteristics mcOut, Types.ValueType[] schema, boolean hasHeader, String delim, boolean fill, double fillValue, Set<String> naStrings)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`dataFrameToBinaryBlock(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext sc, org.apache.spark.sql.Dataset<org.apache.spark.sql.Row> df, DataCharacteristics mc, boolean containsID)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`dataFrameToBinaryBlock(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext sc, org.apache.spark.sql.Dataset<org.apache.spark.sql.Row> df, DataCharacteristics mc, boolean containsID, Pair<String[],Types.ValueType[]> out)`
    `static List<scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>>` | SparkUtils.`fromIndexedFrameBlock(List<Pair<Long,FrameBlock>> in)`
    `static scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | SparkUtils.`fromIndexedFrameBlock(Pair<Long,FrameBlock> in)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`matrixBlockToBinaryBlock(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext sc, org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<MatrixIndexes,MatrixBlock> input, DataCharacteristics mcIn)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`matrixBlockToBinaryBlockLongIndex(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext sc, org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<MatrixIndexes,MatrixBlock> input, DataCharacteristics dcIn)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDAggregateUtils.`mergeByKey(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> in)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`textCellToBinaryBlock(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext sc, org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,org.apache.hadoop.io.Text> in, DataCharacteristics mcOut, Types.ValueType[] schema)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`textCellToBinaryBlockLongIndex(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext sc, org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,org.apache.hadoop.io.Text> input, DataCharacteristics mc, Types.ValueType[] schema)`
    `static Pair<Long,FrameBlock>` | SparkUtils.`toIndexedFrameBlock(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> in)`

    Method parameters in org.apache.sysds.runtime.instructions.spark.utils with type arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaRDD<String>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`binaryBlockToCsv(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> in, DataCharacteristics mcIn, FileFormatPropertiesCSV props, boolean strict)`
    `static org.apache.spark.sql.Dataset<org.apache.spark.sql.Row>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`binaryBlockToDataFrame(org.apache.spark.sql.SparkSession sparkSession, org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> in, DataCharacteristics mc, Types.ValueType[] schema)`
    `static org.apache.spark.sql.Dataset<org.apache.spark.sql.Row>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`binaryBlockToDataFrame(org.apache.spark.sql.SQLContext sqlContext, org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> in, DataCharacteristics mc, Types.ValueType[] schema)` Deprecated.
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<MatrixIndexes,MatrixBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`binaryBlockToMatrixBlock(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> input, DataCharacteristics mcIn, DataCharacteristics mcOut)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaRDD<String>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.`binaryBlockToTextCell(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> input, DataCharacteristics mcIn)`
    `scala.Tuple2<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.LongFrameToLongWritableFrameFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> arg0)`
    `scala.Tuple2<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.LongWritableToSerFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock> arg0)`
    `scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDConverterUtils.LongWritableFrameToLongFrameFunction.`call(scala.Tuple2<org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable,FrameBlock> arg0)`
    `static List<scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>>` | SparkUtils.`fromIndexedFrameBlock(List<Pair<Long,FrameBlock>> in)`
    `static scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock>` | SparkUtils.`fromIndexedFrameBlock(Pair<Long,FrameBlock> in)`
    `static org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock>` | FrameRDDAggregateUtils.`mergeByKey(org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaPairRDD<Long,FrameBlock> in)`
    `static Pair<Long,FrameBlock>` | SparkUtils.`toIndexedFrameBlock(scala.Tuple2<Long,FrameBlock> in)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.io

