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SMILE supports two types of network I/O: string-based and file-based.

The native format for SMILE networks is XDSL. This format is XML-based, and its definition schema is available on the BayesFusion documentation website (http://support.bayesfusion.com/docs/). When a network is saved in this format, the .xdsl file extension must be used. XDSL is the only format supported by string-based I/O methods. File-based methods support additional formats; however, depending on the level of feature compatibility between SMILE and third-party software, some information may be lost during conversion.

If an error occurs during an I/O operation (such as when a non-existent file is specified), an exception will be thrown.

The following methods of the Network class are used for input and output:

Python

read_file(xdsl_file: str) -> None

write_file(xdsl_file: str) -> None

read_string(xdsl_string: str) -> None

write_string() -> str

Java

void readFile(String fileName)

void writeFile(String fileName)

void readString(String xdslString)

String writeString()

C#

void ReadFile(string fileName)

void WriteFile(string fileName)

void ReadString(sting xdslString)

string WriteString()

R

readFile(fileName)

writeFile(fileName)

readString(xdslString)

xdslstring <- writeString()