net.sf.extjwnl.data

Class PointerTarget

java.lang.Object

net.sf.extjwnl.data.PointerTarget

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Owned

Direct Known Subclasses:

Synset, Word

public abstract class PointerTarget
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, Owned

A PointerTarget is the source or target of a Pointer. The target of a semantic PointerTarget is a Synset; the target of a lexical PointerTarget is a Word.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Dictionary	dictionary

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	PointerTarget(Dictionary dictionary)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Dictionary	getDictionary() Returns the dictionary this object belongs to.
abstract int	getIndex()
abstract java.util.List<Pointer>	getPointers() Returns a list of Target's pointers.
java.util.List<Pointer>	getPointers(PointerType type) Returns all pointers of type type.
abstract POS	getPOS()
abstract Synset	getSynset()
java.util.List<PointerTarget>	getTargets() Returns all the pointer targets of this synset.
java.util.List<PointerTarget>	getTargets(PointerType type) Returns all the targets of the pointers of type type.
void	setDictionary(Dictionary dictionary) Sets the dictionary this object belongs to.
abstract java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

dictionary

protected transient Dictionary dictionary

Constructor Detail

PointerTarget

protected PointerTarget(Dictionary dictionary)

Method Detail

getPOS

public abstract POS getPOS()

getSynset

public abstract Synset getSynset()

getIndex

public abstract int getIndex()

getPointers

public abstract java.util.List<Pointer> getPointers()

Returns a list of Target's pointers.

Returns:

a list of Target's pointers

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getPointers

public java.util.List<Pointer> getPointers(PointerType type)

Returns all pointers of type type.

Parameters:

type - pointer type

Returns:

all pointers of type type

getTargets

public java.util.List<PointerTarget> getTargets()
                                         throws JWNLException

Returns all the pointer targets of this synset.

Returns:

all the pointer targets of this synset

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException

getTargets

public java.util.List<PointerTarget> getTargets(PointerType type)
                                         throws JWNLException

Returns all the targets of the pointers of type type.

Parameters:

type - pointer type

Returns:

all the targets of the pointers of type type

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException

getDictionary

public Dictionary getDictionary()

Description copied from interface: Owned

Returns the dictionary this object belongs to.

Specified by:

getDictionary in interface Owned

Returns:

the dictionary this object belongs to

setDictionary

public void setDictionary(Dictionary dictionary)
                   throws JWNLException

Description copied from interface: Owned

Sets the dictionary this object belongs to.

Specified by:

setDictionary in interface Owned

Parameters:

dictionary - the dictionary this object belongs to

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException