opennlp.tools.parser.lang.en
Class HeadRules

java.lang.Object
  extended by opennlp.tools.parser.lang.en.HeadRules
All Implemented Interfaces:
GapLabeler, HeadRules

public class HeadRules
extends Object
implements HeadRules, GapLabeler

Class for storing the English head rules associated with parsing.


Constructor Summary
HeadRules(Reader rulesReader)
          Creates a new set of head rules based on the specified reader.
HeadRules(String ruleFile)
          Deprecated. 
 
Method Summary
 boolean equals(Object obj)
           
 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.
 void labelGaps(Stack<Constituent> stack)
          Labels the constituents found in the stack with gap labels if appropriate.
 void serialize(Writer writer)
          Writes the head rules to the writer in a format suitable for loading the head rules again with the constructor.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

HeadRules

@Deprecated
public HeadRules(String ruleFile)
          throws IOException
Deprecated. 

Creates a new set of head rules based on the specified head rules file.

Parameters:
ruleFile - the head rules file.
Throws:
IOException - if the head rules file can not be read.

HeadRules

public HeadRules(Reader rulesReader)
          throws IOException
Creates a new set of head rules based on the specified reader.

Parameters:
rulesReader - the head rules reader.
Throws:
IOException - if the head rules reader can not be read.
Method Detail

getPunctuationTags

public Set<String> getPunctuationTags()
Description copied from interface: HeadRules
Returns the set of punctuation tags. Attachment decisions for these tags will not be modeled.

Specified by:
getPunctuationTags in interface HeadRules
Returns:
the set of punctuation tags.

getHead

public Parse getHead(Parse[] constituents,
                     String type)
Description copied from interface: HeadRules
Returns the head constituent for the specified constituents of the specified type.

Specified by:
getHead in interface HeadRules
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.

labelGaps

public void labelGaps(Stack<Constituent> stack)
Description copied from interface: GapLabeler
Labels the constituents found in the stack with gap labels if appropriate.

Specified by:
labelGaps in interface GapLabeler
Parameters:
stack - The stack of un-completed constituents.

serialize

public void serialize(Writer writer)
               throws IOException
Writes the head rules to the writer in a format suitable for loading the head rules again with the constructor. The encoding must be taken into account while working with the writer and reader.

After the entries have been written, the writer is flushed. The writer remains open after this method returns.

Parameters:
writer -
Throws:
IOException

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)
Overrides:
equals in class Object


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