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.io that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FrameBlock[]` | FrameWriter.`createFrameBlocksForReuse(Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen)`
    `static FrameBlock` | FrameWriter.`getFrameBlockForReuse(FrameBlock[] blocks)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReaderBinaryBlock.`readFirstBlock(String fname)` Specific functionality of FrameReaderBinaryBlock, mostly used for testing.
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReader.`readFrameFromHDFS(String fname, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReader.`readFrameFromHDFS(String fname, Types.ValueType[] schema, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReaderJSONL.`readFrameFromHDFS(String fname, Types.ValueType[] schema, Map<String,Integer> schemaMap, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReaderProto.`readFrameFromHDFS(String fname, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen, long clen)`
    `abstract FrameBlock` | FrameReader.`readFrameFromHDFS(String fname, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReaderTextCell.`readFrameFromHDFS(String fname, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReaderTextCSV.`readFrameFromHDFS(String fname, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReaderBinaryBlock.`readFrameFromHDFS(String fname, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReader.`readFrameFromInputStream(InputStream is, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReader.`readFrameFromInputStream(InputStream is, Types.ValueType[] schema, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReaderProto.`readFrameFromInputStream(InputStream is, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen, long clen)`
    `abstract FrameBlock` | FrameReader.`readFrameFromInputStream(InputStream is, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReaderTextCell.`readFrameFromInputStream(InputStream is, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReaderTextCSV.`readFrameFromInputStream(InputStream is, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen, long clen)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameReaderBinaryBlock.`readFrameFromInputStream(InputStream is, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] names, long rlen, long clen)`

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.io with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FrameBlock` | FrameWriter.`getFrameBlockForReuse(FrameBlock[] blocks)`
    `void` | FrameWriterTextCell.`writeFrameToHDFS(FrameBlock src, String fname, long rlen, long clen)`
    `void` | FrameWriterProto.`writeFrameToHDFS(FrameBlock src, String fname, long rlen, long clen)`
    `abstract void` | FrameWriter.`writeFrameToHDFS(FrameBlock src, String fname, long rlen, long clen)`
    `void` | FrameWriterTextCSV.`writeFrameToHDFS(FrameBlock src, String fname, long rlen, long clen)`
    `void` | FrameWriterBinaryBlock.`writeFrameToHDFS(FrameBlock src, String fname, long rlen, long clen)`
    `void` | FrameWriterJSONL.`writeFrameToHDFS(FrameBlock src, String fname, Map<String,Integer> schemaMap, long rlen, long clen)`

    Constructors in org.apache.sysds.runtime.io with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Constructor and Description
    `ReadTask(org.apache.hadoop.mapred.InputSplit split, org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TextInputFormat informat, org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JobConf job, FrameBlock dest)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.matrix.data

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.matrix.data that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`append(FrameBlock that, FrameBlock ret, boolean cbind)` Appends the given argument frameblock 'that' to this frameblock by creating a deep copy to prevent side effects.
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`binaryOperations(BinaryOperator bop, FrameBlock that, FrameBlock out)` This method performs the value comparison on two frames if the values in both frames are equal, not equal, less than, greater than, less than/greater than and equal to the output frame will store boolean value for each each comparison
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`detectSchemaFromRow(double sampleFraction)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`dropInvalidType(FrameBlock schema)` Drop the cell value which does not confirms to the data type of its column
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`getColumnNamesAsFrame()`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`getSchemaTypeOf()`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`invalidByLength(MatrixBlock feaLen)` This method validates the frame data against an attribute length constrain if data value in any cell is greater than the specified threshold of that attribute the output frame will store a null on that cell position, thus removing the length-violating values.
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`leftIndexingOperations(FrameBlock rhsFrame, IndexRange ixrange, FrameBlock ret)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`leftIndexingOperations(FrameBlock rhsFrame, int rl, int ru, int cl, int cu, FrameBlock ret)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`map(FrameBlock.FrameMapFunction lambdaExpr)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`map(String lambdaExpr)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`mapDist(FrameBlock.FrameMapFunction lambdaExpr)`
    `static FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`mergeSchema(FrameBlock temp1, FrameBlock temp2)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`slice(IndexRange ixrange, FrameBlock ret)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`slice(int rl, int ru, int cl, int cu, CacheBlock retCache)` Right indexing operations to slice a subframe out of this frame block.
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`zeroOutOperations(FrameBlock result, IndexRange range, boolean complementary, int iRowStartSrc, int iRowStartDest, int blen, int iMaxRowsToCopy)` This function ZERO OUT the data in the slicing window applicable for this block.

