org.ceryle.util
Interface Lexicon

All Known Implementing Classes:

LexiconImpl

public interface Lexicon

In interace for access to the WordNet 2.0 lexical reference.

Since:

JDK1.3

Version:

$Id: Lexicon.java,v 3.3 2007-06-15 12:09:55 altheim Exp $

Author:

Murray Altheim

Field Summary

static int	POS_ADJ Indicates a query on adjectives only.
static int	POS_ADV Indicates a query on adverbs only.
static int	POS_ALL Indicates a query on all supported parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective and adverb.
static int	POS_NOUN Indicates a query on nouns only.
static int	POS_VERB Indicates a query on verbs only.

Method Summary

String	getPOSLabel(int pos) Returns a label corresponding to the provided POS int code.
String	lookup(String word, int partOfSpeech) Look up word and return a richtext (HTML) description from WordNet.
Set	synonymsFor(String word, int partOfSpeech) Return a Set containing Strings that are considered synonyms for word.

Field Detail

POS_ALL

static final int POS_ALL

Indicates a query on all supported parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective and adverb.

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POS_NOUN

static final int POS_NOUN

Indicates a query on nouns only.

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POS_VERB

static final int POS_VERB

Indicates a query on verbs only.

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POS_ADJ

static final int POS_ADJ

Indicates a query on adjectives only.

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POS_ADV

static final int POS_ADV

Indicates a query on adverbs only.

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Method Detail

lookup

String lookup(String word,
              int partOfSpeech)

Look up word and return a richtext (HTML) description from WordNet.

Parameters:

word - the word to look up

partOfSpeech - a value that determines which part(s) of speech to query

synonymsFor

Set synonymsFor(String word,
                int partOfSpeech)

Return a Set containing Strings that are considered synonyms for word. Returns an empty Set rather than null.

Parameters:

word - the word to look up

partOfSpeech - a value that determines which part(s) of speech to query

getPOSLabel

String getPOSLabel(int pos)

Returns a label corresponding to the provided POS int code. Returns "word" for POS.ALL.