edu.iastate.jtm
Class PluralDetector

java.lang.Object
  edu.iastate.jtm.PluralDetector

public class PluralDetector
extends java.lang.Object

Lookup a noun's singular form against a dictionary.

Author:

dingjing

Constructor Summary

PluralDetector()

PluralDetector(java.io.File dicFile)
Creates a new instance of PluralDetector.

PluralDetector(java.net.URL dicUrl)

Method Summary

void	loadDictionary(java.io.File dicFile, boolean keyFirst)
void	loadDictionary(java.net.URL dicUrl, boolean keyFirst)
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) For test.
void	setCheckAbb(boolean c)
void	singlize(java.nio.CharBuffer plural)
java.lang.String	singlize(java.lang.String plural) Return singular form of a plural.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PluralDetector

public PluralDetector(java.io.File dicFile)
               throws java.io.IOException

Creates a new instance of PluralDetector. Load the dictionary only once.

Parameters:

dicFile - plural dictionary file.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

PluralDetector

public PluralDetector(java.net.URL dicUrl)
               throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

PluralDetector

public PluralDetector()

Method Detail

setCheckAbb

public void setCheckAbb(boolean c)

loadDictionary

public void loadDictionary(java.io.File dicFile,
                           boolean keyFirst)
                    throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

loadDictionary

public void loadDictionary(java.net.URL dicUrl,
                           boolean keyFirst)
                    throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

singlize

public java.lang.String singlize(java.lang.String plural)

Return singular form of a plural. If the word is not a plural noun, return the original word.

Parameters:

plural - the plural word.

Returns:

singular form of the word.

singlize

public void singlize(java.nio.CharBuffer plural)

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

For test.

Parameters:

args - the command line arguments