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.matrix.data that return types with arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static ArrayList<Pair<Long,FrameBlock>>` | OperationsOnMatrixValues.`performSlice(Pair<Long,FrameBlock> in, IndexRange ixrange, int blen)` This function will get slice of the input frame block overlapping in overall slice(Range), slice has requested for.

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.matrix.data with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`append(FrameBlock that, FrameBlock ret, boolean cbind)` Appends the given argument frameblock 'that' to this frameblock by creating a deep copy to prevent side effects.
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`binaryOperations(BinaryOperator bop, FrameBlock that, FrameBlock out)` This method performs the value comparison on two frames if the values in both frames are equal, not equal, less than, greater than, less than/greater than and equal to the output frame will store boolean value for each each comparison
    `void` | FrameBlock.`copy(FrameBlock src)`
    `void` | FrameBlock.`copy(int rl, int ru, int cl, int cu, FrameBlock src)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`dropInvalidType(FrameBlock schema)` Drop the cell value which does not confirms to the data type of its column
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`leftIndexingOperations(FrameBlock rhsFrame, IndexRange ixrange, FrameBlock ret)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`leftIndexingOperations(FrameBlock rhsFrame, int rl, int ru, int cl, int cu, FrameBlock ret)`
    `void` | FrameBlock.`merge(FrameBlock that)`
    `static FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`mergeSchema(FrameBlock temp1, FrameBlock temp2)`
    `static ArrayList` | OperationsOnMatrixValues.`performSlice(IndexRange ixrange, int blen, int iix, int jix, FrameBlock in)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`slice(IndexRange ixrange, FrameBlock ret)`
    `FrameBlock` | FrameBlock.`zeroOutOperations(FrameBlock result, IndexRange range, boolean complementary, int iRowStartSrc, int iRowStartDest, int blen, int iMaxRowsToCopy)` This function ZERO OUT the data in the slicing window applicable for this block.

    Method parameters in org.apache.sysds.runtime.matrix.data with type arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static void` | OperationsOnMatrixValues.`performShift(Pair<Long,FrameBlock> in, IndexRange ixrange, int blenLeft, long rlen, long clen, ArrayList<Pair<Long,FrameBlock>> outlist)`
    `static void` | OperationsOnMatrixValues.`performShift(Pair<Long,FrameBlock> in, IndexRange ixrange, int blenLeft, long rlen, long clen, ArrayList<Pair<Long,FrameBlock>> outlist)`
    `static ArrayList<Pair<Long,FrameBlock>>` | OperationsOnMatrixValues.`performSlice(Pair<Long,FrameBlock> in, IndexRange ixrange, int blen)` This function will get slice of the input frame block overlapping in overall slice(Range), slice has requested for.
    `void` | FrameBlock.`slice(ArrayList<Pair<Long,FrameBlock>> outlist, IndexRange range, int rowCut)`

    Constructors in org.apache.sysds.runtime.matrix.data with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Constructor and Description
    `FrameBlock(FrameBlock that)` Copy constructor for frame blocks, which uses a shallow copy for the schema (column types and names) but a deep copy for meta data and actual column data.

