# tClassify

Availability-note[Deprecated](https://help.talend.com/r/en-US/Cloud/labels-on-talend-help-center/availability-deprecated)

This content is deprecated.

Information noteImportant: This component is deprecated since the 6.2 General Availability release and removed from Talend Studio 8.0 R2024-05 onwards. Talend recommends to use the tPredict component.

Predicts which class an element belongs to, based on the classifier model generated by a model training component.

tClassify uses a given classifier model to analyze datasets incoming from its preceding component in order to classify the elements in the datasets.

In local mode, Apache Spark 3.0.x and later versions are supported.

This component is not shipped with your Talend Studio by default. You need to install it using the Feature Manager. For more information, see [Installing features using the Feature Manager](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/install-features-to-talend-studio).

### In this section

* [tClassify properties for Apache Spark Batch](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/machine-learning/tclassify-properties-for-apache-spark-batch)
* [tClassify properties for Apache Spark Streaming (deprecated)](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/machine-learning/tclassify-properties-for-apache-spark-streaming)