opennlp.tools.parser
Interface HeadRules

All Known Implementing Classes:

HeadRules

public interface HeadRules

Interface for encoding the head rules associated with parsing.

Author:

Tom Morton

Method Summary

Parse	getHead(Parse[] constituents, String type) Returns the head constituent for the specified constituents of the specified type.
Set<String>	getPunctuationTags() Returns the set of punctuation tags.

Method Detail

getHead

Parse getHead(Parse[] constituents,
              String type)

Returns the head constituent for the specified constituents of the specified type.

Parameters:

constituents - The constituents which make up a constituent of the specified type.

type - The type of a constituent which is made up of the specified constituents.

Returns:

The constituent which is the head.

getPunctuationTags

Set<String> getPunctuationTags()

Returns the set of punctuation tags. Attachment decisions for these tags will not be modeled.

Returns:

the set of punctuation tags.