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Interface IPointer

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Pointer

public interface IPointer
extends Serializable

A pointer is a marker object that represents different types of relationships between items in a Wordnet dictionary.

Since:

JWI 2.0.0

Version:

2.4.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() Returns a user-friendly name of this pointer type for identification purposes.
String	getSymbol() The symbol in the Wordnet data files that is used to indicate this pointer type.

Method Detail

getSymbol

String getSymbol()

The symbol in the Wordnet data files that is used to indicate this pointer type. Will not be null, empty, or all whitespace.

Returns:

the symbol for this pointer

Since:

JWI 2.0.0

getName

String getName()

Returns a user-friendly name of this pointer type for identification purposes. Will not be null, empty, or all whitespace.

Returns:

the user-friendly name of this pointer

Since:

JWI 2.0.0