private List<Double> exampleFromString(String line, Char separator) {
// assumes all values for inout and target are doubles
List<Double> rexample = new List<Double>();
List<String> attributeValues = new List<string>( line.Split(separator));
foreach (String valString in attributeValues) {
rexample.Add(Double.Parse(valString));
}
return rexample;
}