net.sf.extjwnl.dictionary.file

Interface DictionaryFile

All Superinterfaces:

Owned

All Known Subinterfaces:

DictionaryDiskFile, ObjectDictionaryFile, RandomAccessDictionaryFile

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDictionaryFile, AbstractPrincetonDictionaryFile, AbstractPrincetonObjectDictionaryFile, AbstractPrincetonRandomAccessDictionaryFile, PrincetonObjectDictionaryFile, PrincetonRandomAccessDictionaryFile, PrincetonResourceDictionaryFile, PrincetonResourceObjectDictionaryFile

public interface DictionaryFile
extends Owned

Represents a single dictionary file. The "file" can represent something not necessary on the disk: stream, resource.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Closes the file.
void	edit() Reopens file in write mode.
java.lang.String	getFilename() Returns a filename from the part-of-speech and the file type.
DictionaryFileType	getFileType() Returns the file type associated with this file.
POS	getPOS() Returns the POS associated with this file.
boolean	isOpen() Returns true if the file is open.
void	open() Opens the file.
void	save() Saves the file.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.extjwnl.util.factory.Owned

getDictionary, setDictionary

Method Detail

getPOS

POS getPOS()

Returns the POS associated with this file.

Returns:

the POS associated with this file

getFilename

java.lang.String getFilename()

Returns a filename from the part-of-speech and the file type.

Returns:

a filename from the part-of-speech and the file type

getFileType

DictionaryFileType getFileType()

Returns the file type associated with this file.

Returns:

the file type associated with this file

open

void open()
   throws JWNLException

Opens the file.

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException

close

void close()
    throws JWNLException

Closes the file.

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException

isOpen

boolean isOpen()

Returns true if the file is open.

Returns:

true if the file is open

save

void save()
   throws JWNLException

Saves the file.

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException

edit

void edit()
   throws JWNLException

Reopens file in write mode.

Throws:

JWNLException - JWNLException