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.decode

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.decode that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract FrameBlock` | Decoder.`decode(MatrixBlock in, FrameBlock out)` Block decode API converting a matrix block into a frame block.
    `FrameBlock` | DecoderComposite.`decode(MatrixBlock in, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | DecoderPassThrough.`decode(MatrixBlock in, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | DecoderDummycode.`decode(MatrixBlock in, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | DecoderRecode.`decode(MatrixBlock in, FrameBlock out)`

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.decode with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Decoder` | DecoderFactory.`createDecoder(String spec, String[] colnames, Types.ValueType[] schema, FrameBlock meta)`
    `static Decoder` | DecoderFactory.`createDecoder(String spec, String[] colnames, Types.ValueType[] schema, FrameBlock meta, int clen)`
    `static Decoder` | DecoderFactory.`createDecoder(String spec, String[] colnames, Types.ValueType[] schema, FrameBlock meta, int minCol, int maxCol)`
    `static Decoder` | DecoderFactory.`createDecoder(String spec, String[] colnames, Types.ValueType[] schema, FrameBlock meta, int clen, int minCol, int maxCol)`
    `abstract FrameBlock` | Decoder.`decode(MatrixBlock in, FrameBlock out)` Block decode API converting a matrix block into a frame block.
    `FrameBlock` | DecoderComposite.`decode(MatrixBlock in, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | DecoderPassThrough.`decode(MatrixBlock in, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | DecoderDummycode.`decode(MatrixBlock in, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | DecoderRecode.`decode(MatrixBlock in, FrameBlock out)`
    `abstract void` | Decoder.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | DecoderComposite.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | DecoderPassThrough.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | DecoderDummycode.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | DecoderRecode.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.encode

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.encode that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderPassThrough.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderComposite.`getMetaData(FrameBlock out)`
    `abstract FrameBlock` | LegacyEncoder.`getMetaData(FrameBlock out)` Construct a frame block out of the transform meta data.
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderDummycode.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `FrameBlock` | EncoderMVImpute.`getMetaData(FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | EncoderOmit.`getMetaData(FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | Encoder.`getMetaData(FrameBlock out)` Construct a frame block out of the transform meta data.
    `FrameBlock` | MultiColumnEncoder.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderRecode.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderFeatureHash.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderBin.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.encode with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `MatrixBlock` | MultiColumnEncoder.`apply(FrameBlock in)`
    `MatrixBlock` | MultiColumnEncoder.`apply(FrameBlock in, int k)`
    `abstract MatrixBlock` | LegacyEncoder.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out)` Encode input data blockwise according to existing transform meta data (transform apply).
    `MatrixBlock` | EncoderMVImpute.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out)`
    `MatrixBlock` | EncoderOmit.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderPassThrough.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderComposite.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderDummycode.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol)`
    `MatrixBlock` | Encoder.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol)` Apply the generated metadata to the FrameBlock and saved the result in out.
    `MatrixBlock` | MultiColumnEncoder.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderRecode.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderFeatureHash.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderBin.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol)`
    `MatrixBlock` | MultiColumnEncoder.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol, int k)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderPassThrough.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol, int rowStart, int blk)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderComposite.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol, int rowStart, int blk)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderDummycode.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol, int rowStart, int blk)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderRecode.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol, int rowStart, int blk)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderFeatureHash.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol, int rowStart, int blk)`
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoderBin.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol, int rowStart, int blk)`
    `abstract MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoder.`apply(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out, int outputCol, int rowStart, int blk)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderPassThrough.`build(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderComposite.`build(FrameBlock in)`
    `abstract void` | LegacyEncoder.`build(FrameBlock in)` Build the transform meta data for the given block input.
    `void` | ColumnEncoderDummycode.`build(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | EncoderMVImpute.`build(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | EncoderOmit.`build(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | Encoder.`build(FrameBlock in)` Build the transform meta data for the given block input.
    `void` | MultiColumnEncoder.`build(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderRecode.`build(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderFeatureHash.`build(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderBin.`build(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | MultiColumnEncoder.`build(FrameBlock in, int k)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderComposite.`buildPartial(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | LegacyEncoder.`buildPartial(FrameBlock in)` Partial build of internal data structures (e.g., in distributed spark operations).
    `void` | Encoder.`buildPartial(FrameBlock in)` Partial build of internal data structures (e.g., in distributed spark operations).
    `void` | MultiColumnEncoder.`buildPartial(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderRecode.`buildPartial(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderBin.`buildPartial(FrameBlock in)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoder.`buildPartial(FrameBlock in)` Partial build of internal data structures (e.g., in distributed spark operations).
    `static MultiColumnEncoder` | EncoderFactory.`createEncoder(String spec, String[] colnames, int clen, FrameBlock meta)`
    `static MultiColumnEncoder` | EncoderFactory.`createEncoder(String spec, String[] colnames, int clen, FrameBlock meta, int minCol, int maxCol)`
    `static MultiColumnEncoder` | EncoderFactory.`createEncoder(String spec, String[] colnames, Types.ValueType[] schema, FrameBlock meta)`
    `static MultiColumnEncoder` | EncoderFactory.`createEncoder(String spec, String[] colnames, Types.ValueType[] schema, FrameBlock meta, int minCol, int maxCol)`
    `static MultiColumnEncoder` | EncoderFactory.`createEncoder(String spec, String[] colnames, Types.ValueType[] schema, int clen, FrameBlock meta)`
    `MatrixBlock` | MultiColumnEncoder.`encode(FrameBlock in)`
    `MatrixBlock` | MultiColumnEncoder.`encode(FrameBlock in, int k)`
    `abstract MatrixBlock` | LegacyEncoder.`encode(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out)` Block encode: build and apply (transform encode).
    `MatrixBlock` | EncoderMVImpute.`encode(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out)`
    `MatrixBlock` | EncoderOmit.`encode(FrameBlock in, MatrixBlock out)`
    `MatrixBlock` | MultiColumnEncoder.`getColMapping(FrameBlock meta)` Obtain the column mapping of encoded frames based on the passed meta data frame.
    `MatrixBlock` | ColumnEncoder.`getColMapping(FrameBlock meta)` Obtain the column mapping of encoded frames based on the passed meta data frame.
    `MatrixBlock` | LegacyEncoder.`getColMapping(FrameBlock meta, MatrixBlock out)` Obtain the column mapping of encoded frames based on the passed meta data frame.
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderPassThrough.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderComposite.`getMetaData(FrameBlock out)`
    `abstract FrameBlock` | LegacyEncoder.`getMetaData(FrameBlock out)` Construct a frame block out of the transform meta data.
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderDummycode.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `FrameBlock` | EncoderMVImpute.`getMetaData(FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | EncoderOmit.`getMetaData(FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | Encoder.`getMetaData(FrameBlock out)` Construct a frame block out of the transform meta data.
    `FrameBlock` | MultiColumnEncoder.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderRecode.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderFeatureHash.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `FrameBlock` | ColumnEncoderBin.`getMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `List<Callable<Object>>` | ColumnEncoderPassThrough.`getPartialBuildTasks(FrameBlock in, int blockSize)`
    `List<Callable<Object>>` | ColumnEncoderComposite.`getPartialBuildTasks(FrameBlock in, int blockSize)`
    `List<Callable<Object>>` | ColumnEncoderDummycode.`getPartialBuildTasks(FrameBlock in, int blockSize)`
    `List<Callable<Object>>` | ColumnEncoderRecode.`getPartialBuildTasks(FrameBlock in, int blockSize)`
    `List<Callable<Object>>` | ColumnEncoderFeatureHash.`getPartialBuildTasks(FrameBlock in, int blockSize)`
    `List<Callable<Object>>` | ColumnEncoderBin.`getPartialBuildTasks(FrameBlock in, int blockSize)`
    `abstract List<Callable<Object>>` | ColumnEncoder.`getPartialBuildTasks(FrameBlock in, int blockSize)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderPassThrough.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderComposite.`initMetaData(FrameBlock out)`
    `abstract void` | LegacyEncoder.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)` Sets up the required meta data for a subsequent call to apply.
    `void` | ColumnEncoderDummycode.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | EncoderMVImpute.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | EncoderOmit.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | Encoder.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)` Sets up the required meta data for a subsequent call to apply.
    `void` | MultiColumnEncoder.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderRecode.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)` Construct the recodemaps from the given input frame for all columns registered for recode.
    `void` | ColumnEncoderFeatureHash.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | ColumnEncoderBin.`initMetaData(FrameBlock meta)`
    `void` | MultiColumnEncoder.`legacyBuild(FrameBlock in)`

    Constructors in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.encode with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Constructor and Description
    `ColumnEncoderComposite(List<ColumnEncoder> columnEncoders, FrameBlock meta)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.meta

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.meta that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FrameBlock` | TfMetaUtils.`readTransformMetaDataFromFile(String spec, String metapath, String colDelim)` Reads transform meta data from an HDFS file path and converts it into an in-memory FrameBlock object.
    `static FrameBlock` | TfMetaUtils.`readTransformMetaDataFromPath(String spec, String metapath, String colDelim)` Reads transform meta data from the class path and converts it into an in-memory FrameBlock object.

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FrameBlock` | Tokenizer.`tokenize(FrameBlock in, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | TokenizerPostPosition.`tokenizePost(List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens> tl, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | TokenizerPostCount.`tokenizePost(List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens> tl, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | TokenizerPost.`tokenizePost(List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens> tl, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | TokenizerPostHash.`tokenizePost(List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens> tl, FrameBlock out)`

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | TokenizerPostPosition.`appendTokensLong(List<Object> keys, List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.Token> tokenList, FrameBlock out)`
    `void` | TokenizerPostPosition.`appendTokensWide(List<Object> keys, List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.Token> tokenList, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | Tokenizer.`tokenize(FrameBlock in, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | TokenizerPostPosition.`tokenizePost(List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens> tl, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | TokenizerPostCount.`tokenizePost(List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens> tl, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | TokenizerPost.`tokenizePost(List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens> tl, FrameBlock out)`
    `FrameBlock` | TokenizerPostHash.`tokenizePost(List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens> tl, FrameBlock out)`
    `List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens>` | TokenizerPre.`tokenizePre(FrameBlock in)`
    `List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens>` | TokenizerPreNgram.`tokenizePre(FrameBlock in)`
    `List<org.apache.sysds.runtime.transform.tokenize.Tokenizer.DocumentToTokens>` | TokenizerPreWhitespaceSplit.`tokenizePre(FrameBlock in)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.runtime.util

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.util that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FrameBlock` | DataConverter.`convertToFrameBlock(MatrixBlock mb)` Converts a matrix block into a frame block of value type double.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataConverter.`convertToFrameBlock(MatrixBlock mb, Types.ValueType vt)` Converts a matrix block into a frame block of a given value type.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataConverter.`convertToFrameBlock(MatrixBlock mb, Types.ValueType[] schema)`
    `static FrameBlock` | DataConverter.`convertToFrameBlock(String[][] data)` Converts a two dimensions string array into a frame block of value type string.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataConverter.`convertToFrameBlock(String[][] data, Types.ValueType[] schema)`
    `static FrameBlock` | DataConverter.`convertToFrameBlock(String[][] data, Types.ValueType[] schema, String[] colnames)`
    `static FrameBlock` | EMAUtils.`exponentialMovingAverageImputation(FrameBlock block, int search_iterations, String mode, int freq, Double alpha, Double beta, Double gamma)`
    `static FrameBlock` | UtilFunctions.`generateRandomFrameBlock(int rows, int cols, Types.ValueType[] schema, Random random)` Generates a random FrameBlock with given parameters.
    `static FrameBlock` | LocalFileUtils.`readFrameBlockFromLocal(String fname)` Reads a frame block from local file system.
    `static FrameBlock` | LocalFileUtils.`readFrameBlockFromStream(InputStream is)` Reads a frame block from an input stream, using a fused buffered reader with special support for matrix blocks.
    `static FrameBlock` | DMVUtils.`syntacticalPatternDiscovery(FrameBlock frame, double threshold, String disguised_value)`

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.runtime.util with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static MatrixBlock` | DataConverter.`convertToMatrixBlock(FrameBlock frame)` Converts a frame block with arbitrary schema into a matrix block.
    `static String[][]` | DataConverter.`convertToStringFrame(FrameBlock frame)` Converts a frame block with arbitrary schema into a two dimensional string array.
    `static FrameBlock` | EMAUtils.`exponentialMovingAverageImputation(FrameBlock block, int search_iterations, String mode, int freq, Double alpha, Double beta, Double gamma)`
    `static FrameBlock` | DMVUtils.`syntacticalPatternDiscovery(FrameBlock frame, double threshold, String disguised_value)`
    `static String` | DataConverter.`toString(FrameBlock fb)`
    `static String` | DataConverter.`toString(FrameBlock fb, boolean sparse, String separator, String lineseparator, int rowsToPrint, int colsToPrint, int decimal)`
    `static void` | LocalFileUtils.`writeFrameBlockToLocal(String fname, FrameBlock fb)` Writes a frame block to local file system.

    Method parameters in org.apache.sysds.runtime.util with type arguments of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static IndexRange` | UtilFunctions.`getSelectedRangeForZeroOut(Pair<Long,FrameBlock> in, int blen, IndexRange indexRange, long lSrcRowIndex, long lDestRowIndex)`

  - ### Uses of FrameBlock in org.apache.sysds.utils

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.utils that return FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`dataCorruption(FrameBlock input, double pTypo, double pMiss, double pDrop, double pOut, double pSwap)` This function returns a new frame block with error introduced in the data: Typos in string values, null values, outliers in numeric data and swapped elements.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`miss(FrameBlock frame, double pMiss, double pDrop)` This function modifies the given, preprocessed frame block to add missing values to some of the rows, marking them with the label missing.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`outlier(FrameBlock frame, List<Integer> numerics, double pOut, double pPos, int times)` This function modifies the given, preprocessed frame block to add outliers to some of the numeric data of the frame, adding or several times the standard deviation, and marking them with the label outlier.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`preprocessing(FrameBlock frame, List<Integer> numerics, List<Integer> strings, List<Integer> swappable)` This function returns a new frame block with a labels column added, and build the lists with column index of the different types of data.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`swap(FrameBlock frame, List<Integer> swappable, double pSwap)` This function modifies the given, preprocessed frame block to add swapped fields of the same ValueType that are consecutive, marking them with the label swap.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`typos(FrameBlock frame, List<Integer> strings, double pTypo)` This function modifies the given, preprocessed frame block to add typos to the string values, marking them with the label typos.

    Methods in org.apache.sysds.utils with parameters of type FrameBlock
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`dataCorruption(FrameBlock input, double pTypo, double pMiss, double pDrop, double pOut, double pSwap)` This function returns a new frame block with error introduced in the data: Typos in string values, null values, outliers in numeric data and swapped elements.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`miss(FrameBlock frame, double pMiss, double pDrop)` This function modifies the given, preprocessed frame block to add missing values to some of the rows, marking them with the label missing.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`outlier(FrameBlock frame, List<Integer> numerics, double pOut, double pPos, int times)` This function modifies the given, preprocessed frame block to add outliers to some of the numeric data of the frame, adding or several times the standard deviation, and marking them with the label outlier.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`preprocessing(FrameBlock frame, List<Integer> numerics, List<Integer> strings, List<Integer> swappable)` This function returns a new frame block with a labels column added, and build the lists with column index of the different types of data.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`swap(FrameBlock frame, List<Integer> swappable, double pSwap)` This function modifies the given, preprocessed frame block to add swapped fields of the same ValueType that are consecutive, marking them with the label swap.
    `static FrameBlock` | DataAugmentation.`typos(FrameBlock frame, List<Integer> strings, double pTypo)` This function modifies the given, preprocessed frame block to add typos to the string values, marking them with the label typos.

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