net.sf.extjwnl.dictionary

Interface MorphologicalProcessor

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultMorphologicalProcessor

public interface MorphologicalProcessor

A MorphologicalProcessor tries to turn the inflected form of a word or phrase into the form that can be found in WordNet. For example, if one calls lookupBaseForm(POS.VERB, "running"), the index word for "run" should be returned.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	lookupAllBaseForms(POS pos, java.lang.String derivation) Return all the base forms of derivation.
IndexWord	lookupBaseForm(POS pos, java.lang.String derivation) Try to turn derivation into a word that is found in the index file for pos.

Method Detail

lookupBaseForm

IndexWord lookupBaseForm(POS pos,
                         java.lang.String derivation)
                  throws JWNLException

Try to turn derivation into a word that is found in the index file for pos. If there is more than one possible base form, then the first call to this method should return the first base form found. The return value for subsequent calls is undefined (it could be the same base form, or the next base form - it is up to the implementer to decide, but the decision should be noted.

Parameters:

pos - part of speech

derivation - derivation

Returns:

index word of the base form of the derivation

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException

lookupAllBaseForms

java.util.List<java.lang.String> lookupAllBaseForms(POS pos,
                                                    java.lang.String derivation)
                                             throws JWNLException

Return all the base forms of derivation.

Parameters:

pos - part of speech

derivation - derivation

Returns:

all the base forms of derivation

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException