1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/de/lmu/ifi/dbs/elki/datasource/parser/BitVectorLabelParser.java b/src/de/lmu/ifi/dbs/elki/datasource/parser/BitVectorLabelParser.java
index cd206310..c62392b4 100644
--- a/src/de/lmu/ifi/dbs/elki/datasource/parser/BitVectorLabelParser.java
+++ b/src/de/lmu/ifi/dbs/elki/datasource/parser/BitVectorLabelParser.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.datasource.parser;
  This file is part of ELKI:
  Environment for Developing KDD-Applications Supported by Index-Structures
 
- Copyright (C) 2011
+ Copyright (C) 2012
  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  Lehr- und Forschungseinheit für Datenbanksysteme
  ELKI Development Team
@@ -82,15 +82,18 @@ public class BitVectorLabelParser extends AbstractParser implements Parser {
       for(String line; (line = reader.readLine()) != null; lineNumber++) {
         if(!line.startsWith(COMMENT) && line.length() > 0) {
           List<String> entries = tokenize(line);
-          // TODO: use more efficient storage right away?
+          // FIXME: use more efficient storage right away?
           List<Bit> attributes = new ArrayList<Bit>();
-          LabelList ll = new LabelList();
+          LabelList ll = null;
           for(String entry : entries) {
             try {
               Bit attribute = Bit.valueOf(entry);
               attributes.add(attribute);
             }
             catch(NumberFormatException e) {
+              if(ll == null) {
+                ll = new LabelList(1);
+              }
               ll.add(entry);
             }
           }