javatools.parsers

Class Language

java.lang.Object

javatools.parsers.Language

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<Language>

public class Language
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<Language>

Class representing human languages

Author:

Gerard de Melo

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Language.LanguageNotSupportedException

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Language	ENGLISH Modern English
static Language	FRENCH French
static Language	GERMAN German
protected java.lang.String	id
static Language	ITALIAN Italian
static Language	SPANISH Spanish
protected static java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>	supported

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Language(java.lang.String id) Constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(Language other)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other)
protected static Language	generateLanguage(java.lang.String id)
java.lang.String	getId()
java.lang.String	getLongForm()
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getPronounCounterEntityTypes(java.lang.String pronoun) returns the entity type associated with the pronoun (e.g.
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getPronounEntityTypes(java.lang.String pronoun) returns the entity type associated with the pronoun (e.g.
java.util.Set<java.lang.String>	getPronouns() provides a list of all pronouns in this language
protected static java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>	getPronounTypes(java.lang.String id) Pronoun lists for different languages; (TODO: if it gets more involved, move into a PronounML class and/or load from file)
int	hashCode()
protected void	initPronouns() Sets pronoun properties for the current language
boolean	isPronoun(java.lang.String candidate) checks whether a string could be a pronoun of the language ignoring cases
static void	main(java.lang.String[] argv) Test routine
boolean	supportedLanguage(java.lang.String lang)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

id

protected java.lang.String id

supported

protected static final java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> supported

ENGLISH

public static final Language ENGLISH

Modern English

GERMAN

public static final Language GERMAN

German

FRENCH

public static final Language FRENCH

French

SPANISH

public static final Language SPANISH

Spanish

ITALIAN

public static final Language ITALIAN

Italian

Constructor Detail

Language

public Language(java.lang.String id)
         throws Language.LanguageNotSupportedException

Constructor

Parameters:

id - ISO 639-1 language code

Throws:

Language.LanguageNotSupportedException

Method Detail

initPronouns

protected void initPronouns()

Sets pronoun properties for the current language

getPronounTypes

protected static final java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> getPronounTypes(java.lang.String id)

Pronoun lists for different languages; (TODO: if it gets more involved, move into a PronounML class and/or load from file)

generateLanguage

protected static final Language generateLanguage(java.lang.String id)

isPronoun

public boolean isPronoun(java.lang.String candidate)

checks whether a string could be a pronoun of the language ignoring cases

getPronouns

public java.util.Set<java.lang.String> getPronouns()

provides a list of all pronouns in this language

getPronounEntityTypes

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getPronounEntityTypes(java.lang.String pronoun)

returns the entity type associated with the pronoun (e.g. Person, Female Person etc.)

getPronounCounterEntityTypes

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getPronounCounterEntityTypes(java.lang.String pronoun)

returns the entity type associated with the pronoun (e.g. Person, Female Person etc.)

supportedLanguage

public final boolean supportedLanguage(java.lang.String lang)

getLongForm

public final java.lang.String getLongForm()

getId

public final java.lang.String getId()

Returns:

the id

equals

public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public final int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

compareTo

public final int compareTo(Language other)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<Language>

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] argv)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Test routine

Throws:

java.lang.Exception