dotnet / dotnet/machinelearning
Consider making DataView and IEstimator Preview methods return DataTable
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Description
Visual Studio has the ability to visualize a data set if the object is a `System.Data.DataTable`.
We currently have some debugger extension methods:
https://github.com/dotnet/machinelearning/blob/b861b5d64841cbe0f2c866ee7586872aac450a51/src/Microsoft.ML.Data/DebuggerExtensions.cs#L15-L62
We should consider making these return `DataTable`, so VS can visualize them. Or potentially we could add ancillary methods that return `DataTable`, and keep the current methods returning `DataDebuggerPreview`, if we think the current experience has value over the visualization in VS.
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